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The Effectiveness of Deep Breathing Exercises and Incentive Spirometry in Second Degree Inhalation Burn Patients

NCT03742648 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2018-11-15

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of the study was to find out the effectiveness of the Deep Breathing Exercises and Incentive Spirometry in Second degree inhalation Burn patients and to find out best effective method.It was a Randomized Control Trial performed on the patients of Pakistan Institute of Management Sciences hospital Islamabad for duration of 06 months after approval of synopsis.30 patients of second degree inhalation burns between the age of 20-50 years having good pre burn respiratory state and irrespective of gender discrimination who were currently on nasal cannula were randomly allocated in control and experimental groups.However all unconscious patients other than second degree inhalation burn and having comorbidities were excluded. The conventional treatment with steam inhalation and nebulization followed by Incentive spirometry with 10-15cycles and the treatment session lasts for 35-45 minutes for a period of 07 days with two sessions of this protocol were given to control group each day.For experimental group patients were made to perform different types of deep breathing exercises with 5-10 repetitions for a period of 07days with two sessions of this treatment protocol each day. Self structured questionnaires with informed consents were used to assess the data on day 00 and day 07 by Physiotherapist.The data was then analyzed using SPSS version 21.0.The results were then formulated using statistical analysis and then were arranged in different tables and graphs.

Conditions

  • Burn Patients

Interventions

OTHER

Physiotherapy

Chest physiotherapy in burn patients in order to treat and prevent post burn respiratory complications like pneumonia etc

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Isra University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Waqar A Awan, PhD · Isra University Islamabad Campus

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-12-01
Primary Completion
2018-02-28
Completion
2018-02-28

Countries

  • Pakistan

Study Locations

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