Effect of Chest Physiotherapy on Clinical Outcome of Infants With Bronchiolitis

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Bronchiolitis; Infant, Newborn, Diseases; Chest Physiotherapy; Educational Program

• Registration Number: NCT06862895
• Lead Sponsor: Hawler Medical University

Brief Summary

The goal of clinical trial study is to evaluate effect of chest physiotherapy educational on mother's knowledge, practice and clinical outcomes of infants aged less than 12 months diagnosed with bronchiolitis by physician

The main questions aims to answer:

* Does chest physiotherapy improve clinical outcomes of infants with bronchiolitis?

* Does educational program improve mothers knowledge and practice regarding chest physiotherapy?

Researcher compare two groups one receive routine hospital care (control group) other receive chest physiotherapy applied by mothers in addition to routine hospital care and will be followed up for 3 days

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2025-01-01
• Study First Submitted: 2025-01-29
• Primary Completion: 2025-02-01
• Status Verified: 2025-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-03-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-03-03
• Study First Posted: 2025-03-06
• Last Update Posted: 2025-03-06
• Study Completion: 2025-09-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

• 1. Mothers of infants diagnosed with bronchiolitis. 2. Presence of crackle on auscultation.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Children with contraindication of chest physiotherapy (ex. Fracture, recent surgery)
2. Children who intubated and admitted to Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
change in Clinical Outcomes of Infants with Bronchiolitis	baseline	changing of oxygen saturation( SPO2) \<90% to normal level SPO2\>92%
change in physiological outcomes of Infants with Bronchiolitis	baseline	change in respiratory rate from abnormal to normal (0-3 month RR:35-55 3-6 month RR:30-45 6-12 month RR:25-40) breath per minute

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Improvement in Knowledge of Mother's	After 3 days	after application of educational program expected to to improve mother's knowledge regarding chest physiotherapy
Improvement in practices of Mother's	After 3 days	after application of educational program expected to to improve mother's practice regarding chest physiotherapy

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hawler Medical University; 🇮🇶 Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq