Effectiveness of Chest Physiotherapy in Infants With Acute Viral Bronchiolitis

Viral Bronchiolitis Clinical Trial

— ECPAVB  

Official title:

Effectiveness of Chest Physiotherapy Actual Versus Conventional Techniques in Infants With Acute Viral Bronchiolitis. Random Clinical Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00884429
• Other study ID #: BHSL
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: April 17, 2009
• Last updated: August 28, 2012
• Start date: April 2009
• Est. completion date: April 2010

Study information

• Verified date: January 2012
• Source: Hospital Sirio-Libanes
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Brazil: Ministry of Health
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial 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.

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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 33
• Est. completion date: April 2010
• Est. primary completion date: April 2010
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: N/A to 24 Months

Eligibility

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

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Investigator), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Bronchiolitis
• Bronchiolitis, Viral
• Viral Bronchiolitis

Intervention

Procedure:
• Chest physiotherapy - Conventional
Percussion Postural Drainage and thorax compression
• Chest physiotherapy - actual techniques
Slow prolonged expiration and clearance rhinopharynx retrograde
• 3-Airway suction
Airway suction

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Brazil	Hospital Sírio Libanês	São Paulo

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Hospital Sirio-Libanes

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Brazil, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Respiratory distress	This outcome was evaluated with Wang's score for infants with bronchiolitis	on first evaluation by physiotherapyst ( until 2 hours after hospital admission)	Yes
Secondary	Respiratory distress	Wang's score	48 hours after first evaluation	Yes
Secondary	Respiratory distress	Wang's score	72 hours after first evaluation	Yes
Secondary	Respiratory distress	wang's score	1 hour before hospital discharge	Yes