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Effectiveness of Breathing Exercises as Therapeutic Play on Respiratory Status Among Children With Lower Respiratory Tract Disorders

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Maharishi Markendeswar University (Deemed to be University)

Status

Completed

Conditions

Respiratory Status

Treatments

Other: Breathing Exercises as Therapeutic Play

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study evaluates the effectiveness of Breathing Exercises as Therapeutic Play on respiratory Status among children with Lower respiratory Tract Disorders. patient were allocated into two groups- Experimental group and Comparison group. Experimental Group received Breathing Exercises as Therapeutic Play after administration of Nebulization therapy and comparison Group received no Breathing Exercises.

Full description

The subjects were selected by Purposive sampling technique and allocated into 2 groups i.e experimental and comparison group. the total sample size for the study was 60 children i.e 30 in Experiment Group and 30 in Comparison group.

Experimental Group- Pre-assessment of respiratory status among children was assessed. Then after 5 minutes of administration of Nebulization, breathing exercises as therapeutic play (balloon inflation, candle blowing, blow air into water with a straw was administered for 15 minutes once in a day for 3 days consecutively and then post-assessment was taken daily 5 minutes after the administration of breathing exercises as therapeutic play.

Comparison Group- Pre-assessment of respiratory status among children was assessed. Then only nebulization therapy was administered and then post-assessment was taken daily after 25 minutes of administered.

Enrollment

60 patients

Sex

All

Ages

5 to 18 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • 5-18 years of age
  • prescribed with Nebulization therapy
  • able to understand hindi.
  • available during the period of data collection and willing to participate in study.

Exclusion criteria

  • having upper respiratory tract infection
  • on ventilator support.
  • coming to hospital for OPD visits.

Trial design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

Non-Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

None (Open label)

60 participants in 2 patient groups

Experimental Group
Experimental group
Description:
Experimental Group consist of 30 subjects. Pre-assessment of respiratory status among children was assessed. Then after 5 minutes of administration of Nebulization, breathing exercises as therapeutic play (balloon inflation, candle blowing, blow air into water with a straw was administered for 15 minutes once in a day for 3 days consecutively and then post-assessment was taken daily 5 minutes after the administration of breathing exercises as therapeutic play.
Treatment:
Other: Breathing Exercises as Therapeutic Play
Comparison Group
No Intervention group
Description:
Comparison Group consist of 30 subjects. Pre-assessment of respiratory status among children was assessed. Then only nebulization therapy was administered and then post-assessment was taken daily after 25 minutes of administered.

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