Animation-Based Breathing Therapy for School-Age Children

Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa

Status

Invitation-only

Conditions

Children

Breathing Patterns

School Health

Stress

Treatments

Other: Animation-based breathing therapy

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT06988254

17052025

Details and patient eligibility

About

This randomized controlled trial aims to investigate the efficacy of animation-based breathing therapy on the physical (cough strength, chest expansion, and walking speed) and psychological health (perceived stress level, well-being, and attention) of school-age children.

Full description

One hundred thirty school-age children, aged between 8 and 12, will be randomly assigned to one of two groups: an animation-based breathing therapy group or a control group. The intervention group will receive animation-based breathing therapy for six weeks (two sessions per day, five days per week). Assessments will be conducted at baseline and at the end of the six-week period. Cough strength will be measured using a peak expiratory flow meter. Chest expansion will be assessed with a measuring tape at the axillary, epigastric, and subcostal levels. Walking speed will be evaluated using the 10-Meter Walk Test. Perceived stress will be assessed using the Perceived Stress Scale for Children, well-being will be measured using the WHO-5 Child Wellbeing Index, and attention will be assessed using the Bourdon Attention Test.

Enrollment

130 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

8 to 12 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

-- Children aged between 8 and 12 years,

Attending school and formal education regularly,
Volunteers whose parents and themselves agreed to participate after being informed about the purpose of the study and the procedures involved, and who provided written informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Children with any condition that may prevent them from completing self-reported questionnaires during the assessment (e.g., difficulty in understanding forms, physical disabilities, illiteracy),
History of any upper or lower extremity injury within the past six months,
History of any upper or lower extremity surgery within the past six months,
Presence of any soft tissue disorder,
Diagnosed with serious gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, pulmonary, or hematological disorders following examination by a specialist physician,
Diagnosed spinal problems such as scoliosis, kyphosis, or kyphoscoliosis,
Diagnosed with psychotic disorder, bipolar disorder, or autism spectrum disorder,
History of epilepsy or serious head trauma,
Current use of psychotropic medications.