Pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with mustard gas lung disease: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

More than 60,000 people have health problems due to chemical weapons exposure during the Iran-Iraq war. Respiratory consequences of mustard gas exposure are common and disabling; medical interventions have limited effect. Patients complain of cough, sputum, breathlessness and exercise limitation. We hypothesized that patients with this condition would benefit from pulmonary rehabilitation.

Methods

We outline the protocol for an assessor-blind, two-armed, parallel-design randomized controlled clinical trial (IRCT2016051127848N1). Sixty patients with respiratory disease due to documented sulfur mustard gas exposure will be randomized to either take part in a 6-week pulmonary rehabilitation programme or receive usual care. Inclusion criteria include forced expiratory

SUBMITTER: Sedighi Moghadam MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6376791 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature