Effects of Swedish Massage Prior Circuit Breathing Training on Asthma

NCT ID: NCT06407011

Last Updated: 2024-08-21

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 30 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-05-05
• Study Completion Date: 2024-08-31

Brief Summary

The objective of this study was to determine the effects of Swedish massage prior circuit breathing training on asthma control and respiratory function in patients with asthma.

Detailed Description

Thirty patients with asthma aged 20-65 years were randomized into 3 groups: the control group (CON; n=10), the Circuit Breathing Training group (CBT; n=10), and the Swedish Massage prior to Circuit Breathing Training group (SBT; n=10). Participants in the CON group carried out their daily routine without receiving any training program. The CBT group received circuit breathing training sessions lasting thirty minutes each, three times a week for twelve weeks, while the SBT group received a Swedish massage (20 minutes) before circuit breathing exercises (30 minutes) three times a week for twelve weeks. Physiological data, pulmonary function, respiratory muscle strength, cytokine levels, Asthma Control Test scores, Visual Analogue Scale scores, chest expansion, and muscle flexibility variables were analyzed during the pre-test, post-test at 6 weeks, and post-tests at 12 weeks. Two-way repeated measures ANOVA was used to compare the variables between each test and between groups. Statistical significance was defined as p < .05.

Conditions

Asthma; Status

Study Design

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

Study Groups

Control

The CON group did not have any intervention but usual care.

Group Type: SHAM_COMPARATOR

Control

Intervention Type: OTHER

The CON group did not have any intervention but usual care.

Swedish massage prior circuit breathing training group (SBT)

Participants Swedish massage prior circuit breathing training 3 days/week, 12 weeks. They perform Swedish massage using techniques such as stroking, kneading, and tapping the upper muscle area of the body for 20 minutes per day. Then, they do circuit breathing exercises for about 30 minutes per day, comprising 3 sets of 4 breathing exercises (triflow, power breath, windmill, and balloon blowing), with 1-minute rest between each exercise and 2 minutes between each set.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Swedish massage prior circuit breathing training group (SBT)

Intervention Type: OTHER

Participants Swedish massage prior circuit breathing training 3 days/week, 12 weeks. They perform Swedish massage using techniques such as stroking, kneading, and tapping the upper muscle area of the body for 20 minutes per day. Then, they do circuit breathing exercises for about 30 minutes per day, comprising 3 sets of 4 breathing exercises (triflow, power breath, windmill, and balloon blowing), with 1-minute rest between each exercise and 2 minutes between each set.

Circuit breathing training group (CBT)

Participants perform circuit breathing exercises for about 30 minutes per day, 3 days/week, 12 weeks, comprising 3 sets of 4 breathing exercises (triflow, power breath, windmill, and balloon blowing), with 1-minute rest between each exercise and 2 minutes between each set.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Circuit breathing training group (CBT)

Intervention Type: OTHER

Participants perform circuit breathing exercises for about 30 minutes per day, 3 days/week, 12 weeks, comprising 3 sets of 4 breathing exercises (triflow, power breath, windmill, and balloon blowing), with 1-minute rest between each exercise and 2 minutes between each set.

Interventions

Control

The CON group did not have any intervention but usual care.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Swedish massage prior circuit breathing training group (SBT)

Participants Swedish massage prior circuit breathing training 3 days/week, 12 weeks. They perform Swedish massage using techniques such as stroking, kneading, and tapping the upper muscle area of the body for 20 minutes per day. Then, they do circuit breathing exercises for about 30 minutes per day, comprising 3 sets of 4 breathing exercises (triflow, power breath, windmill, and balloon blowing), with 1-minute rest between each exercise and 2 minutes between each set.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Circuit breathing training group (CBT)

Participants perform circuit breathing exercises for about 30 minutes per day, 3 days/week, 12 weeks, comprising 3 sets of 4 breathing exercises (triflow, power breath, windmill, and balloon blowing), with 1-minute rest between each exercise and 2 minutes between each set.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Being a male or female patient with asthma who is between 20 and 65 years old.
• Being a patient who has been diagnosed by a doctor with asthma for at least 6 months.
• The severity of the disease has been assessed at levels 2 to 4, meaning the volume of air expelled in the first second of breathing quickly and with full force (Forced Expiratory Volume in one second; FEV1) is between 80% and 30% on the date of data collection. This has been certified by a doctor, and the patient is using medication according to the normal treatment plan.
• Must not have other respiratory diseases such as tuberculosis, lung cancer, emphysema, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), etc.
• Should not have received exercise training for more than 20 minutes at a time, 3 days/week, or more in the past 6 months before participating in the research.
• Having no communication problems.
• The sample volunteers to participate in the research and agrees to sign the consent form to participate in the research.

Exclusion Criteria

• Being a patient who has a history of asthma caused by exercise (Exercise-Induced Asthma).
• In case of a force majeure event that makes it impossible to continue participating in the research, such as injury from an accident or illness, etc.
• Participating in less than 80 percent of the training sessions (28 times out of 36 times) for the breathing training group and the group that practiced breathing together with massage.
• Unwillingness to continue participating in the research.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 20 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 65 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Chulalongkorn University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Wannaporn Tongtako, Ph.D.

Principal investigator

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Wannaporn Tongtako

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Chulalongkorn University

Locations

Faculty of Sports Science, Chulalongkorn University

Pathum Wan, Bangkok, Thailand

Countries

Thailand

Other Identifiers

EX PHYSIO SPSC 10

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id