Safety and Efficacy of Incentive Spirometer in Covid-19 Pneumonia; a Randomized Clinical Trial.

Introduction: Various treatment protocols have been recommended since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and have gradually evolved. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness and safety of incentive spirometer exercise (ISE) in outcomes of hospitalized patients with moderate-to-severe COVID-1...

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Publicado en:Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 1 - 10
Autores principales: Bargahi, Mohammad, Alavi-Moghaddam, Mostafa, Karimi, Mehdi, Azizan, Zahra, Jafarzadeh, Fateme, Javaherian, Mohammad, Soleimantabar, Hussein, Mirbehbahani, Seyed Hamidreza
Formato: research tables/charts randomized controlled trial Journal Article
Publicado: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences 2024
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          Bargahi, Mohammad
          Alavi-Moghaddam, Mostafa
          Karimi, Mehdi
          Azizan, Zahra
          Jafarzadeh, Fateme
          Javaherian, Mohammad
          Soleimantabar, Hussein
          Mirbehbahani, Seyed Hamidreza
        affil: Imam Hossein Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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          COVID-19 Therapy
          Pneumonia Therapy
          Breathing Exercises Methods
          Training Effect (Physiology)
          Patient Safety
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          Randomized Controlled Trials
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          Iran
          Academic Medical Centers
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      ab: Introduction: Various treatment protocols have been recommended since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and have gradually evolved. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness and safety of incentive spirometer exercise (ISE) in outcomes of hospitalized patients with moderate-to-severe COVID-19 pneumonia. Methods: A 3-month single-blind, two parallel-armed randomized controlled trial was conducted at Imam Hossein Hospital, Tehran, Iran. Participants aged >18 years with documented COVID-19 pneumonia were randomly allocated to 2 groups of IS (ISE in addition to the usual treatment) and control (usual care alone). The IS group was also asked to perform ISE after discharge for three months. The primary outcomes were peripheral O2 saturation (SpO2), VBG parameters (pCO2, PH, HCO3), dyspnea level measured by Modified Borg Scale (MBS), length of hospital stay (LOS), and respiratory rate (RR). Secondary outcomes included mortality rate, intubation rate (IR), and ICU admission rate. Results: A total of 160 eligible patients were randomly assigned to either the IS (n = 80) or control (n=80) groups. Although there were no significant differences in primary and secondary outcomes between the groups post-intervention, adjusted analysis showed that participants allocated to the IS group had significantly higher SpO2 levels and lower RR, MBS levels, and LOS. Also, the adjusted model analysis showed a marginal statistically significant difference between groups in secondary outcomes, such as IR, the 1-month mortality rate, and the 3-month mortality rate. Conclusions: It seems that adding the ISE to usual care in the early treatment setting of COVID-19 patients resulted in a relatively significant increase in SpO2 levels, improved respiratory status, and marginally decreased LOS. Additionally, ISE minimally reduced ICU admissions and intubation rates, with no significant impact on in-hospital or long-term mortality in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia.
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