Physiotherapy for Children With Dysfunctional Breathing

Dysfunctional Breathing Clinical Trial

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Official title:

Feasibility Study for a Multi-centre Trial Investigating Whether Physiotherapy Improves Outcomes for Children With Dysfunctional Breathing

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04215341
• Other study ID #: SCH/14/011
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: August 4, 2014
• Est. completion date: August 8, 2016

Study information

• Verified date: December 2019
• Source: Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Dysfunctional breathing in children primarily affects the ability to participate in sport or exercise but can also stop children doing other activities such as playing musical instruments. Clinical experience has shown that physiotherapy (through the use of breathing retraining and other associated techniques) can stop the symptoms of dysfunctional breathing, allowing children to return to normal activities and reduce or stop inhaled medications.

Whilst there is some evidence in adults with this condition to support the use of physiotherapy, there have been no studies carried out in children investigating whether physiotherapy is beneficial for children with dysfunctional breathing.

This study therefore aims to investigate the feasibility of a future large scale multicentre clinical trial designed to investigate whether physiotherapy improves outcomes for children with dysfunctional breathing. The improved management of this common but under recognised condition would lead to significant improvements in the quality of life of children coupled with the reduction in potentially harmful medications.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 31
• Est. completion date: August 8, 2016
• Est. primary completion date: August 8, 2016
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 8 Years to 16 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

Aged 8-16 years Clinical diagnosis of dysfunctional breathing

Exclusion Criteria:

Uncontrolled comorbidities Participant and parents/guardians not fluent in written and spoken English Inability to follow instructions

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Dysfunctional Breathing
• Respiratory Aspiration

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Physiotherapy
A course of breathing retraining delivered by a physiotherapist and practiced by the participant at home.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United Kingdom	Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust	Sheffield	Sheffield (South Yorkshire District)

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust	University of Sheffield

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United Kingdom, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Child and parent proxy report versions of the quality of life questionnaire(PedsQL)	To measure participant and parent proxy report of quality of life in the four domains of physical, emotional, social and school functioning	24 months
Secondary	Symptom questionnaire (Nijmegen questionnaire)	To measure the type and frequency of symptoms commonly associated with dysfunctional breathing	24 months
Secondary	Structured light plethysmography (SLP) scan (Thora-3DI)	To objectively measure breathing pattern and rate without influencing these parameters	24 months
Secondary	Reliever inhaler usage recorded using a data logger device	To measure usage of inhaled reliever medication	24 months