Posture and Pulmonary Function of Mouth-breathing Children

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Status: Completed

Conditions: Mouth Breathing

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01019525

MBPF

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to characterize the posture and respiratory function of mouth-breathing children.

Full description

Mouth-breathing children presents changes in stomatognathic system, which results in head projection, tension augment in scapular belt muscles and postural adaptations. Although thoracic shape and posture can influence ventilatory dynamics, we didn't find studies addressing pulmonary function of mouth-breathing children. This was a transversal study, designed to analyze the posture of mouth-breathing children, and verify the existence of correlation between posture and pulmonary volumes.

Enrollment: 34 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 8 to 12 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Nasal breathing (normal subjects group) or mouth breathing (mouth-breathing group), and the age between eight (08) and twelve (12) for both groups.

Exclusion criteria

• Prior physiotherapeutic treatment or in process, presence of diagnostic or report on acute or chronic pulmonary disease, neurofunctional or cognitive impairment and alteration of the osteomuscular system.

Trial design

34 participants in 2 patient groups

Mouth Breathing

Description:

Children aged between 8-12 years, with clinical diagnosis of mouth breathing

Nasal Breathing

Description:

Children aged between 8-12 years old, with normal breathing