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Effects of Energy Conservation Techniques With Pursed Lip Breathing on Quality of Life in Bronchiectasis

NCT06995989 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 46

Last updated 2025-05-30

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Summary

Bronchiectasis is the abnormal dilatation of the bronchi. Due to airway dilatation patient is unable to clear the mucus and risk of infection is increased. For mucus clearance used many breathing techniques employed along with or without mechanical devices. Many researches have shown the inconsistent results of energy conservation techniques along with breathing exercises among variety of cardiopulmonary disorders. This study will be conducted to determine the combined effects of energy conservation techniques with pursed lip breathing on functional independence and quality of life in patients of bronchiectasis. It will be a randomized clinical trial. Two groups will be taken under the age of 40 to 60 years and data will be collected from pulmonary wards of selected hospitals. Sample size will be 46 keeping the attrition rate 10%.

St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) will be used to evaluate the quality of life of patients and 6 mint walk test is used to determine functional independence of bronchiectasis patients. After data collection, data will be analyzed using SPSS version 26.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

energy conservation techniques with pursed lip breathing

Group A will receive energy conservation techniques with pursed lip breathing with 1 session a day for total 5 days in a week. 1 session will consist of 3 cycles of pursed lip breathing for duration of 10 minutes with a break of 20 minutes in between. ECTs will be trained for 2 weeks. A detailed manual will be developed to ensure the consistency of the training for all subjects. Examples of interventions are training to use ergonomic principles along with pursed lip breathing. The subjects were trained to place their equipment at chest height; they were trained to work at paced speed and in some cases instructed to use technical aids.

OTHER

pursed lip breathing

pursed lip breathing

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Riphah International University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Arjumand Bano, MS-CPPT · Riphah International University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Max Age
46 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-05-28
Primary Completion
2025-09-28
Completion
2025-10-10

Countries

  • Pakistan

Study Locations

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