ArticlePediatric pulmonology2025
Are Athletic Coaches Aware of Exercise-Induced Laryngeal Obstruction in Children and Adolescents?
Article in Pediatric pulmonology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
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.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
3 authors.
Funding
Abstract
purposeOnset of pediatric exercise induced laryngeal obstruction (EILO) often occurs in athletic contexts. This study investigated athletic coach awareness of EILO in children and adolescents. Strategies employed by coaches when working with athletes with EILO and exercise induced dyspnea (EID) of unknown etiology were also examined.
methodsEILO awareness was assessed using an anonymous electronic survey distributed to three types of athletic coaches: sport coaches, dance instructors, and physical education teachers. Survey distribution occurred via social media, Reddit, and sport coach/dance instructor association email listservs.
resultsThree-hundred and two athletic coaches responded to the survey (mean age = 43.4 years). Overall, only 22.5% (N = 68) of survey respondents indicated familiarity with EILO. Twelve percent (N = 38) of coaches reported that they had worked directly with an athlete diagnosed with EILO. Neither sport coached, respondent age, nor years of experience predicted which coaches were familiar with EILO. Fifty-eight percent (N = 176) of athletic coaches indicated that they worked with athletes with EID of unknown etiology "often." Coaches were significantly more confident working with athletes with EID as compared to EILO (p = 0.021). Coaches reported that working with athletes with dyspnea was common, however, athletes rarely disclosed breathing symptom etiology.
conclusionLess that one fourth of athletic coaches reported any awareness of EILO. Coaches overwhelmingly indicated that better communication with athletes and increased knowledge of EILO would allow them to coach athletes more effectively. Future work should determine whether coordinating EILO and EID treatment with athletic coaches can improve treatment outcomes.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.