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Using Buteyko Breathing Technique to Control Asthma in School-Age Children

NCT05390554 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 33

Last updated 2022-05-25

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Summary

Asthma is a complex condition that can impair not only the child's physical growth but also his optimal functional capacity and performance. Buteyko Breathing Technique (BBT) is an exercise designed to regulate the breathing process. The Buteyko technique also proposes lifestyle changes beyond breathing, including diet, allergy avoidance, and stress control. This study aims to evaluate the effect of the Buteyko breathing technique on asthma severity control among school-age children. In Egypt, this technique was applied through five studies, four among adult patients and only one among children. At Mansoura University, only one study was conducted among adult patients, and no studies were conducted among children. To fulfill this knowledge gap, it is necessary to study the effect of this technique on asthma severity control among school-age children. This study will use the Childhood Asthma Control, Peak Expiratory Flow Rate, and Control Pause tests to evaluate the children's asthma severity control.

Conditions

  • Childhood Asthma

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Buteyko Breathing Technique

* The child was instructed to sit and take a relaxed posture in a vertical chair, relax his shoulders and lean his lower back against the back of the chair. * Until conducting CP, the child was told to avoid alternate breathing, the child was asked to take a small breath in (two seconds), a small breath out (three seconds) and clutch the nose with empty lungs but not too clear on the 'out-breath. To prevent air from escaping through the airways, clutching the nose is necessary. * The researcher estimates how many seconds the child can continue safely before the need to breathe in again, * The child was told to hold their breath until the first need to breathe in was felt. Release the nose then and naturally breathe through it smoothly. * The first intake of breath after the CP should be no higher than the breath before taking the measurement; the child should not hold the breath for too long as this could lead the child to take a major breath after measuring the CP.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Mansoura University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Fawzia E Abusaad, Professsor · Mansoura University

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Years
Max Age
12 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-09-15
Primary Completion
2019-12-24
Completion
2019-12-24

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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