Posture and Pulmonary Function of Mouth-breathing Children

Mouth Breathing Clinical Trial

Official title:

Posture and Pulmonary Function of Mouth-breathing Children

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01019525
• Other study ID #: MBPF
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: November 24, 2009
• Last updated: November 25, 2009
• Start date: June 2004
• Est. completion date: June 2008

Study information

• Verified date: November 2009
• Source: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Brazil: National Committee of Ethics in Research
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to characterize the posture and respiratory function of mouth-breathing children.

Description:

Mouth-breathing children presents changes in stomatognathic system, which results in head projection, tension augment in scapular belt muscles and postural adaptations. Although thoracic shape and posture can influence ventilatory dynamics, we didn't find studies addressing pulmonary function of mouth-breathing children. This was a transversal study, designed to analyze the posture of mouth-breathing children, and verify the existence of correlation between posture and pulmonary volumes.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 34
• Est. completion date: June 2008
• Est. primary completion date: June 2008
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 8 Years to 12 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Nasal breathing (normal subjects group) or mouth breathing (mouth-breathing group), and the age between eight (08) and twelve (12) for both groups.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Prior physiotherapeutic treatment or in process, presence of diagnostic or report on acute or chronic pulmonary disease, neurofunctional or cognitive impairment and alteration of the osteomuscular system.

Study Design

Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Mouth Breathing
• Respiratory Aspiration

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Brazil	Federal University of Rio de Janeiro	Rio de Janeiro

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Brazil, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Pulmonary function, by means of forced spirometry.		Within the first 30 days after recruitment.	No
Secondary	Posture, by means of photogrammetry.		Within the first 30 days after recruitment.	No