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Thoracic KT on Pulmonary Function Ichildren with Pneumonia

NCT06573047 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2025-02-13

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Summary

This study aimed to investigate the effect of thoracic kinesio-tape on Pulmonary Functions, time to clinical resolution and respiratory rate and arterial oxygen saturation in children with pneumonia.

Thirty children with pneumonia from both sexes with age ranged from 4 to 7 years participated in this study. The patients were divided into two equal groups (study and control groups), control group received selected chest physiotherapy exercise. Study group received the same selected physical therapy program given to control group in addition to thoracic kinesio-tape three days per week for two weeks.

Conditions

  • Pneumonia Childhood

Interventions

OTHER

kinesotape

a- Kinesio-tape: cure tape (made in Korea) made from 100% gentle cotton fibre and 100% medical grade acrylic adhesive. its Hypoallergenic, water-resistant and does not limit range of motion (ROM), it is come with different colours and sizes. Kinesio Tape is safe enough for a baby's sensitive skin, and gentle enough for aging individuals, flexible enough for rehabilitation, durable enough to support working muscle, joint or ligament and strong enough for athletes at any level.

BEHAVIORAL

Chest physiotherapy exercises

selected chest physiotherapy exercise three times per week for two weeks, each session will be about 20 minute which will include the following exercise ( huffing , coughing , percussion,and postural drainage)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Cairo University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sara Elhanfi · Cairo University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
4 Years
Max Age
7 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-05-31
Primary Completion
2025-06-30
Completion
2025-07-31

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