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Manual Diaphragm Release in Cleaning Laborer

NCT05802355 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 36

Last updated 2023-04-06

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Summary

This study intended to examine the effect of manual diaphragm release on pulmonary function, chest wall mobility, and functional ability in female occupational cleaners with respiratory hazards.

Conditions

  • Respiratory System Abnormalities

Interventions

OTHER

Manual Diaphragm Release

The participant was supine, with his or her limbs relaxed. With the therapist's forearms aligned toward the participant's shoulders, the therapist gradually increased the depth of contact inside the costal margin during the subsequent respiratory cycles.

OTHER

control group

Respiratory re-training was given to participants in control group in form of slow and deep diaphragmatic breathing, exhalation through the nose with pursed lips (the participants were trained to emphasis on expiratory pressure against pursed lips), Breathing control and breathing-hold exercises, and Relaxation techniques:

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Cairo University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Maged Basha

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Alshimaa azab, PhD · Cairo University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
35 Years
Max Age
45 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-03-10
Primary Completion
2022-12-22
Completion
2023-02-03

Countries

  • Saudi Arabia

Study Locations

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