Effect of Coherent Breathing on Elderly Quality of Life

NCT ID: NCT05767372

Last Updated: 2023-09-13

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 60 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2023-03-01
• Study Completion Date: 2023-06-30

Brief Summary

This study will be carried out on sixty elderlies of both gender with ages ranges from 60 to 70 years old. The participants will receive Inspiratory muscle trainer and/or Coherent breathing exercise three times per week for 12 weeks.

Conditions

Stable Diabetes Mellitus; Geriatrics; Hypertension

Study Design

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

Study Groups

Coherent breathing group

The participants will receive Inspiratory muscle trainer and Coherent breathing exercise three times per week for 12 weeks.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Coherent Breathing Exercise

Intervention Type: OTHER

Step 1: Focus on your natural breathing and count the time of your inhale and exhale.

Step 2: Sit in a comfortable position to practice the coherent breathing technique. Gently place one hand on your stomach.

Step 3: Inhale for four seconds and then exhale for four seconds. Repeat this for one minute.

Step 4: Repeat the above step but lengthen your inhales and exhale for five seconds.

Step 5: Repeat the above step but extend the breaths to six seconds. Once you're able to do this for five minutes, gradually work your way up to 20 minutes.

During this breathing exercise, keep your hand on your stomach. Using diaphragmatic breathing can help you feel your breaths.

Inspiratory muscle training group

The participants will receive Inspiratory muscle training three times per week for 12 weeks.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Inspiratory muscle training

Intervention Type: DEVICE

The patient was in the comfortable sitting position and then put the nose clip on the patient's nose

1. After setting the maximum training; the user recognized the load at which they could effectively execute ten breaths at greatest resistance relying upon the patient's pace of apparent effort.

2. Training was begun with a load at low intensity 20-30% of the patient maximum 10 repetition method using inspiratory muscle training (IMT) device.

3. Progress slowly and monitor carefully.

4. As the inspiratory muscle became stronger the inspiratory load was progressed to 50% of maximum effort over 3 weeks as tolerated.

5. Patient took full breath in (maximal and deep inspiration) then longer and slow expiration. Continue this breathing pattern for 10-20 breath.

6. Repeated step (5), 4-6 times or about 10-15minutes with rest in between 30 seconds.

7. The session was repeated three times per week for 12 weeks.

Interventions

Coherent Breathing Exercise

Step 1: Focus on your natural breathing and count the time of your inhale and exhale.

Step 2: Sit in a comfortable position to practice the coherent breathing technique. Gently place one hand on your stomach.

Step 3: Inhale for four seconds and then exhale for four seconds. Repeat this for one minute.

Step 4: Repeat the above step but lengthen your inhales and exhale for five seconds.

Step 5: Repeat the above step but extend the breaths to six seconds. Once you're able to do this for five minutes, gradually work your way up to 20 minutes.

During this breathing exercise, keep your hand on your stomach. Using diaphragmatic breathing can help you feel your breaths.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Inspiratory muscle training

The patient was in the comfortable sitting position and then put the nose clip on the patient's nose

1. After setting the maximum training; the user recognized the load at which they could effectively execute ten breaths at greatest resistance relying upon the patient's pace of apparent effort.

2. Training was begun with a load at low intensity 20-30% of the patient maximum 10 repetition method using inspiratory muscle training (IMT) device.

3. Progress slowly and monitor carefully.

4. As the inspiratory muscle became stronger the inspiratory load was progressed to 50% of maximum effort over 3 weeks as tolerated.

5. Patient took full breath in (maximal and deep inspiration) then longer and slow expiration. Continue this breathing pattern for 10-20 breath.

6. Repeated step (5), 4-6 times or about 10-15minutes with rest in between 30 seconds.

7. The session was repeated three times per week for 12 weeks.

Intervention Type: DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

1. Elderly subject of both gender with age ranged from 60 to 70 years old.

2. BMI will be ranged from 25 to 29.9.

3. Clinically and medically stable.

4. Able to understand the requirements of the study.

5. Conscious patient and respond to verbal command.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Neurological conditions (e.g., stroke history, Parkinson's disease).

2. Presence of an acute illness.

3. Metabolically unstable chronic illness.

4. Pre-existent untreated metabolic or renal disease.

5. Patient undergoes chemotherapy.

6. Recent surgery.

7. Uncontrolled diabetes or hypertension.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 60 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 70 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Cairo University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Rana Elbanna

lecturer at faculty of physical therapy at Cairo University

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Sherif O Elabd, Master

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

May University

Locations

Faculty of physical therapy outpatient clinic

Cairo, Giza Governorate, Egypt

Countries

Egypt

Other Identifiers

Dr Sherif Elabd

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id