Effect of Core Stabilization Exercises and Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation in Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Interstitial lung disease (ILD) refers to various diseases that occur idiopathic or secondary to some causes, commonly affecting the lung parenchyma, and present with varying degrees of inflammation and fibrosis. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) progressing with progressive shortness of breath causes a decrease in exercise capacity and quality of life, restrictive changes in pulmonary function tests and a decrease in diffusion capacity. It has been reported that core stabilization exercises improve respiratory function, respiratory muscle strength and functional capacity in healthy individuals and some disease groups. It has also been reported that neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) applied to lower extremity, upper extremity and back or quadriceps muscles reduces dynamic hyperinflation and dyspnea during exercise and increases exercise capacity in COPD patients.No studies have been performed using core stabilization exercises and NMES in IPF patients. It can be assumed that this therapeutic intervention may also be useful in IPF. Our study was planned to investigate the efficacy of core stabilization exercises and NMES in patients with IPF.

Detailed Description
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Stable idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis will be included in the study from the Istanbul Yedikule Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital. Patients will be randomized into 2 groups; Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES) and Core Stabilization Exercises Training Group (n: 18): 2 days per week for 6 weeks duration. The demographic measurements, respiratory function test, respiratory muscle strength, dyspnea, 6 minutes walking test, quality of life, depression and clinical characteristics and physical fitness of the patients will be recorded. The following parameters will be evaluated before and after the training of the patients in the two groups.

Official Title
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Effect of Core Stabilization Exercises and Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES) in Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) Randomized Controlled Trial

Conditions
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Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Intervention / Treatment
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* Device: Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation
* Other: Core Stabilization Exercises


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Clinically stable Having no infection or exacerbation in the last 3 months Having no uncontrolled cardiological, psychological problems Having no neoplasm, sarcoidosis or collagen vascular diseases Having no neurological, inner ear or orthopedic disease Patients who volunteered to study Exclusion Criteria: Over 75 years, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Acute coronary artery disease, Collagen vascular disease, Pneumoconiosis, Sarcoidosis, Cancer Non-parenchymal restrictive lung disease and other serious comorbid conditions, Oxygen saturation in room air at rest <80% During acute exacerbation, Echocardiography RVSP> 50 mmHg Patients taking more than 20mg corticosteroid per day Contraindications to apply the neuromuscular electrical stimulation (pace maker, sensory defects, etc...)

