Effects of Respiratory Muscle Training on Pulmonary Function

• Sponsor: University of Lahore (Other)
• Overall Status: Completed
• CT.gov ID: NCT05588765
• Collaborator: Riphah International University (Other)
• Enrollment: 43
• Location: 1
• Arms: 2
• Actual Duration (Months): 6
• Patients Per Site Per Month: 7.2

Study Details

Study Description

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.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Chronic Neck Pain	Other: Neck stretching exercises	N/A

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.

Study Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Actual Enrollment: 43 participants
• Allocation: Randomized
• Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
• Intervention Model Description: Randomized Control TrialRandomized Control Trial
• Masking: Single (Participant)
• Masking Description: Seal Envelope method
• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Official Title: Effects of Respiratory Muscle Training on Pulmonary Function of Patients With Chronic Neck Pain
• Actual Study Start Date: Mar 1, 2019
• Actual Primary Completion Date: Jul 31, 2019
• Actual Study Completion Date: Aug 31, 2019

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Respiratory muscle endurance training Volume oriented incentive spirometer improves respiratory muscle endurance and chest expansion.	Other: 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
Active Comparator: 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.	Other: 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

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

1. Change from baseline in Pulmonary Function [Baseline and 4 weeks]

   Determines possible obstruction or restriction is present in patients suspect-able to lung dysfunction

2. Change from baseline in Cloth tape measurement technique [Baseline and 4 weeks]

   Cloth tape measurement technique is used as an outcome measure for chest expansion in management of cardio respiratory conditions.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 20 Years to 40 Years
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

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

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Suman	Islamabad		Pakistan	00430

Sponsors and Collaborators

• University of Lahore
• Riphah International University

Investigators

• Principal Investigator: Suman Sheraz, PHD*, [e-mail]

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

• Responsible Party: Madeeha Shafiq, Lecturer, University of Lahore
• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05588765
• Other Study ID Numbers: REC/00534
• First Posted: Oct 20, 2022
• Last Update Posted: Oct 20, 2022
• Last Verified: Oct 1, 2022

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No
• Additional relevant MeSH terms: Neck Pain

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Oct 20, 2022