An interventional study of Breathing exercises in Breathing Exercises, sponsored by Mansoura University Hospital. Completed at 1 site in Egypt. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-08-18.
Sponsored by Mansoura University Hospital · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of pulmonary rehabilitation program as a non-pharmacological treatment method to: Improve functional capacity as assessed by six-minute walking distance (6MWD) test. Improve dyspnea level as assessed by Medical Research Council (MRC) dyspnea scale. Improve pulmonary function tests and arterial blood gas.
Breathing exercises offer numerous benefits for individuals with chronic airway diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma and bronchiectasis. These exercises help improve respiratory function, reduce symptoms, and enhance the overall quality of life.Techniques such as diaphragmatic breathing, incentive spirometer and pursed lip breathing help patients use their lungs more effectively. Breathing exercises can enhance lung function by increasing the efficiency of the respiratory muscles and improving ventilation. Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways classified as intermittent or persistent (mild, moderate or severe), according to the presence of diurnal and nocturnal symptoms, necessity of medication, frequency of exacerbation, physical activity limitations and pulmonary function. All of these symptoms deteriorate in the patient's quality of life and psychological well-being and restrict daily living physical activities (DLPA). Asthma symptoms experienced during daily living physical activities (DLPA) or the fear of triggering symptoms may keep asthmatic subjects from engaging in physical exercise, and the patients tend to be less physically active and less conditioned than healthy individuals. In addition, asthmatic patients have higher levels of anxiety and depression that have been shown to be associated with an increased number of exacerbations and the diagnosis of severe asthma. These psychosocial disorders can modify the respiratory breathing pattern, which leads to irregular breathing, frequent sighing, and predominant thoracic breathing. These irregular breathing patterns increase the number of respiratory (breathlessness, chest tightness and pain) and non-respiratory symptoms (anxiety, dizziness and fatigue). Recent Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease guidelines (GOLD) underline the importance of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) as a part of an integrative multidisciplinary approach regardless of the stage of disease
Mansoura University Hospital is the lead sponsor of 50 studies on the registry; 7 are open to participants now.
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Exclusion Criteria:
Chronic airway diseases treated by medication without breathing exercises
Chronic airway diseases treated by medication and breathing exercises
Behavioral: Breathing exercises
Breathing exercises as diaphragmatic breathing exercises and pursued lip breathing and incentive spirometry
Also known as: Diaphragmatic Breathing exercise, Pursued lip breathing
Impact of breathing exercises on Forced expiratory volume on first second (FEV1) in liter
Effect of Breathing exercises on lung function using spirometry
Time frame: 6 months
Impact of breathing exercises on Forced vital capacity (FVC) in liter
Effect of Breathing exercises on lung function using spirometry
Time frame: 6 months
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