Brisk Walk on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Effects of 30 Min Brisk Walk on HRLQ and Pulmonary Functions on COPD Patients

To determine the effects of 30 min brisk walk on Pulmonary Functions on COPD patients To determine the effects of 30 min brisk walk on Health related Health-related quality of life (HRLQ) on Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: COPD
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Brisk Walking Group; Other: Conventional Breathing Exercise Group

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 74
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Pakistan
  • Fedral
    • Islamabad, Fedral, Pakistan, 46000
      • Capital Hospital Islamabad

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 40 years to 60 years (ADULT)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• COPD patients (GOLD criteria Mild and Moderate).

Exclusion Criteria:

• Dyspnea more than 4
• Walking issues
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Musculoskeletal disorder
• Acute infections.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Brisk Walking Group; Brisk walking as training for 4 weeks	Other: Brisk Walking Group; Brisk Walk: 20 min/day (The researchers found, for most people, brisk walking could be defined as moving at a pace of 2.7 miles per hour or 100 steps per minute for adults under about age 60 or guidelines define brisk walking as occurring when individuals move at a pace that increases their heart rate to about 70% of their heart rate maximum) Patient will also perform breathing exercises as given to Control group, Positioning (lean forward when needed) Percussion coughing when needed
ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: Conventional Breathing Exercise Group; Conventional Breathing exercise for 4 weeks	Other: Conventional Breathing Exercise Group; Breathing exercises: 20 min/day Breathing Ex includes: • Pursed lip breathing: Sit with your back straight, inhale through your nose for 2 seconds. Purse your lips like you rae blowing on hot food and then breath out slowly, take twice as long to exhale as you took to breath in 4-5 times a day • Diaphragmatic breathing: Lie on your back on a flat surface, knees bent and head supported. Use pillow under knees to support your legs . breathe in slowly through your nose tighten your stomach, letting them fall inward as you exhale through your pursed lips. Practice these exercises 5-10 minutes about 3-4 times a day. Positioning (lean forward when needed) Percussion coughing when needed

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Forced vital Capacity (FVC)	Changes From the Baseline, the digital spirometer is used in clinical setting to analyze Forced vital Capacity in Liters	4th week
Peak Expiratory Flow (PEF)	Changes from the Baseline, the digital spirometer is used in clinical setting to analyze peak expiratory flow PEF in Liter/second.	4th week
6 min walk test: Distance (meters)	Changes from the baseline, 6 min walk test was used to measure Functional capacity. It is a sub maximal exercise test which can aid in assessing functional capacity of patients with cardiopulmonary diseases, in this test we find out the maximum distance in meters which an individual covers in 6 min without any support.	4th Week
Peak VO2max with formula	Changes from the baseline, Maximal oxygen uptake or capacity is the maximum rate of oxygen consumed and measured during the stress activity. Its measurement within the laboratory demonstrates a numerical value for endurance fitness full stop and this value can be used to compare individuals training with or without diseases. This tool reflects cardiopulmonary endurance in the performance of any exercise. maximal oxygen consumption (VO2 max) is calculated by: Mean Peak VO2 (ml/kg/Mean) = 4.948 + 0.023 *Mean 6MWD (meters) 6 minute walk distance (6MWD)	4th Week
Health-related quality of life scale (HRLQ)	Changes from the baseline, It is usually administer the Health-Related Quality of Life scale verbally, reading the questions aloud and writing down respondents' answers. The scale consists of three modules. The Core Healthy Days module contains one item that asks respondents to rate their general health on a 5-point scale (1 = excellent; 3 = good; 5 = poor). The module also has three items that ask respondents how many days their physical health was not good, their mental health was not good, and their health interfered with their daily activities. It compute an unhealthy days score by adding the number of physically unhealthy and mentally unhealthy days. The maximum score is 30 unhealthy days, even if the number of unhealthy days totals more than 30.	4th week
Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second (FEV1)	Changes from the Baseline, the digital spirometer is used in clinical setting to analyze Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second FEV1 in Liters	4th week

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Quality of life: St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ)	It is used to access the quality of life; SGRQ is used for determining quality of life in COPD patients. This questionnaire is designed in 50 items to check the impact of COPD. 0 to 100 is the range of this score. Scores having higher values means more limitations	4th week

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Riphah International University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (ACTUAL): October 10, 2021
• Primary Completion (ACTUAL): January 20, 2022
• Study Completion (ACTUAL): January 20, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: September 18, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 18, 2021
• First Posted (ACTUAL): September 22, 2021

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (ACTUAL): February 2, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 1, 2022
• Last Verified: February 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Aerobic Exercise; Health-related quality of life; Brisk Walk
• Other Study ID Numbers: REC/01081 Shiza Zafar

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

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