"Effects of Balloon-blowing Exercises With Abdominal & Lumbar Core Muscle Activation Position Among Smokers"

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Conditions studied: Smoking

In brief

The principle function of the lungs is the facilitation of the gaseous exchange, commonly referred as respiratory or breathing. Cigarette smoking has detrimental effects on nearly every organ in the body, leading to a higher incidence of diseases and contributing to a gradual deterioration of the smoker's health.Cigarette smoking has detrimental effects on nearly every organ in the body, leading to a higher incidence of diseases and contributing to a gradual deterioration of the smoker's health. Cigarette smoking is linked to mild airway obstruction and a deceleration in the growth of lung function.Performing balloon-blowing exercises with abdominal and lumbar core muscles activation position leads to an improvement on pulmonary function and quality of life in smokers.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06671288

Run by

Foundation University Islamabad

People needed

21

Starts

2024-08-15

Expected to finish

2025-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2024-11-04

Who can join

Age: 25 and older, up to 59. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adults: aged (25-59 years)
• Gender: Both males and females
• Grade1- Grade 4 on Modified MRC dyspnea scale
• COPD classes (mild, moderate ) according to GOLD COPD Guidelines
• Participating voluntarily and follow the instructions \& performing
• The number of packs of cigarettes smoked per day by the number of years the person has smoked.
• pack yr = 20 cig/day x 1 yrs
• pack yr = 20 cig/day x 2 yrs

You may not qualify if…

• Severe cases of obstruction like Severe asthma \& status asthmaticus, Severe COPD, bullous emphysema for pneumothorax.
• Any congenital deformities of chest wall, Demonstrated neuromuscular or neurological deficit/disease of chest wall
• Other serious Cardiopulmonary diseases including pulmonary embolism, pulmonary ----Hypertension, Active TB, pneumonias or other acute illnesses
• Any recent cardiothoracic or abdominal surgery, trauma or injury
• Pregnancy
• Any psychiatric illnesses

Where it is running

• Foundation University College of Physical Therapy — Rawalpindi, Punjab Province, Pakistan (enrolling)

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