Bronquiolitis, Viral
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Infant patients; of both sexes; from 1 day of life to 12 months of age; admitted to the pediatric wards at the Hospital de Clínicas do Complexo Hospital de Clínicas; with no history of hospitalizations; with a clinical diagnosis and classified as moderate in the Acute Viral Bronchioitis score; which guardians agree to adhere to the Informed Consent Form
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Infants who present hemodynamic instability; classified as mild or severe in bronchiolitis scores; prematurity; lung malformation; bronchopneumonia; congenital heart defects; with a history of hospitalizations for other pathologies; refusal of family members or guardians and failure to sign the Free and Informed Consent Form
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Outcome found: a significant improvement (p < 0.05) was observed in the case group in relation to the reduction of the moderate to mild clinical score, assessed using the Wang clinical score, before and after respiratory physiotherapy. The clinical score assessed by the Wood-Downes-Férres scale showed that the case group regressed by 53.3% in discomfort from moderate to mild. The respiratory frequency variable demonstrated significance (p < 0.05) in both groups.;Expected outcome: It was expected to evaluate the effectiveness of physiotherapy in reducing respiratory distress and respiratory rate in infants with acute viral bronchiolitis. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| No secondary outcomes were expected. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Complexo do Hospital de Clínicas da Universidade Federal do Paraná