Asthma in Children
Conditions
Keywords
asthma, children, subterranean therapy, 6MWT, exhaled nitric oxide
Brief summary
The goal of this retrospective study is to learn about the effects of rehabilitation and treatment stays combined with speleotherapy in children with asthma. Medical records of 415 patients with this clinical diagnosis were analyzed and the main question was: • Does speleotherapeutic intervention increase distance in 6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT) and influence spirometry parameters and fractional exhaled nitric oxide concentration (FeNO) in children with asthma?
Detailed description
Background: Bronchial asthma is the leading cause of chronic disease and missed school days in children. The aim of the study was to evaluate pulmonary function and exercise tolerance in children with asthma who underwent speleotherapeutic intervention (STI) between January 2022 and October 2023 at Sanatorium Edel in Zlaté Hory. Methods: Medical records of 415 patients with clinical diagnosis of bronchial asthma (J45.9, J45.0, J45, J45.8, J45.1) were analysed. The patients attended rehabilitation and treatment stays with a median length of 32 days combined with an average number of 15 speleotherapy sessions. The spirometry parameters, fractional exhaled nitric oxide concentration (FeNO), and 6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT) distance were measured before and after STI.
Interventions
OTHERspeleotherapeutic intervention
In the study, medical records of 415 Czech children diagnosed with bronchial asthma who took part in speleotherapeutic intervention between January 2022 and October 2023 were analysed.
Sponsors
Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University
Sanatorium Edel
Health Resort Wieliczka Salt Mine
University School of Physical Education, Krakow, Poland
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
3 Years to 18 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
\- Children with asthma who partcipated in speleotherapeutic intervention in Sanatorium Edel in Zlate Hory
Exclusion criteria
* Patients with incomplete data
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Forced expiratory flow in 1 second | January 2022 and October 2023 | Forced expiratory flow in 1 second, pp=percent predicted (FEV1 \[pp\]) to assess the pulmonary function in children with asthma before and after speleotherapeutic intervention. |
| 6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT) | January 2022 and October 2023 | 6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT) distance was measured to assess exercise tolerance in children with asthma before and after speleotherapeutic intervention. |
| Peak expiratory flow (PEFR [pp]) | January 2022 and October 2023 | Peak expiratory flow (PEFR \[pp\]) to assess the pulmonary function in children with asthma before and after speleotherapeutic intervention. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fractional exhaled nitric oxide concentration (FeNO) | January 2022 and October 2023 | The fractional exhaled nitric oxide concentration (FeNO) was measured to recognize the presence of eosinophillic inflammation involving the bronchial tree in children with asthma before and after speleotherapeutic intervention. |
Countries
Poland
Outcome results
None listed