Status:

UNKNOWN

Effectiveness of Chest Wall Mobilization Program in Improving Respiratory Function for Patients With COPD

Lead Sponsor:

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Conditions:

COPD

Eligibility:

All Genders

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Patients with severe COPD will be recruited from the Respiratory Outpatient Clinic of Kowloon Hospital. Baseline (pre-intervention) assessment for all recruited subjects will be conducted by one phys...

Detailed Description

I. Intervention for Study Group Structured Chest Wall Mobilization Program Chest Wall Mobilization Chest wall mobilization is one of the important techniques in chest physical therapy for increasing...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 1\. COPD patients in out-patient setting: Patients with FEV1/FVC \< 0.70 and
  • GOLD stage III ( Severe) :
  • 30% \< or = FEV1 \< 50% predicted
  • \*GOLD - Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease
  • 2\. Ambulatory
  • 3\. Able to communicate
  • 4\. Competent to give written consent

Exclusion

  • Contraindications to chest wall mobilization:
  • Severe and unstable rib fracture
  • Metastasis bone cancer
  • Tuberculosis spondylitis
  • Severe osteoporosis
  • Hospitalization due to acute exacerbation of COPD in recent 1 month
  • Current Smoker

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

June 1 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

30 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04122365

Start Date

October 1 2019

End Date

June 1 2021

Last Update

October 10 2019

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Kowloon Hospital

Kowloon, Hong Kong, 000