Effect of Vojta Therapy on Covid-19 Respiratory Disease

NUMEN Foundation

Status: Unknown

Conditions: COVID-19 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Treatments: Other: Respiratory physiotherapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05031858

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Details and patient eligibility

About

Vojta therapy is a physiotherapy intervention with scientific evidence in respiratory pathologies in children and proven in adults. In this pilot study with an RCT design, its effect in adult patients with respiratory pathology caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus will be studied. The non-invasive and non-painful technique consists of applying tolerable pressure to specific areas of the patient's body. The objective is to activate, in a reflex way, the ventilatory physiology. It is compared with the conventional respiratory physiotherapy approach.

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• respiratory disease by covid-19

Exclusion criteria

• patient older than 75 years

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

Vojta Therapy

Experimental group

Description:

Reflex turn first phase: Patient positioned supine with legs flexed 30º-45º. The pectoral area is stimulated for five minutes on each side x 2 consecutive times. Total 20 minutes per session.

Treatment:

Other: Respiratory physiotherapy

Control Group

Active Comparator group

Description:

.Inspiratory techniques, mucociliary clearance techniques (expiratory). Use of inspiratory and expiratory incentives. Employment of mechanical assistants

Treatment:

Other: Respiratory physiotherapy