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Effect of Breathing Exercise on Certain Physiological Parameters, Sleep Quality and Vitality in Elderly

NCT04469972 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 51

Last updated 2021-03-22

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Summary

Objective: To determine the effect of breathing exercises on certain physiological parameters, sleep quality and vitality in the elderly. Method: In this randomized controlled, experimental study, pre and post tests were applied to 26 elderly participants in the intervention group and to 25 elderly patients in the control group. The intervention group underwent breathing exercises for 30 minutes at the same time of the day, three days a week for three months (pursed-lip breathing exercise, deep breathing exercise, coughing exercise), while no such exercise was carried out by the control group. Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index, the Subjective Vitality Scale, spirometer, sphygmomanometer and pulse oximetry device measurements were used for the collection of data. The data was evaluated with an independent sample t-test, a paired-sample t-test and a two-way repeated measures ANOVA.

Conditions

  • Breathing
  • Sleep Disorder

Interventions

OTHER

Breathing Exercises

Breathing exercise is defined as therapeutic intervention to create a particular form of breathing.The application of the breathing exercise program is as follows; I. Pursed Lip Breathing Exercise (Total 10 minutes) II. Diaphragmatic breathing exercise (10 minutes in total), III. Cough exercise (Total 10 minutes)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Gazi University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Aysun Erdal

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Naile Bilgili · Gazi University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-01-21
Primary Completion
2019-05-09
Completion
2019-06-05

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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