Combined effects of Thoracic squeeze technique and Body positioning in acute respiratory distress syndrome in infants

Combined effects of Thoracic squeeze technique and therapeutic body positioning in acute respiratory distress syndrome in infants: a pilot randomized controlled trial - nil

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2026/01/101977

Enrollment

Registered

2026-01-23

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-22

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: J988- Other specified respiratory disorders

Interventions

Intervention1: Thoracic squeeze technique and therapeutic body positioning: Thoracic squeeze technique and therapeutic body positioning will be given to infants with ARDS will given for 3 sessions per

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Known case of ARDS 2.Clinically and haemodynamically stable as determined by the attending neonatologist 3.Ageâ?? Preterm infants (less than 37 week of gestational age) upto 1 years 4. Both genders- female and male 5. Infants weight more than 1kg 6. Granting of parental consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Infants, diagnosed with - 1.persistent pulmonary hypertension 2.meconium aspiration syndrome, 3.congenital heart defects, 4.post cardiothoracic surgery 5.pleural effusion, and pneumothorax 6. Genetic syndromes

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Silverman Anderson Respiratory Severity ScoreTimepoint: Baseline ,after 2 weeks	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Respiratory Rate (breaths/min)Timepoint: Baseline, after 2 weeks;Oxygen SaturationTimepoint: Baseline, after 2 weeks;Arterial blood gasTimepoint: Baseline, after 2 weeks	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactChavan Mrunali Maruti

Institute of physiotherapy, srinivas University

radhikaradhu1590.cp@srinivasuniversity.edu.in9995507379

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 29, 2026