Efficacy of Acapella on Spirometry Measures in Patients With Bronchiectasis

South Valley University20 enrolled

Overview

1. Acapella group.Will use Acapella device for 3 times per day for 15 minutes for 7 days beside medications and routine chest physical therapy program. 2. Only routine physical therapy program group( control group). Will only take medications and routine chest physical therapy program Spirometer measures such as forced vital capacity (FVC) and forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1) will be measured for every patient before and after the end of 7 days.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Bronchiectasis

Interventions

Acapella deviceDEVICE

Group A. Will use Acapella device.

Only routine chest physical therapy programOTHER

Group B. Will take medications and perform routine chest physical therapy program.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 40 YearsMax age: 55 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: 1. bronchiectasis patients. 2. Age range between 40 to 55 years old of both gender. 3. Cooperative patients. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with severe cardiac disorders. 2. Un controlled hypertensive patients. 3. Un controlled diabetic patients.

Locations (1)

Shymaa yussuf abo zaid

Cairo, Egypt

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Spirometry measures

FVC, FEV1

Time frame: 7 days

Central Contacts

Shymaa Y Abo zaid

CONTACT

01010941685 shaymaayoussef397@gmail.com

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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