Measuring the breathing muscle strength in healthy school going children studying class 3 - 6
Not Applicable
Completed
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2019/08/020512
- Lead Sponsor
- School of Allied Health Sciences Manipal Academy of Higher Education
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 887
Inclusion Criteria
1.Age: 8-12 years
2.Gender: Both male and female
3.Urban Schools in Bangalore
4.children willing to participate in the study
Exclusion Criteria
1. Children with respiratory tract infection within 4 weeks
2. Children with cold and cough within 4 weeks
3. Children having cardio-respiratory disorders (e.g. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, bronchiolitis, asthma, tuberculosis, Cystic Fibrosis)
4. Children having recurrent infection within 4 weeks
5. Children having any other congenital malformation of respiratory tract
6. Children who have attained puberty
7. Children without written consent by parents / or legal guardians
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Maximum static respiratory pressures (H2O cm)Timepoint: One cross sectional time point <br/ ><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pulmonary function testTimepoint: One cross sectional time point <br/ ><br>