Effect Of Deep Breathing Exercises In Smokers

To determine the effect of deep breathing exercises on lung function in healthy smokers.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Healthy Smokers
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Deep Breathing exercises

Detailed Description

The purpose of the study to determine the effect of deep breathing exercise in smokers because deep breathing improve the lung capacity by filling the lung with the oxygen and improve the pulmonary function, it also reduce the stress and anxiety level by slowing down the pace of your whole body and therefore promote general relaxation and improve the quality of life in smokers, muscular activity or physical activity is also increased because by deep breathing maximum oxygen is reached to every muscle and they get nourish well so overall impact of deep breathing exercise is positive. Deep breathing exercise technique offered in the study are easy to learn and can be performed by everyone and everywhere safely, because there is no complex and pain full procedure. So deep breathing exercise have been proposed as a way of combating cigarette craving, improves quality of life and lung function.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 30
• Phase: Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 20 years to 30 years (ADULT)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Young male and female adults with age group of 20-30 years without any chronic complication doing smoking from past five years are included in this study as the basic purpose of the study is to determine the effects of deep breathing exercises in smokers

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Adults with pulmonary disease.
2. Acute infections
3. Any other systemic disease.
4. Chest deformity.
5. Adults with any disability.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: PREVENTION
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Interventional Model: PARALLEL
• Masking: NONE

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Experimental Group; Deep /breathing exercises including Purse lip, diaphragmatic breathing and powered breathing	Other: Deep Breathing exercises; In pursed lip exercise subject was guided to inhale through nose with mouth closed and exhale through pressed lips (pursed lips). In Diaphragmatic breathing subject was instructed to place his one hand below the rib cage and the other hand on chest. The patient inhaled slowly so that stomach moves out against the hand. Tighten the stomach muscle while exhaling through pursed lip. In powered breathing subject was to inhale and exhale forcefully with some movements like subject was instructed to inhale forcefully while moving his hands upward and exhale forcefully while moving hands downward. These three exercise techniques were advised to each subject of experimental group. They have to practice these exercises 3-4 times a day with 10 repetitions each. These exercises can be performed in sitting position or in supine lying position. Subject can adopt any position in which he feels comfortable.
NO_INTERVENTION: Control Group; The participants from control group did not perform any exercise.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Oxygen Saturation	Pulse Oximetry was used to measure oxygen saturation	2 weeks
Lung Volumes	All lung volume were measured with spirometer	2 weeks
Lung Capacities	All lung capacities were measured with spirometer	2 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Isra University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (ACTUAL): October 3, 2016
• Primary Completion (ACTUAL): February 22, 2017
• Study Completion (ACTUAL): March 15, 2017

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 11, 2018
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 1, 2018
• First Posted (ACTUAL): November 2, 2018

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (ACTUAL): November 2, 2018
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 1, 2018
• Last Verified: November 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Deep breathing exercises, smokers, lung function
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pathologic Processes; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Respiration Disorders; Respiratory Aspiration
• Other Study ID Numbers: IIRS-IUISB/DPT/024

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: YES
• IPD Sharing Time Frame: Data will become available within a month
• IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type: STUDY_PROTOCOL; SAP; ICF; CSR

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No