Effects of Respiratory Muscle Training on Pulmonary Function

Chronic Neck Pain Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effects of Respiratory Muscle Training on Pulmonary Function of Patients With Chronic Neck Pain

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05588765
• Other study ID #: REC/00534
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: March 1, 2019
• Est. completion date: August 31, 2019

Study information

• Verified date: October 2022
• Source: University of Lahore
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial 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.

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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 43
• Est. completion date: August 31, 2019
• Est. primary completion date: July 31, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 20 Years to 40 Years

Eligibility

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

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Chronic Neck Pain
• Neck Pain

Intervention

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

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Pakistan	Suman	Islamabad

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Lahore	Riphah International University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Pakistan, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change from baseline in Pulmonary Function	Determines possible obstruction or restriction is present in patients suspect-able to lung dysfunction	Baseline and 4 weeks
Primary	Change from baseline in Cloth tape measurement technique	Cloth tape measurement technique is used as an outcome measure for chest expansion in management of cardio respiratory conditions.	Baseline and 4 weeks