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Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of a Child Life-Based Breathing Exercise Program for Children Recovering From Severe Pneumonia: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

NCT07593989 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2026-05-18

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Summary

The goal of this pilot randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a child life-based breathing exercise program for children recovering from severe pneumonia. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Is the child life-based breathing exercise program feasible for hospitalized children recovering from severe pneumonia?
* Can the program improve caregiver satisfaction and promote recovery in children with severe pneumonia?

Researchers will compare a child life-based breathing exercise program combined with routine health education with routine health education alone to determine whether the intervention improves rehabilitation outcomes.

Participants will:

* Receive either routine health education alone or routine health education combined with the child life-based breathing exercise program
* Participate in breathing exercise training during hospitalization
* Complete assessments of caregiver satisfaction and clinical recovery outcomes, including improvement in chest imaging findings and time to resolution of symptoms such as cough, fever, and dyspnea.

Conditions

  • Severe Pneumonia

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

routine health education + a Child Life-Based Breathing Exercise Program

In addition to routine health education, participants in the intervention group received a one-to-one respiratory training program based on a child life approach, delivered by the researcher.

BEHAVIORAL

routine health education

(1) information on common causes, typical symptoms, disease stages, and risk factors of severe pneumonia; (2) basic knowledge regarding commonly used treatments, such as anti-infective therapy, oxygen therapy, and nebulization, as well as home observation strategies; (3) dietary guidance emphasizing light and easily digestible foods, adequate hydration, and nutritional support while avoiding overly sweet, greasy, or cold foods; and (4) education on body temperature monitoring, recognition of abnormal respiratory symptoms, basic airway clearance care, and maintenance of appropriate indoor temperature, humidity, and ventilation.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Children's Hospital of Fudan University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-06-01
Primary Completion
2026-08-01
Completion
2027-06-01

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