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Prevention of Respiratory Infections Among Children Under 3 Years of Age Attending Daycare Centres

Not Applicable
Conditions
Respiratory Tract Infections
Interventions
Other: Health education session
Other: Control
Other: Nasal clearance Protocol
Registration Number
NCT02588963
Lead Sponsor
Polytechnic Institute of Porto
Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate the influence of Primary and Secondary Prevention of Respiratory Infections in children up to 3 years-old attending daycare.

Detailed Description

Randomized controlled clinical trial including children up-to 3 years-old who attend daycare centres in O Porto.

To evaluate the Primary Prevention of Respiratory infections it was created and ministered to children's caregivers an education health session, regarding the prevention of respiratory infections of children, according to caregivers needs.

It is known that parental perceptions influence their behaviour in respect to the care of their unwell child. Sometimes misunderstandings occurred because parents' expressions of concern or requests for additional information were sometimes perceived as a challenge to the clinicians' diagnosis or treatment decision, which leads to unnecessary and unwanted prescribing of antibiotics. Health professionals should provide consistent information that promotes parental self-efficacy in the care of their unwell child.

To evaluate the Secondary Prevention of Respiratory Infections it was applied to children with signs of upper respiratory infections (rhinorrhea, cough and nasal obstruction) a nasal clearance protocol, developed by Guy Postiaux. This protocol consists on the application of physiological serum in the nostrils of the child, followed by forced nasal inspiration. The protocol is applied for 3 consecutive days, according to established criteria suggested by Postiaux. This intervention is indicated on Upper Respiratory Infections, such as rhinitis or rhinopharyngitis, with large amount of secretions in the upper airway and it is an effective adjuvant for medication. Forced nasal inspiration is able to create sufficient gas velocity to act on the pressure of the middle ear, through the eustachian tube, and may have an important role in the prevention of otitis.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
200
Inclusion Criteria

Children of both genders up to 3 years, born at term, pregnancy without complications, attending day care, residents in OPorto, with medical approval for intervention

Exclusion Criteria

Children born prematurely, with lower respiratory infections, with chronic neurological, musculoskeletal, cardiac or respiratory disorders

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
FACTORIAL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Experimental Group 1Health education sessionChildren whose caregivers were subjected to a health education session
Experimental Group 3Nasal clearance ProtocolChildren whose caregivers were subjected to health education session and who were subjected to respiratory physiotherapy protocol
Control GroupControlChildren who were not subjected to respiratory physiotherapy protocol for nasal clearance and whose parents were not subjected to health education session
Experimental Group 2Nasal clearance ProtocolChildren who were subjected to nasal clearance protocol
Experimental Group 3Health education sessionChildren whose caregivers were subjected to health education session and who were subjected to respiratory physiotherapy protocol
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Health Indicators1 month after intervention

health status of the child was reported by caregivers concerning the number of episodes of respiratory infections and/or otitis.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Middle Ear Condition1 month

Pressure, compliance and tympanogram of the middle ear were assessed by tympanometry, performed by an audiologist (Hand Held Impedance Audiometer MT10 (Interacoustics1 USA) calibrated on November 22, 2010, according to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requirements, with a 226 Hz probe tone)

Nasal Auscultation1 month

Pressure, compliance and tympanogram of the middle ear were assessed by tympanometry, performed by an audiologist (Hand Held Impedance Audiometer MT10 (Interacoustics1 USA) calibrated on November 22, 2010, according to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requirements, with a 226 Hz probe tone)

Severity of respiratory infection1 month

Paediatric Respiratory Severity Score (PRSS) adapted for the Portuguese culture (Cronbach's alpha = 0.80 and ICC 2,1 = 0.91) was used to assess the child's respiratory clinical parameters, such as dyspnea, breathing sounds, adventitious sounds, daily expectoration, cough, nutrition, fever and rhinorrhea.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

School of Allied Health Technologies of the Polytechnic Institute of Porto

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Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal

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