Effectiveness of Chest Physiotherapy in Infants With Acute Viral Bronchiolitis

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Viral Bronchiolitis
• Interventions: Procedure: Chest physiotherapy - Conventional; Procedure: Chest physiotherapy - actual techniques; Procedure: 3-Airway suction

• Registration Number: NCT00884429
• Lead Sponsor: Hospital Sirio-Libanes

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to verify the effectiveness of chest physiotherapy (actual versus conventional) on respiratory distress in infants with acute viral bronchiolitis.

Detailed Description

The infants were random in three groups: Conventional techniques, actual techniques and suction of upper airways On the first two groups the infants were evaluated on admission,48,72hours and before hospital discharge. On third group was evaluated only on admission when SRV was collected.

Respiratory distress was evaluated with Wang's score by the physiotherapists and nurses not participating in the research.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-04
• Study First Submitted: 2009-04-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-04-17
• Study First Posted: 2009-04-20
• Primary Completion: 2010-04
• Study Completion: 2010-04
• Status Verified: 2012-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-08-28
• Last Update Posted: 2012-08-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 33

Inclusion Criteria

• Clinical diagnosis of acute viral bronchiolitis
• RSV positive

Exclusion Criteria

• Heart diseases
• Chronic lung disease
• Neurological diseases
• Parental refusal
• Previous wheezing episode
• ventilatory support

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
1- Conventional Chest Physiotherapy	Chest physiotherapy - Conventional	Percussion , thorax compression and Postural Drainage/suction if necessary
2- Chest physiotherapy- Actual techniques	Chest physiotherapy - actual techniques	slow prolonged expiration and clearance rhinopharynx and suction if necessary
3- Airway Suction	3-Airway suction	Suction superior airways. Only in admission.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Respiratory distress	on first evaluation by physiotherapyst ( until 2 hours after hospital admission)	This outcome was evaluated with Wang's score for infants with bronchiolitis

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Respiratory distress	1 hour before hospital discharge	wang's score

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hospital Sírio Libanês; 🇧🇷 São Paulo, Brazil