Effect of Incentive Respiratory Training on Pulmonary Functions and Functional Capacity in Children With B-thalassemia Major

Rawan Mohammed Khairy Mostafa Elsawy

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Pulmonary Function; Functional Capacity; Child, Only; Thalassemia Major; Incentive Spirometer

Treatments: Other: Costal breathing exercises; Other: Pursed lip breathing:; Other: Diaphragmatic breathing; Other: Incentive spirometer exercises

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07112703

Rawan_Phd

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study was done to:

1. Investigate the effect of respiratory training on functional lung capacity and
2. To detect the effect of respiratory training on pulmonary functions in children with β-thalassemia major.
3. To detect the level of oxygen saturation and heart rate during and after blood transfusion in children with β-thalassemia major.

Full description

Children with thalassemia require regular blood transfusions, which can lead to complications and affect lung capacity, oxygen saturation, and heart rate. To improve lung function capacity, this study aims to enhance physical fitness for children with B-thalassemia major, enabling optimal performance in daily activities and leisure activities. Physical activity focused on fitness is essential for children to find pleasure in physical activities and improve oxygen saturation levels. This study may also help physiotherapists understand the importance of improving lung function capacity for children with B-major thalassemia.

Enrollment: 50 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 6 to 10 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Diagnosed as thalassemia & subjected to blood transfusion
2. Their age range from 6 to 10 years old
3. Both sexes, male and female, will participate.
4. Subjects are able to follow simple verbal commands or instructions included in the procedures.

Exclusion criteria

1. Children with mental retardation or any other disability .
2. Children with visual or hearing defects.
3. Children with cardiovascular, chest pulmonary, and heart diseases.
4. Children with any postoperative cardiovascular, chest pulmonary, and heart conditions.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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50 participants in 2 patient groups

traditional breathing exercise

Active Comparator group

Description:

20 children will receive traditional breathing exercise for 30 minutes 2 times per month for 3 months.

Treatment:

Other: Diaphragmatic breathing

Other: Pursed lip breathing:

Other: Costal breathing exercises

traditional breathing exercise and incentive spirometer breathing

Experimental group

Description:

20 children who will receive traditional breathing exercise for 15 minutes and breathing exercises by incentive spirometer for 15 minutes 2 times per month for 3 months

Treatment:

Other: Incentive spirometer exercises

Other: Diaphragmatic breathing

Other: Pursed lip breathing:

Other: Costal breathing exercises