A Comparison Study of Two Respiratory Physical Therapy Methods and Standard Medical Treatment for Treating COPD Patients During Acute Exacerbation
Information source: Sheba Medical Center
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Condition(s) targeted: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Chronic Bronchitis
Intervention: respiratory physical therapy manual technique- Autogenic Drainage (Procedure); respiratory physical therapy technique- IPV (Device)
Phase: N/A
Status: Not yet recruiting
Sponsored by: Sheba Medical Center Overall contact: Yaakov (kobi) Dagan, Msc., Phone: 0523694979, Email: kobi.dagan@sheba.health.gov.il
Summary
One of the main goals of the respiratory physical therapy is to help people who are
suffering from accumulating of secretions in their airways and lungs.
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients are often hospitalized with an Acute
Exacerbation of their medical condition.
Those patients usually get only the standard medical care during the acute phase and don't
get respiratory physical therapy treatment.
The study's main aim is to investigate if respiratory physical therapy treatment in addition
to standard medical care during the acute phase, can improve the respiratory and medical
condition and reduce hospitalization stay.
In order to do so we will compare three groups of COPD patients during acute exacerbation;
two groups will get one out of two respiratory physical therapy techniques; manually or
Intrapulmonary Percussive Ventilator (IPV) in addition to standard medical care and the
third group will get standard medical care alone.
Clinical Details
Study design: Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Investigator), Primary Purpose: Treatment
Primary outcome: length of stay in the hospital
Eligibility
Minimum age: 50 Years.
Maximum age: 80 Years.
Gender(s): Both.
Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
- clinical diagnosis of Acute Exacerbation of COPD or Acute Exacerbation of Chronic
Bronchitis
- Respiratory Rate>25
- PaCO2> 45 mmHg
- 7. 35 < PH < 7. 38
Exclusion Criteria:
- intubation
- apnea
- glasgow coma scale < 8
- pneumothorax
- FEV1 < 50% predicted
- Ischemic Hearth Disease
Locations and Contacts
Yaakov (kobi) Dagan, Msc., Phone: 0523694979, Email: kobi.dagan@sheba.health.gov.il Additional Information
Starting date: July 2014
Last updated: May 15, 2014
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