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Chest physiotherapy in infants with Acute Viral Bronchiolitis

Phydiotherapeutic intervention in infants with Viral Bronchiolits moderate acute

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-6rgr4gp
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2024-09-23
Start date
2023-02-19
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Bronquiolitis, Viral

Interventions

This is a single-blind randomized clinical study, with a sample size of 30 infants in total. It was intended to recruit 100 babies, but in total 34 infants from 1 day of age to 12 months of age took p

Sponsors

Complexo do Hospital de Clínicas da Universidade Federal do Paraná
Lead Sponsor
Complexo do Hospital de Clínicas da Universidade Federal do Paraná
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
1 Days to 12 Months

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

MeasureTime 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

MeasureTime frame
No secondary outcomes were expected.

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactVictória Patrinhani

Complexo do Hospital de Clínicas da Universidade Federal do Paraná

vicpatri@gmail.com+55 (041) 984501949

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)