The effect of routine chest physiotherapy and expiratory techniques on oxygenation and expiratory volume of preterm infants

The effect of routine chest physiotherapy and expiratory techniques on oxygenation and expiratory volume of preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20180714040466N5

Enrollment

Registered

2023-10-06

Start date

2023-11-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-10-16

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Conditions

Respiratory distress syndrome of newborn. Respiratory distress syndrome of newborn

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: A group are the neonatals diagnosed with respiratory distress syndrome who will be admitted and intubated in the neonatal intensive care unit of Afzalipour hospital

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

1 Days to 28 Days

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Premature infants aged between 32-37 weeks of pregnancy RDS diagnosed by a specialist doctor Be in the first 28 days of birth Be intubated She or he does not have a known heart or neurological problem or a candidate for surgery The neonatal girl or boy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Unwillingness to enter the study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Expiratory volume (Vte). Timepoint: Before physiotherapy and 15 minutes after physiotherapy. Method of measurement: Expiratory volume recorded on the ventilator.;Oxygen saturation of hemoglobin (O2sat). Timepoint: Before physiotherapy and 15 minutes after physiotherapy. Method of measurement: The percentage recorded on the monitor by the pulse oximeter.;Number of breaths per minute. Timepoint: Before physiotherapy and 15 minutes after physiotherapy. Method of measurement: The rate of breaths recorded on the ventilator.;The fraction of inspired oxygen (Fio2). Timepoint: Before physiotherapy and 15 minutes after physiotherapy. Method of measurement: The percentage recorded by the ventilator.;Mean airway pressure (MAP). Timepoint: Before physiotherapy and 15 minutes after physiotherapy. Method of measurement: The number recorded on the ventilator.;Positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP). Timepoint: Before physiotherapy and 15 minutes after physiotherapy. Method of measurement: The number recorded on the ventilator.;Peak inspiratory pressure. Timepoint: The number recorded on the ventilator. Method of measurement: The number recorded on the ventilator.	—

Measure

Time frame

Expiratory volume (Vte). Timepoint: Before physiotherapy and 15 minutes after physiotherapy. Method of measurement: Expiratory volume recorded on the ventilator.;Oxygen saturation of hemoglobin (O2sat). Timepoint: Before physiotherapy and 15 minutes after physiotherapy. Method of measurement: The percentage recorded on the monitor by the pulse oximeter.;Number of breaths per minute. Timepoint: Before physiotherapy and 15 minutes after physiotherapy. Method of measurement: The rate of breaths recorded on the ventilator.;The fraction of inspired oxygen (Fio2). Timepoint: Before physiotherapy and 15 minutes after physiotherapy. Method of measurement: The percentage recorded by the ventilator.;Mean airway pressure (MAP). Timepoint: Before physiotherapy and 15 minutes after physiotherapy. Method of measurement: The number recorded on the ventilator.;Positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP). Timepoint: Before physiotherapy and 15 minutes after physiotherapy. Method of measurement: The number recorded on the ventilator.;Peak inspiratory pressure. Timepoint: The number recorded on the ventilator. Method of measurement: The number recorded on the ventilator.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactFateme Ghiasi

Zahedan University of Medical Sciences

f_ghiasi_p@zaums.ac.ir+98 54 3322 0501

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026