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Pulmonary Functions in Sickle Cell Disease: Response to Acu-TENS

Pulmonary Functions in Sickle Cell Disease: Response of Adding Acu-TENS to Inspiratory Muscle Training


Sponsor

Cairo University

Enrollment

40 participants

Start Date

Dec 15, 2024

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Summary

pulmonary complications are common in sickle cell disease patients. Respiratory training using inspiratory muscle trainer (IMT) is usually a good choice to improve these complications. Recently, acupuncture like transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (AC-tens) may also improve these complications.


Eligibility

Min Age: 20 YearsMax Age: 50 Years

Inclusion Criteria2

  • sickle cell disease patients
  • non obese patients

Exclusion Criteria3

  • patients with any systemic or chest or renal or hepatic or neurological diseases
  • women with lactation or pregnancy
  • patients atacks of vasoocclusive crisis

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Interventions

BEHAVIORALinspiratory muscle training and acupucnture like transcutanoeus electrical nerve stimulation

sickle cell disease patients whose number will be 20 patients will be trained with IMT (threshold inspiratory muscle training) and treated with AC-tens. The number of sessions per week will be three sessions for IMT or AC-tens for 12 weeks. the IMT will be performed for six sets of respiratory training cycles and the set will contain 10 respiratory cycles. Also the session of AC-tens will be 45 minute on bilateral Ex-B1 acupoint. the parameters of AC-tens will be four hertz and 200 microsecond pulse duration.

BEHAVIORALinspiratory muscle training

sickle cell disease patients whose number will be 20 patients who will trained with IMT (threshold inspiratory muscle training). The number of sessions per week will be three sessions for IMT for 12 weeks. the IMT will be performed for six sets of respiratory training cycles and the set will contain 10 respiratory cycles.


Locations(1)

faculty of physical therapy Cairo university

Dokki, Giza Governorate, Egypt

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