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Chest Therapy and Postural Education in Children With Cerebral Palsy

NCT03946137 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2019-05-10

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Summary

INTRODUCTION: Neurological Chronic disease leads to motor disability and associated pathologies. Numerous studies agree that the lack of prevention and treatment in pulmonary health in children with disabilities results in increased morbidity and mortality, increased medical care and costs in care, and, for patients and their caregivers, decrease in their quality of life OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study is to assess if children with chronic neurological disease and respiratory disease benefit from airway clearance techniques and postural hygiene workshops to optimize their respiratory status and quality of life. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Multicenter experimental study before-after with intervention of chest therapy and workshops of postural hygiene in 30 children from 0 to 6 years with chronic neurological affectation and respiratory complications. Respiratory clinical variables, volume of expectorated secretions, PedsQL pediatric quality of life questionnaires were evaluated and the number of exacerbations due to respiratory complications was recorded.

Conditions

  • Neurologic Disorder
  • Respiratory Complication
  • Child

Interventions

OTHER

Chest Therapy

The sessions of chest therapy were based on airway clearance techniques (hyper manual insufflations, abdominal thoracic compressions and manually assisted cough)

OTHER

Postural Hygiene

Postural hygiene workshops were taught through a theoretical presentation with the help of slides and practical exercises in small groups (2-4 parents per group).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica

    collaborator OTHER

  • Universidad Complutense de Madrid

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Inmaculada M Moreno, Doctora · Sociedad Española de Cirugía y neumología Torácica

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Max Age
6 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-09-30
Primary Completion
2014-03-31
Completion
2015-05-31

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