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NCT Number: NCT05052047

Brisk Walk on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

To determine the effects of 30 min brisk walk on Pulmonary Functions on COPD patients To determine the effects of 30 min brisk walk on Health related Health-related quality of life (HRLQ) on Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients

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Key information

Conditions

COPD Chronic Disease Disease Attributes Lung Diseases Lung Diseases, Obstructive Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive Respiratory Tract Diseases

Age range

40 year–60 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Capital Hospital Islamabad

Islamabad, Fedral, 46000, Pakistan

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • COPD patients (GOLD criteria Mild and Moderate).

Exclusion criteria

  • Dyspnea more than 4
  • Walking issues
  • Rheumatoid arthritis
  • Musculoskeletal disorder
  • Acute infections.

Treatment and study plan

Brisk Walking Group

Other

Brisk Walk: 20 min/day (The researchers found, for most people, brisk walking could be defined as moving at a pace of 2.7 miles per hour or 100 steps per minute for adults under about age 60 or guidelines define brisk walking as occurring when individuals move at a pace that increases their heart rate to about 70% of their heart rate maximum) Patient will also perform breathing exercises as given to Control group, Positioning (lean forward when needed) Percussion coughing when needed

Conventional Breathing Exercise Group

Other

Breathing exercises: 20 min/day

Breathing Ex includes:

  • Pursed lip breathing: Sit with your back straight, inhale through your nose for 2 seconds. Purse your lips like you rae blowing on hot food and then breath out slowly, take twice as long to exhale as you took to breath in 4-5 times a day
  • Diaphragmatic breathing: Lie on your back on a flat surface, knees bent and head supported. Use pillow under knees to support your legs . breathe in slowly through your nose tighten your stomach, letting them fall inward as you exhale through your pursed lips. Practice these exercises 5-10 minutes about 3-4 times a day.

Positioning (lean forward when needed) Percussion coughing when needed

Primary outcomes

  1. 6 min walk test: Distance (meters)

    Time frame: 4th Week

    Changes from the baseline, 6 min walk test was used to measure Functional capacity. It is a sub maximal exercise test which can aid in assessing functional capacity of patients with cardiopulmonary diseases, in this test we find out the maximum distance in meters which an individual covers in 6 min without any support.

  2. Peak VO2max with formula

    Time frame: 4th Week

    Changes from the baseline, Maximal oxygen uptake or capacity is the maximum rate of oxygen consumed and measured during the stress activity. Its measurement within the laboratory demonstrates a numerical value for endurance fitness full stop and this value can be used to compare individuals training with or without diseases. This tool reflects cardiopulmonary endurance in the performance of any exercise. maximal oxygen consumption (VO2 max) is calculated by:

    Mean Peak VO2 (ml/kg/Mean) = 4.948 + 0.023 *Mean 6MWD (meters)

    6 minute walk distance (6MWD)

  3. Health-related quality of life scale (HRLQ)

    Time frame: 4th week

    Changes from the baseline, It is usually administer the Health-Related Quality of Life scale verbally, reading the questions aloud and writing down respondents' answers.

    The scale consists of three modules. The Core Healthy Days module contains one item that asks respondents to rate their general health on a 5-point scale (1 = excellent; 3 = good; 5 = poor). The module also has three items that ask respondents how many days their physical health was not good, their mental health was not good, and their health interfered with their daily activities.

    It compute an unhealthy days score by adding the number of physically unhealthy and mentally unhealthy days. The maximum score is 30 unhealthy days, even if the number of unhealthy days totals more than 30.

  4. Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second (FEV1)

    Time frame: 4th week

    Changes from the Baseline, the digital spirometer is used in clinical setting to analyze Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second FEV1 in Liters

  5. Forced vital Capacity (FVC)

    Time frame: 4th week

    Changes From the Baseline, the digital spirometer is used in clinical setting to analyze Forced vital Capacity in Liters

  6. Peak Expiratory Flow (PEF)

    Time frame: 4th week

    Changes from the Baseline, the digital spirometer is used in clinical setting to analyze peak expiratory flow PEF in Liter/second.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Quality of life: St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ)

    Time frame: 4th week

    It is used to access the quality of life; SGRQ is used for determining quality of life in COPD patients. This questionnaire is designed in 50 items to check the impact of COPD. 0 to 100 is the range of this score. Scores having higher values means more limitations

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Riphah International University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Effects of 30 Min Brisk Walk on HRLQ and Pulmonary Functions on COPD Patients

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
Sep 22, 2021
Registry last updated
Feb 2, 2022

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