Trial reportEinstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
Comparative analysis of the effects of two chest physical therapy interventions in patients with bronchiolitis during hospitalization period.
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Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial: Evaluation of the Effects of Respiratory Physiotherapy, Placebo-controlled, in Infants With Moderate Acute Bronchiolitis
Who cites it
6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.
- Chest physiotherapy for acute bronchiolitis in paediatric patients between 0 and 24 months old.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2016Pooled it
- Safety, tolerability and efficacy of LEGA-Kid® mechanical percussion device versus conventional chest physiotherapy in children: a randomised, single-blind controlled study.Singapore medical journal · 2022Trial
- Effectiveness of Manual Bronchial Clearance Techniques in the Treatment of Bronchiolitis.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Effects and safety of hypertonic saline combined with airway clearance in non-hospitalized children with recurrent wheezing.Hong Kong physiotherapy journal : official publication of the Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Limited = Wu li chih liao · 2023Article
- Chest physiotherapy for acute bronchiolitis in paediatric patients between 0 and 24 months old.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Review
- Ambulatory chest physiotherapy in mild-to-moderate acute bronchiolitis in children under two years of age - A randomized control trial.Hong Kong physiotherapy journal : official publication of the Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Limited = Wu li chih liao · 2021Article
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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate and compare the effects of two chest physiotherapy interventions in patients hospitalized due to acute bronchiolitis.
methodsProspective randomized study with a sample of 83 calls for 29 patients aged between 3 months and 1 year hospitalized for acute bronchiolitis. Patients were distributed randomly into two groups: Group 1, submitted to postural drainage, tapping and tracheal aspiration; and Group 2, submitted to postural drainage, expiratory acceleration flow and tracheal aspiration. Assessments were made before and 10 and 60 minutes after the end of therapy. Patients also underwent drug treatment. The endpoint was to compare two physical therapy interventions as to clinical improvement in infants with acute bronchiolitis by means of oxygen saturation and the Respiratory Distress Assessment Instrument score. The parents/guardians was requested to answer a questionnaire about the treatment applied before the last evaluation in order to measure their satisfaction related to the interventions made.
resultsThe groups were similar regarding the use of antibiotics and bronchodilators. A greater number of patients used corticosteroids in Group 2. A relevant improvement was observed on Respiratory Distress Assessment Instrument score with physical therapy, with reduction of the score 10 minutes after interventions, and the same score 60 minutes later, with no differences between techniques applied. There was no significant variation of pulse oximetry after chest physiotherapy. Most items assessed by the questionnaire had satisfactory answers.
conclusionNo differences were observed between groups regarding the items assessed (time required to discharge from study, pulse oximetry in room air and disease severity according to the Respiratory Distress Assessment Instrument score). Parents answered positively about the effects of therapy in the majority of items in the questionnaire, both for the expiratory acceleration flow technique and for tapping.
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