30
Participants
Start Date
May 5, 2024
Primary Completion Date
August 10, 2024
Study Completion Date
August 31, 2024
Control
The CON group did not have any intervention but usual care.
Swedish massage prior circuit breathing training group (SBT)
Participants Swedish massage prior circuit breathing training 3 days/week, 12 weeks. They perform Swedish massage using techniques such as stroking, kneading, and tapping the upper muscle area of the body for 20 minutes per day. Then, they do circuit breathing exercises for about 30 minutes per day, comprising 3 sets of 4 breathing exercises (triflow, power breath, windmill, and balloon blowing), with 1-minute rest between each exercise and 2 minutes between each set.
Circuit breathing training group (CBT)
Participants perform circuit breathing exercises for about 30 minutes per day, 3 days/week, 12 weeks, comprising 3 sets of 4 breathing exercises (triflow, power breath, windmill, and balloon blowing), with 1-minute rest between each exercise and 2 minutes between each set.
Faculty of Sports Science, Chulalongkorn University, Pathum Wan
Chulalongkorn University
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