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Manual Therapy in Patients With Asthma

NCT ID: NCT02047370

Last Updated: 2015-12-04

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

SUSPENDED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-01-31

Study Completion Date

2016-12-31

Brief Summary

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Physical therapists have traditionally included various forms of manual therapy among the therapeutic approaches to respiratory conditions. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of diaphragmatic stretching technique on pulmonary ventilation, rig bage excursion and spirometric values in patients diagnosed with asthma.

Detailed Description

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Asthma is a chronic lung disease involving an inflammation and a narrowing of the airways. Asthma causes wheezing, chest tightness, shortness of breath, and coughing.

A variety of manual therapies are commonly used to treat patients with asthma. There is a need to conduct studies in order to examine the effects of manual therapies on clinically relevant outcomes. Techniques aim to increase movement in the rib cage and the spine to try and improve the working of the lungs and circulation.

Conditions

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Asthma

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Diaphragm stretching

30 Patients with asthma are included in this group. They will receive a diaphragm stretching technique

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Diaphragm stretching

Intervention Type OTHER

The therapist stands behind the patient and passes his hands around the thoracic cage, carefully introducing fingers under the costal margins. The patient slightly rounds the trunk in order to relax rectus abdominis. During the exhalation of the patient the therapist grasps the lower ribs and costal margin and eases the hands caudally. This traction was maintained during 5-7 minutes.

Placebo group

Ultrasound disconnected in same position and with the same duration.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type OTHER

The same therapist, patient position and duration of the technique, but using disconnected ultrasound

Interventions

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Diaphragm stretching

The therapist stands behind the patient and passes his hands around the thoracic cage, carefully introducing fingers under the costal margins. The patient slightly rounds the trunk in order to relax rectus abdominis. During the exhalation of the patient the therapist grasps the lower ribs and costal margin and eases the hands caudally. This traction was maintained during 5-7 minutes.

Intervention Type OTHER

Placebo

The same therapist, patient position and duration of the technique, but using disconnected ultrasound

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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Manual therapy Disconnected ultrasound.

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age ranging between 18 and 45 years.
* Diagnosis of asthma.
* No exacerbations during last month.

Exclusion Criteria

* History of spine surgery.
* Diabetes, neurological or a cardiovascular disease.
* Spine deformities and use of orthopedic devices.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

45 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Universidad de Granada

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Marie Carmen Valenza

assistant professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Marie Carmen Valenza, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Universidad de Granada

Locations

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Faculty of health Sciences. University of Granada

Granada, Spain, Spain

Site Status

Countries

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Spain

Other Identifiers

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DF0046UG

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id