Effects of Respiratory Muscle Training on Pulmonary Function

NCT ID: NCT05588765

Last Updated: 2022-10-20

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 43 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2019-03-01
• Study Completion Date: 2019-08-31

Brief Summary

The study was conducted to determine the effects of respiratory muscle training on pulmonary function and musculoskeletal parameters in patients with chronic neck pain. It included 43 patients, 20-40 years old males and females having non-specific chronic neck pain for more than three months and with low maximum voluntary ventilation (MVV) values were included. Control group (n=21) received conventional physiotherapy with diaphragmatic breathing exercises and experimental group (n=23) received conventional physiotherapy with specially designed respiratory exercise protocol. It concluded that RMT in addition to conventional physiotherapy is effective to improve musculoskeletal and pulmonary parameters in CNP patients.

Detailed Description

To determine the effects of respiratory muscle training on pulmonary function and musculoskeletal parameters in patients with chronic neck pain.

Study design: A randomized controlled trial Place and Duration of Study: Riphah Rehabilitation and Research Center in Railway General Hospital and Benazir Bhutto Hospital, Rawalpindi from January 2019 to July 2019.

Methodology: 43 patients, 20-40 years old males and females having non-specific chronic neck pain for more than three months and with low maximum voluntary ventilation (MVV) values were included. Control group (n=21) received conventional physiotherapy with diaphragmatic breathing exercises and experimental group (n=23) received conventional physiotherapy with specially designed respiratory exercise protocol. They were assessed prior to, at 2nd week and after 4 weeks of treatment.

Conditions

Chronic Neck Pain

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Respiratory muscle endurance training

Volume oriented incentive spirometer improves respiratory muscle endurance and chest expansion.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Neck stretching exercises

Intervention Type: OTHER

Neck stretching exercises towards lateral flexion, ipsilateral flexion and rotation and towards flexion each for 30 sec and repeated 2-3 times

Diaphragmatic breathing exercises

Improvement in diaphragm contraction, chest wall symmetry and reduce activity of accessory muscle due to diaphragmatic breathing technique causes respiratory muscle endurance to improve.

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Neck stretching exercises

Intervention Type: OTHER

Neck stretching exercises towards lateral flexion, ipsilateral flexion and rotation and towards flexion each for 30 sec and repeated 2-3 times

Interventions

Neck stretching exercises

Neck stretching exercises towards lateral flexion, ipsilateral flexion and rotation and towards flexion each for 30 sec and repeated 2-3 times

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• . Patients having non-specific chronic neck pain with or without headache for more than three months with pain complaints at least once a week 2. Males and females both of age 20 to 40 years old 3. Patients with low maximum voluntary ventilation (MVV) values i.e., less than 110 L/min in males and 80 L/min in females

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients already participating in physiotherapy program 2. Patients with past history of

• surgery to the cervical spine
• traumatic cervical injuries
• clinical abnormalities or surgeries of the thoracic cage or vertebral column
• severe obesity (BMI>40)
• pregnancy
• smoking history/occupational industrial exposures
• chronic neuro-musculoskeletal pain in any other non-related body area
• respiratory or cardiac illness, diabetes mellitus and serious comorbidities

• Minimum Eligible Age: 20 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 40 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Riphah International University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

University of Lahore

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Madeeha Shafiq

Lecturer

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Suman Sheraz, PHD*

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Suman.sheraz@riphah.edu.pk

Locations

Suman

Islamabad, , Pakistan

Countries

Pakistan

Other Identifiers

REC/00534

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id