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

NCT ID: NCT06995989

Last Updated: 2025-05-30

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 46 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2025-05-28
• Study Completion Date: 2025-10-10

Brief 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.

Detailed Description

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 and reduced labored breathing, conventional chest physiotherapy is used in which many breathing techniques can be employed along with or without mechanical devices and inspiratory muscle training, coughing support and positioning to improve the respiratory functions but there is no consensus on which breathing technique is better. Many researches have shown the inconsistent results of energy conservation techniques along with breathing exercises among variety of cardiopulmonary disorders such as in asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients but no results were seen among patients of bronchiectasis. 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. Age of selected subjects will be between 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%. There will be 2 groups i.e. group A will receive energy conservation techniques along with pursed lip breathing technique and group B will receive only pursed lip breathing technique. 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

Bronchiectasis

Study Design

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

Study Groups

energy conservation techniques along with pursed lip breathing technique

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.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

energy conservation techniques with pursed lip breathing

Intervention Type: OTHER

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.

pursed lip breathing technique

Group B will receive pursed lip breathing

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

pursed lip breathing

Intervention Type: OTHER

pursed lip breathing

Interventions

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.

Intervention Type: OTHER

pursed lip breathing

pursed lip breathing

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Both genders, aged between 40 to 60 years Bronchiectasis

Exclusion Criteria

• Prior history of open-heart surgery

• Prior severe pulmonary/hepatic or renal disease
• Life-threatening arrhythmias (ventricular fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia, atrial fibrillation)
• Pulmonary complications (atelectasis, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), diaphragmatic injury)
• Congestive heart failure
• Deep venous thrombosis (DVT)
• Any known psychological disease

• Minimum Eligible Age: 40 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 46 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Riphah International University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Arjumand Bano, MS-CPPT

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Riphah International University

Locations

Sadiq hospital Sargodha, DHQ Sargodha

Sargodha, Punjab Province, Pakistan

Countries

Pakistan

Central Contacts

imran amjad, phd

Role: CONTACT

imran.amjad@riphah.edu.pk

03324390125

Facility Contacts

Arjumand Bano, MS-CPPT

Role: primary

arjumand.bano@riphah.edu.pk

03059551883

Other Identifiers

REC/RCR & AHS/24/0358

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id