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ReviewIndian journal of pediatrics2018

Asthma - A Disease of How We Breathe: Role of Breathing Exercises and Pranayam.

Jhuma Sankar, Rashmi Ranjan Das

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In one paragraph

Review in Indian journal of pediatrics, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07140458 (Comparative Effect of Box Breathing And Buteyko Breathing on Pulmonary Functions in Asthma), which is not on this map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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12citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT07140458 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Comparative Effect of Box Breathing And Buteyko Breathing on Pulmonary Functions in Asthma

TypeinterventionalSponsorRiphah International UniversityRan2024 to 2025Enrolled36ConditionsAsthma (Diagnosis), Breathing ExercisesArmsButeyko Breathing, Box breathing
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Breathing exercises for adults with asthma.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020
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  12. Advances in Asthma - III.Indian journal of pediatrics · 2018
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jhuma SankarDepartment of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. jhumaji@gmail.com.
Rashmi Ranjan DasDepartment of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhuvaneshwar, India.
All India Institute of Medical Sciences · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To describe the role of breathing exercises or yoga and/or pranayama in the management of childhood asthma. We conducted an updated literature search and retrieved relevant literature on the role of breathing exercises or yoga and/or pranayama in the management of childhood asthma. We found that the breathing exercises or yoga and/or pranayama are generally multi-component packaged interventions, and are described as follows: Papworth technique, Buteyko technique, Yoga and/or Pranayam. These techniques primarily modify the pattern of breathing to reduce hyperventilation resulting in normalisation of CO2 level, reduction of bronchospasm and resulting breathlessness. In addition they also change the behaviour, decrease anxiety, improve immunological parameters, and improve endurance of the respiratory muscles that may ultimately help asthmatic children. We found 10 clinical trials conducted in children with asthma of varying severity, and found to benefit children with chronic (mild and moderate) and uncontrolled asthma, but not acute severe asthma. Breathing exercises or yoga and/or pranayama may benefit children with chronic (mild and moderate) and uncontrolled asthma, but not acute severe asthma. Before these techniques can be incorporated into the standard care of asthmatic children, important outcomes like quality of life, medication use, and patient reported outcomes need to be evaluated in future clinical trials.

Indexed as

Breathing ExercisesYogaAsthmaChildHumansSeverity of Illness IndexAllergyAsthmaBreathing exerciseLung functionPediatricPranayamQuality of lifeYoga

Identifiers

PMID29247426
OpenAlexW2772706148

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