Effectiveness of Chest Physiotherapy in Infants With Acute Viral Bronchiolitis (ECPAVB)

Hospital Sirio-Libanes

Status: Completed

Conditions: Viral Bronchiolitis

Treatments: Procedure: 3-Airway suction; Procedure: Chest physiotherapy - Conventional; Procedure: Chest physiotherapy - actual techniques

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00884429

BHSL

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to verify the effectiveness of chest physiotherapy (actual versus conventional) on respiratory distress in infants with acute viral bronchiolitis.

Full description

The infants were random in three groups: Conventional techniques, actual techniques and suction of upper airways On the first two groups the infants were evaluated on admission,48,72hours and before hospital discharge. On third group was evaluated only on admission when SRV was collected.

Respiratory distress was evaluated with Wang's score by the physiotherapists and nurses not participating in the research.

Enrollment: 33 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 28 days to 24 months old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Clinical diagnosis of acute viral bronchiolitis
• RSV positive

Exclusion criteria

• Heart diseases
• Chronic lung disease
• Neurological diseases
• Parental refusal
• Previous wheezing episode
• ventilatory support

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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33 participants in 3 patient groups

1- Conventional Chest Physiotherapy

Active Comparator group

Description:

Percussion , thorax compression and Postural Drainage/suction if necessary

Treatment:

Procedure: Chest physiotherapy - Conventional

2- Chest physiotherapy- Actual techniques

Active Comparator group

Description:

slow prolonged expiration and clearance rhinopharynx and suction if necessary

Treatment:

Procedure: Chest physiotherapy - actual techniques

3- Airway Suction

Active Comparator group

Description:

Suction superior airways. Only in admission.

Treatment:

Procedure: 3-Airway suction