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Effects of Respiratory Physiotherapy on Pleural Effusion

NCT01756742 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 112

Last updated 2012-12-27

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Pleural effusion and the complexity of diagnosis and treatment make planning and delivering care challenging. Respiratory physiotherapy is recommended, and should be applied during the first weeks of treatment.The aim of the present study is to demonstrate the effectiveness of a respiratory physiotherapy protocol in patients with Pleural Effusion who attended a University Hospital.

Conditions

  • Pleural Effusion

Interventions

OTHER

Respiratory physiotherapy

The respiratory physiotherapy intervention included: * Mobilisation techniques: limb exercises (passive, active assisted, or active resisted) * Chest physiotherapy: it included a Controlled breathing program, pursed lips breathing (PLB), active expiration and incentive spirometry.

OTHER

Conservative treatment

Conservative medical treatment intervention for pleural effusion.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universidad de Granada

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • M. Carmen Valenza, MD · Universidad de Granada

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-02-28
Primary Completion
2011-01-31
Completion
2012-03-31

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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