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Trial reportJournal of bodywork and movement therapies2023

Effect of diaphragm manual release versus conventional breathing exercises and prone positioning on physical functional performance in women with COVID-19: A randomized trial.

Ahmad Mahdi Ahmad, Neveen Mohammed Nawar, Hossam Mohammed Dabess, Mona Abulraouf Gallab

2 registry-linked trialsOpen access · bronzeAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Journal of bodywork and movement therapies, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05903144 nacompletednot on this map

Influence of Manual Diaphragm Release Combined With Conventional Breathing Exercises and Prone Positioning on Pulmonary Functions in Women With COVID-19

TypeinterventionalSponsorCairo UniversityRan2022 to 2023Enrolled40ConditionsCOVID-19 PneumoniaArmsmanual therapy, breathing exercise and prone position alone
NCT06460857 naunknown statusnot on this map

Effects of Manual Diaphragmatic Release Technique Versus Chest Wall Expansion Exercises on Pulmonary Function, Chest Wall Expansion and Asthma Control in Patients With Asthma

TypeinterventionalSponsorRiphah International UniversityRan2023 to 2024Enrolled58ConditionsAsthmaArmsManual Diaphragmatic Release Technique, Chest Wall Expansion Exercises
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Effect of manual diaphragmatic release on ventilatory function and functional capacity in elderly type 2 diabetic women: A randomised controlled trial.Hong Kong physiotherapy journal : official publication of the Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Limited = Wu li chih liao · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ahmad Mahdi AhmadDepartment of Physical Therapy for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Disorders, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt. Electronic address: Ahmed.mahdy@pt.cu.edu.eg.
Neveen Mohammed NawarDepartment of Physical Therapy, National Medical Institute, Damanhour, Egypt.
Hossam Mohammed DabessDepartment of Internal Medicine, National Medical Institute, Damanhour, Egypt.
Mona Abulraouf GallabDepartment of Physical Therapy for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Disorders, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
Cairo University · EGDamanhour University · EG

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionManual therapy has recently gained much interest in managing COVID-19 patients. This study aimed to mainly compare the effect of diaphragm manual release to the effect of conventional breathing exercises and prone positioning on physical functional performance in women with COVID-19.

methodsForty COVID-19 women patients completed this study. They were randomly assigned to two groups. Group A received diaphragm manual release, and group B received conventional breathing exercises and prone positioning. Both groups received pharmacological treatment. Inclusion criteria were moderate COVID-19 illness, women patients, and ages from 35 to 45 years. The outcome measures were 6-min walk distance (6MWD), chest expansion, Barthel index (BI), oxygen saturation, fatigue Assessment Scale (FAS), and Medical Research Council (MRC) dyspnea scale.

resultsBoth groups showed significant improvements in all outcome measures compared to the baseline (p < 0.001). Compared to group B, group A showed more significant improvements in the 6MWD (MD, 22.75 m; 95% CI, 15.21 to 30.29; p < 0.001), chest expansion (MD, 0.80 cm; 95% CI, 0.46 to 1.14; p < 0.001), BI (MD, 9.50; 95% CI, 5.69 to 13.31; p < 0.001), the O

conclusionCombined with pharmacological treatment, diaphragm manual release could be superior to conventional breathing exercises and prone positioning in improving physical functional performance, chest expansion, daily living activities, O

trial registrationPan African Clinical Trial Registry (PACTR), retrospective, PACTR202302877569441.

Indexed as

COVID-19DiaphragmBreathing ExercisesDyspneaFatigueFemaleHumansMiddle AgedProne PositionQuality of LifeRetrospective StudiesBreathing exercisesCOVID-19Diaphragm manual releaseDyspneaPhysical functional performanceSix-minute walk test

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PMID37330786
PMCPMC10121151
OpenAlexW4366607268

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