Slow Expiratory Technique to Improve Alimentation in Children With Bronchiolitis — BRONCHIOL-EAT  

Acute Viral Bronchiolitis Clinical Trial

Official title: Slow Expiratory Technique Efficacy on 24 Hours Food Ingestion in Children Under Than 12 Months, Hospitalized for Bronchiolitis : a Randomized Controlled Study

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine wether a single chest physiotherapy session with slow expiratory technique (SET) improves infants with viral bronchiolitis quality of life (food intake and sleep) on the next 24 hours.

Clinical Trial Description

Bronchiolitis is the most common lower respiratory viral infection in infants. Nowadays bronchiolitis is the first reason of children hospitalisation worldwide. Symptoms are based on airway inflammation associated to an increased mucus production and cell necrosis leading to a multifactorial airway obstruction. Recommended treatments are supportive care based on oxygenation and rehydration. Airway clearance techniques represented by chest physiotherapy remain controversial.

Considering that bronchiolitis impacts respiratory condition in young infants feeding and sleep may be reduced. Evaluating quality of life represented by feeding and sleep in hospitalized infants may be an important outcome in this population.

The investigators hypothesized that chest physiotherapy with SET will improve children's quality of life, especially 24 hours food intake and sleep. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Acute Viral Bronchiolitis
• Bronchiolitis
• Bronchiolitis, Viral

• NCT number: NCT03738501
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Groupe Hospitalier du Havre
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 2, 2019
• Completion date: December 8, 2022