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Rebalancing Thoraco Abdominal Heart Disease in Infants (RTAC)

Evaluation of the Effects of Physical Therapy Method of Restoring Cardiac Thoracic Abdominal Infants

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01255176
Acronym
RTAC
Enrollment
60
Registered
2010-12-07
Start date
2010-01-31
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2013-06-19

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Conditions

Infants With Heart Disease, Respiratory Therapy, Techniques

Keywords

Infant, Physical Therapy

Brief summary

It gave a clinical trial which will be included in the 60 infants, aged up to 24 months, diagnosed with congenital's population will be divided by simple randomization into three groups: 20 infants in the intervention group, 20 infants in the control group, not receive the RTA technique and another 20 infants in a placebo group, we just get the support manual therapist for 5 minutes. Initially the data will be collected cardio heart rate, respiratory rate and oxygen saturation. Then the researcher will apply three specific rating scales, based on clinical presentation and behavior of infants. Hypothesis: The RTA improves cardiorespiratory parameters and reduces signs of discomfort and pain of infants with congenital heart acyanogenic.

Interventions

In this group the infants received four handlings thoracoabdominal rebalancing, in order: 1) 5min support thoracoabdominal, in which the therapist leaned one hand on the lower chest and upper abdomen of the newborn, with some of its fingers on the ribs, pulling them gently down and keeping them in that position during inspiration, 2) more than 5 minutes of abdominal support, carried by hand in the lower abdomen of the newborn, applying light pressure during inspiration enough to be beaten by the diaphragm of the newborn and not to increase the use of accessory muscles of inspiration, 3) 5min support ileo-costal, by a slight manual pressure of the physiotherapist on the lateral chest and abdomen of the newborn, maintained throughout inspiration and 4) finally ran up 5min ginga thoracic maneuver slight manual pressure on the lower chest of newborns, directing the costal movement during expiration, now an then the other hemithorax.

Sponsors

University of the State of Santa Catarina
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
1 Days to 24 Months
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Newborns admitted to the nursery without ventilatory support or oxygen therapy, and whose parents agree with the child's participation in the study. Will be excluded newborns who have some problems during any of the study procedures and those whose condition will change after the intervention, with shift in ventilatory support or oxygen therapy.

Exclusion criteria

* In case of inability to collect some of the parameters evaluated at the appropriate time, the RN also will no longer part of the sample, as well as those who show no contraindication to therapy.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Changes in cardiorespiratory parameters15 minutes after the end of the intervention
Pain Scales (NIPS, PIPP, NFCS)Immediately after intervention and 15 minutes after the end of the intervention

Countries

Brazil

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026