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Effectiveness of Respiratory Physiotherapy in Children With Neuromuscular Disease

NCT02743702 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 21

Last updated 2016-07-11

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Summary

The main objective of this study is to determine whether the Respiratory Physiotherapy allows improvement or maintenance of respiratory function in children with Neuromuscular Diseases, against respiratory deterioration that occurs in the group of subjects who did not receive this treatment. And to determine whether decreasing the number of respiratory infections and secondly the need for antibiotics and the number of emergency room visits and hospital admissions related to these.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

RESPIRATORY PHYSIOTHERAPY

The protocol designed was composed of the following exercises: * supine position: inhalation and exhalation with abdominal and thoracic pressures. 5 times * lateral decubitus, with incentive spirometer lung inflation are made on right/left sides. 3 sets on each side * sitting position, with the body leaning slightly forward, head and shoulders bent inwardly directed. It inspire called for 3 times, sent off in air through the mouth, after that the child was coughing * diaphragmatic breathing in a sitting position: after a slow exhalation requested, child should steam a mirror with his mouth slightly open. 3 replications * in a sitting position, with help of an ambu bag, we made inflations. Repeated 3 times * exercises of upper member coupled to respiratory rhythm: shoulder flexion and extension was carried out during the inspiratory phase and the extension and adduction of them during expiration. 3 times

OTHER

USUAL THERAPIES

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Seville

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
3 Years
Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-06-30
Primary Completion
2014-06-30
Completion
2014-12-31

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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Diseases

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