The Effect of Reflexology in Patients With Viral Bronchiolitis
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
- Enrollment
- 30
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Oxygen therapy period
Study Overview
Brief Summary
To test the influence of reflexology on bronchiolitis.
Detailed Description
Reflexology has been used in different respiratory tract infections on pulmonary function tests in patients with asthma, with some success. It has also been tested in newborns with respiratory distress syndrome, where it has decreased respiratory rate. Whole body massage was found to be helpful in newborns with opioid withdrawal syndrome. It has been shown to be a safe treatment and well tolerated even among very young infants.
Therefore, the investigators decided to evaluate effect of reflexology treatment in patients with viral bronchiolitis.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Non Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- — to 18 Years (Child, Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •All children admitted due to bronchiolitis
Exclusion Criteria
- •Children whose parents refused participation
Arms & Interventions
Reflexology
Additive treatment with reflexology
Intervention: Reflexology (Other)
Control
No treatment with reflexology
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Oxygen therapy period
Time Frame: 1-14 Days
Number of days of oxygen treatment
Hospitalization period
Time Frame: 1-14 days
The time from admission to discharge (days)
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported
Investigators
Erez Nadir, MD
Principal Investigator
Hillel Yaffe Medical Center