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 75 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES)<br>Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation will be applied to 18 patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. The application time will be 30 minutes. Treatment will be programmed for 2 days per week. The program will continue for 6 weeks. | Device: Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation<br>* Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation(NMES) to core stabilization muscles will be applied using 8 electrodes. The application time will be 30 minutes. Treatment will be programmed for 2 days per week. The program will continue for 6 weeks.<br>|
| Experimental: Core Stabilization Exercises<br>Core stabilization exercises will be applied to 18 patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. The exercise time will be 30 minutes. Treatment will be programmed for 2 days per week. The program will continue for 6 weeks. | Other: Core Stabilization Exercises<br>* Warm-up and cool-down exercises will be performed before and after core stabilization exercises. The exercise time will be 30 minutes. Treatment will be programmed for 2 days per week. The program will continue for 6 weeks.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) | Change from baseline Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) in respiratory function test at 6 weeks. FVC will be evaluated using spirometry, according to the American Thoracic Society (ATS) and European Respiratory Society (ERS) criteria. | Baseline and 6 weeks | 
| Forced Expiratory Volume 1 second (FEV1) | Change from baseline Forced Expiratory Volume 1 second (FEV1) in respiratory function . FEV1 will be evaluated using spirometry, according to the American Thoracic Society (ATS) and European Respiratory Society (ERS) criteria. | Baseline and 6 weeks | 
| Forced Expiratory Volume 1 second / Forced Vital Capacity (FEV1 / FVC) | Change from baseline FEV1 / FVC in respiratory function test at 6 weeks. FEV1 / FVC will be evaluated using spirometry, according to the American Thoracic Society (ATS) and European Respiratory Society (ERS) criteria. | Baseline and 6 weeks | 
| Forced Expiratory flow from between 25% to 75% of Vital Capacity (FEF 25-75) | Forced expiratory flow at 25-75% of FVC [FEF25-75] (L/sec) was measured with lung spirometry as it was described for FVC, FEV1, FEV1 / FVC measurements. | Baseline and 6 weeks | 
| Peak flow rate (PEF) | Change from baseline Peak flow rate (PEF) in respiratory function test at 6 weeks. PEF will be evaluated using spirometry, according to the American Thoracic Society (ATS) and European Respiratory Society (ERS) criteria. | Baseline and 6 weeks | 
| Single-breath Diffusing Capacity for Carbon Monoxide (DLCO) | The DLCO is a pulmonary function test that measures the capacity for the lung to carry out gas exchange between the inhaled breath and the pulmonary capillary blood vessels and the DLCO %-predicted represents the DLCO expressed as a percentage of the expected normal valued based on the participant's age, height, gender and ethnicity. The DLCO %-predicted is reduced in patients with interstitial lung disease and is used as a measure of disease severity. | Baseline and 6 weeks | 
| Functional capacity | Change from baseline functional capacity test at 6 weeks. Functional capacity will be assessed by the 6 minute walking test. The test will be performed according to American Thoracic Society (ATS) criteria. Patients will be allowed to rest for 10 minutes before the test. Heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory frequency, oxygen saturation, fatigue and dyspnea perception will be recorded before and after the test. Walking distance will be calculated. | Baseline and 6 weeks | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Maximum Inspiratory Pressure (MIP) | Change from baseline Maximum Inspiratory Pressure (MIP) at 6 weeks. Respiratory muscle strength will be measured according to the portable, electronic intraoral pressure measuring device (MicroRPM, Micro Medical UK), American Thoracic Society (ATS) and European Respiratory Society (ERS) criteria. The most commonly used method for evaluating respiratory muscles is MIP measurement is a non-invasive technique. | Baseline and 6 weeks | 
| Maximum Expiratory Pressure (MEP) | Change from baseline Maximum Expiratory Pressure (MEP) at 6 weeks. Respiratory muscle strength will be measured according to the portable, electronic intraoral pressure measuring device (MicroRPM, Micro Medical UK), American Thoracic Society (ATS) and European Respiratory Society (ERS) criteria. The most commonly used method for evaluating respiratory muscles is MEP measurement is a non-invasive technique. | Baseline and 6 weeks | 
| Physical Activity | Change from baseline physical activity scores at 6 weeks. International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) - Short Form (Turkish version of scale ).This questionnaire assesses, in minutes, the physical activity performed by the volunteers during the period of one week. The IPAQ considered all activities carried out by the volunteer (e.g. leisure, sport, exercise, and activities at home or in the garden). According to the responses, the volunteer is considered very active, active, irregularly active or sedentary, according to the intensity and time of the exercises practiced over the last week. | Baseline and 6 weeks | 
| Change from baseline quality of life: King's Brief Interstitial Lung Disease Questionnaire (K-BILD) | Quality of life will be measured with King's Brief Interstitial Lung Disease Questionnaire (K-BILD). It is a 15-item validated questionnaire assessing health status in patients with an interstitial lung disease. Questions are related to three domains: breathlessness and activities, psychological aspects, and chest symptoms. Each question has 7 possible answers. The questionnaire has a scale from 0 - 100, in which 100 means highest quality of life. | Baseline and 6 weeks | 
| Change from baseline quality of life: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) | Quality of life will be measured with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). It is a 14-item questionnaire, 7 items are related to depression and 7 items are related to anxiety. Each question has 4 different answer options, each scored from 0-3. Scores are summed up for each field (depression or anxiety) with 0 points as lowest possibility and 21 scores as highest (0-7 = normal, 8-10 = borderline abnormal, and 11-21 = abnormal). | Baseline and 6 weeks | 
| The Fatigue Severity Scale | The Fatigue Severity Scale is a self-administered questionnaire with 9 items (questions) investigating the severity of fatigue in different situations during the past week. Respondents answer using a Likert scale ranging from 1 to 7. ''1'' indicates strong disagreement with the statement, while ''7'' indicates strong agreement. Total score is calculated by deriving an arithmetic mean. FSS scores range from 0-63. A score of 36 or higher generally indicates severe fatigue. | Baseline and 6 weeks | 
| Timed up and go test | Functional mobility was measured with Timed up and go test [TUGT] (sec). The patient sitting on chair stood up with the instruction of physiotherapist and walked 3 meters as fast as possible, walked back to the chair and sat down again. The total duration was recorded in seconds. Lower time reflects better functional mobility. TUGT was performed with 3 repetitions. | Baseline and 6 weeks | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Core Stabilization Exercises