asthma
Conditions
Interventions
This is a two-arm randomized controlled clinical study. After initial assessment, participants were randomized into dry land therapy group (GL) or aquatic therapy group (GA). 1- GL (35 participants):
10-minute progressive breathing exercises
10-minute progressive peripheral muscle strengthening exercises
20 to 40-minute progressive aerobic exercises
5 minute-active and static stretching exercises to cool down. 2- GA (35 participants): 24 therapy sessions (2x/week during 12 weeks) with aquatic physical training and 4 health education sessions alo
5-minute active and static stretching exercises to cool down. Playful health education sessions took place along with the guardian, in a total of 4 sessions, the participants and guardians learned inf
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Sponsors
Universidade Norte do Paraná - UNOPAR
Universidade Estadual de Londrina - UEL
Eligibility
Age
7 Years to 11 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Asthmatic children between 7 and 11 years old; both genders; clinically medicated and stable; recruited through active search in schools; able to perform all of the study procedures
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Presence of comorbidities that could prevent performance assessment and intervention procedures; history hospitalization and/or pneumonia 3 months before and during the study; have previous participation in any complementary pulmonary rehabilitation treatment in the last 6 months prior to the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Expected outcome 1: Exercise capacity - improvement in the six-minute walk test (6MWT) by an increase in the distance walked in meters, after 12 weeks of intervention.;Outcome found 1: Exercise capacity – significant improvement in the distance covered in both groups in the six-minute walk test (6MWT), however, in the percentage of predicted, only GA showed significance after intervention. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Expected outcome 2: Lung function - improved spirometry with increased values of forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1), FEV1 / FVC ratio, average forced expiratory flow obtained during the FVC maneuver, intermediate range between 25 and 75% (FEF25-75) and peak expiratory flow (PEF), as well as improvement in portable PEF and transcutaneous oximetry with increased peripheral oxygen saturation (SpO2), after 12 weeks of intervention.;Outcome found 2: Lung function – improvement in the values of forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1), mean forced expiratory flow obtained during the FVC maneuver, in the intermediate range between 25 and 75% (FEF25-75) and peak expiratory flow (PEF), as well as improvement in portable PEF, after 12 weeks of intervention.;Outcome found 3: Thoracic mobility – the measurement of expiratory xiphoid cirtometry was significant only in GA.;Expected outcome 4: General flexibility - improvement of the sit-and-reach test (TSA) by an increase of reaching in centimeters, after 12 weeks of intervention.;Outcome found 4: General flexibility – there was a significant improvement in the sit and reach test (SRT) in both groups after 12 weeks of intervention.;Expected outcome 5: Respiratory muscle strength - improvement in manovacuometry by an increase of maximum inspiratory pressure (MIP) and maximum expiratory pressure (MEP) in centimeters of water (cmH2O), after 12 weeks of intervention.;Outcome found 5: Respiratory muscle strength – there was a significant increase in maximum inspiratory pressure (MIP) and maximum expiratory pressure (MEP) in both groups, after 12 weeks of intervention.;Expected outcome 6: Peripheral muscle strength – improvement in muscle strength in quadriceps, biceps and triceps, after 12 weeks of intervention.;Outcome found 6: Peripheral muscle strength – there was a significant increase in the strength of the three muscles evaluated in both groups, afte | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactJosiane Felcar
Universidade Norte do Paraná - UNOPAR
Outcome results
None listed