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
Active Locations (1)
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Kowloon Hospital
Kowloon, Hong Kong, 000