Effect of Halotherapy in Children With Asthma

Summary

Introduction: Asthma is a chronic respiratory disease that can affect all age groups and is characterized by episodic and reversible wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness and cough attacks. According to a 2016 report by the United States Department of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the prevalence of asthma was 9.6% in children aged 5-11 and 10.5% in children aged 12-17. It has been shown that the prevalence of asthma under the age of 18, which concerns all childhoods, is 8.3%.

Purpose: The aim of the study is to determine the effect of salt therapy rooms on the oxygen saturation, asthma symptoms and treatment needs of children with asthma.

Material Method: The research was planned as an experimental study with experimental and control groups. Participants to be included in the study will be children between the ages of 4-10, diagnosed with asthma and without any other chronic diseases, who volunteer to participate. "Personal Information Form", "SPO2 measurements", "Asthma Symptom and Treatment Need Scoring / Daily Follow-up Form" and "Informed Voluntary Consent Form" will be used to collect data. The sample of the research was calculated using the GPower computer program. With power analysis, t-test in independent groups with a large effect size at α = 0.05 (d = 0.8) and in the calculation made to have a power of 95% of the study, it was found that a total of 70 children, 35 children in the control group and experimental groups, should be included. . "Personal Information Form", SPO2 measurement and Asthma Symptom and Treatment Need Scoring / Daily Follow-up Form" will be applied to the children in the experimental group before they are taken to the salt therapy room. The same procedure will be applied to the children in the control group. In the study planned to be carried out for 6 weeks, it is recommended that children repeat the session for 10 minutes daily, the first 5 sessions every day and the other 5 weeks once a week.

Conditions

• Therapy, Oxygen Inhalation

Interventions

COMBINATION_PRODUCT

Halotherapy (Salt Therapy)

"Personal Information Form", SPO2 measurement and Asthma Symptom and Treatment Need Scoring / Daily Follow-up Form" will be applied to the children in the experimental group before they are taken to the salt therapy room. Scales and SPO2 measurement will be performed before, during and after therapy. The same procedure will be applied to the children in the control group, but no therapy will be applied. In the study planned to be carried out for 6 weeks, it is recommended that children repeat the session for 10 minutes daily, the first 5 sessions every day and the other 5 weeks once a week.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Igdir University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Eda Gülbetekin, PhD · Igdir University

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

QUADRUPLE

Model

CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age

4 Years

Max Age

10 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2024-03-06

Primary Completion

2024-05-01

Completion

2024-06-01

Countries

• Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations