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NCT Number: NCT01858844

Chest Compression Technique in Infants

Evaluate the effect of chest manual compression technique (CCT) in the variables of oxygenation, hemodynamic and respiratory work in infants with respiratory diseases that are associated with atelectasis.

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Key information

Conditions

Atelectasis Lung Diseases Pulmonary Atelectasis Respiratory Tract Diseases

Age range

29 day–24 month

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Hospital do Mandaqui

São Paulo, 02401-400, Brazil

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Group A

  • Infants (29 days to 24 months of age).
  • After the legal representatives of the patients have read agreed and signed an informed consent
  • Infants diagnosed with atelectasis by medical staff, with chest x-ray with opacification directors
  • Respiratory disease

Group B (control group)

  • Infants whose inpatient diagnosis has not been respiratory ailments that did not show any pain at the time of the evaluation.

For the control group followed the same evaluation criteria of group A.

Exclusion criteria

  • Infants with respiratory disorders that don't have with atelectasis
  • Infants who showed signs of irritability or intense crying at the time of evaluation

Treatment and study plan

CHEST COMPRESSION TECHNIQUE (CCT)

Other

The CCT was held with the placement of one of the hands were not engaged in. The following has been applied a symmetric oblique direction, pressure from top to bottom on the half thorax rib cage so that it went according to the complacency of the ribcage. This pressure was applied in the expiratory phase and held for 10 seconds, totaling 6 repetitions of the maneuver during 60 seconds. The other hand held on the contralateral iliac crest to stabilize the patient. The technique was held during 5 consecutive minutes with range of a respiratory incursion every 60 seconds. Immediately after and 10 minutes after the end of the application of the technique, the data was measured again.

Primary outcomes

  1. Changes in clinical signs

    Time frame: baseline, within one minute after and 10 min after CCT

    Variation in clinical signs of oxygenation and respiratory and cardiac frequency

Secondary outcomes

  1. Changes in signs of respiratory distress

    Time frame: baseline, within one minute after and 10 min after CCT

    Signs of respiratory distress

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Hospital Sirio-Libanes

Other

Registry information

Official study title

EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTS OF MANUAL CHEST COMPRESSION TECHNIQUE IN INFANTS WITH PULMONARY ATELECTASIS- Clinical CONTROLLED TRIAL

Important dates

Study start
2012
Primary completion
2012
Study completion
2012
First posted
May 21, 2013
Registry last updated
May 21, 2013

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