Effect of Chest Physiotherapy on Clinical Outcome of Infants With Bronchiolitis

Hawler Medical University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Chest Physiotherapy; Bronchiolitis; Educational Program; Infant, Newborn, Diseases

Treatments: Other: chest physiotherapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06862895

CPT

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of clinical trial study is to evaluate effect of chest physiotherapy educational on mother's knowledge, practice and clinical outcomes of infants aged less than 12 months diagnosed with bronchiolitis by physician

The main questions aims to answer:

• Does chest physiotherapy improve clinical outcomes of infants with bronchiolitis?
• Does educational program improve mothers knowledge and practice regarding chest physiotherapy?

Researcher compare two groups one receive routine hospital care (control group) other receive chest physiotherapy applied by mothers in addition to routine hospital care and will be followed up for 3 days

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 1 month to 1 year old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 1. Mothers of infants diagnosed with bronchiolitis. 2. Presence of crackle on auscultation.

Exclusion criteria

1. Children with contraindication of chest physiotherapy (ex. Fracture, recent surgery)
2. Children who intubated and admitted to Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

intervention group

Experimental group

Description:

chest physiotherapy

Treatment:

Other: chest physiotherapy

control group

No Intervention group

Description:

no intervention