Added Effect of Therapist Made Low Cost Flutter Device for Airway Clearance in Acute Exacerbation of COPD.

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to determine the added effect of therapist made low cost flutter device for airway clearance in acute exacerbation of COPD and to identify whether there is any difference in the amount of expectorated sputum when the device is used adjuvant with foregoing treatment.30 subjects were selected with
COPD as a diagnosis and having secretions and were randomly assigned into two equal groups. Control group was treated with Purse-lip breathing, percussion and huffing techniques along with standard medical protocol of the hospital. Experimental group was treated with low cost flutter device along with foregoing treatment. In the intergroup comparison the amount of expectorated sputum after 24 hours was analysed and the experimental group showed significant increase in expectorated sputum. So the present study say that therapist made low cost flutter may be effective in removing secretion from lungs and could be used as a adjuvant.