Clinical trial NCT05753293: Effect of Selected Types of Breathing Exercises on Different Outcome Measures in Covid-19 Patients
Official title: Effect of Selected Types of Breathing Exercises on Different Outcome Measures in Covid-19 Patients
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: COVID-19
Lead sponsor: Cairo University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-03-03
Enrollment: 60
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 40
Maximum age (years): 50
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: Sixty patients of both genders with age range from 40-50 years old will be recruited from El Khankah Centeral Hospital with positive nasopharyngeal swab samples and presence of ground-glass opacification in their chest computed tomography scan (CT-scan) will be assigned randomly into two groups A \& B and take their medications.
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection leads to significant respiratory that have negative impact on function and quality of life (QoL). Breathing exercises are effective and important in patients with COVID-19.

Detailed description: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection leads to significant respiratory symptoms that have negative impact on function and quality of life (QoL). Breathing exercises are effective and important in patients with COVID-19.

This study aimed to evaluate the effect of Buteyko breathing versus Bhastrika Pranayama on different outcome measures in COVID-19 Patients.

Sixty patients of both genders with age range from 40-50 years old were recruited from El Khankah Centeral Hospital with positive nasopharyngeal swab samples and presence of ground-glass opacification in their chest computed tomography scan (CT-scan). Patients were assigned randomly into two groups A \& B and took their medications. Group A received traditional physical therapy program (mobility exercises and Postural drainage) with Bhastrika Pranayama breathing exercise. Group B received traditional physical therapy program with Buteyko breathing exercise. Patients were assessed by Modified Borg Dyspnea Scale (MBS), blood samples (levels of CRP and d-dimer), six-minute walk test (6MWT), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) Questionnaire.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion criteria:

* Their age ranged from 40 to 50years old.
* with confirmed COVID-19 by positive nasopharyngeal swab samples and presence of ground-glass opacification in their chest computed tomography scan (CT-scan).
* Moderate hospitalized covid-19 patient.
* full consciousness and oriented.
* BMI 20-25 kg/m2.

Exclusion criteria:

* presence of any type of musculoskeletal disorder prohibits the patient from participating in the study
* history of chronic diseases as (diabetes, hypertension and heart diseases)
* Any type of obvious clinically mental or cognitive impairment.
* History of previous other respiratory disease.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Modified Borg Scale to Measure dyspnea:
timeFrame: week
measure: Blood Samples:
timeFrame: week
measure: The Six-minute walk test:
timeFrame: week
measure: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)
timeFrame: week
measure: The 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) Questionnaire
timeFrame: week
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Giza
country: Egypt
facility: Faculty of Physical Therapy Cairo University
Study officials:
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