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NCT Number: NCT06862895

Effect of Chest Physiotherapy on Clinical Outcome of Infants With Bronchiolitis

The goal of clinical trial study is to evaluate effect of chest physiotherapy educational on mother's knowledge, practice and clinical outcomes of infants aged less than 12 months diagnosed with bronchiolitis by physician

The main questions aims to answer:

* Does chest physiotherapy improve clinical outcomes of infants with bronchiolitis? * Does educational program improve mothers knowledge and practice regarding chest physiotherapy?

Researcher compare two groups one receive routine hospital care (control group) other receive chest physiotherapy applied by mothers in addition to routine hospital care and will be followed up for 3 days

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Key information

Conditions

Bronchiolitis Bronchial Diseases Bronchitis Chest Physiotherapy Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities Educational Program Infant, Newborn, Diseases Infections Lung Diseases Lung Diseases, Obstructive Respiratory Tract Diseases Respiratory Tract Infections

Age range

1 month–1 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Hawler Medical University

Erbil, Kurdistan, 61002, Iraq

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Nazar R Othman, Assist.Prof

CONTACT

[email protected]

750 494 6398 ext. +964

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • 1. Mothers of infants diagnosed with bronchiolitis. 2. Presence of crackle on auscultation.

Exclusion criteria

  • Children with contraindication of chest physiotherapy (ex. Fracture, recent surgery)
  • Children who intubated and admitted to Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

Treatment and study plan

chest physiotherapy

Other

Chest Physiotherapy is including various techniques, in this study classical CPT was used to be applied to participants

Primary outcomes

  1. change in Clinical Outcomes of Infants with Bronchiolitis

    Time frame: baseline

    changing of oxygen saturation( SPO2) <90% to normal level SPO2>92%

  2. change in physiological outcomes of Infants with Bronchiolitis

    Time frame: baseline

    change in respiratory rate from abnormal to normal (0-3 month RR:35-55 3-6 month RR:30-45 6-12 month RR:25-40) breath per minute

Secondary outcomes

  1. Improvement in Knowledge of Mother's

    Time frame: After 3 days

    after application of educational program expected to to improve mother's knowledge regarding chest physiotherapy

  2. Improvement in practices of Mother's

    Time frame: After 3 days

    after application of educational program expected to to improve mother's practice regarding chest physiotherapy

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Nazar Othman, Assist.Prof

CONTACT

[email protected]

750 494 6398 ext. +964

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Hawler Medical University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Effect of Chest Physiotherapy Educational Program on Mother's Knowledge, Practice and Clinical Outcomes of Infants With Bronchiolitis

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
Mar 6, 2025
Registry last updated
Mar 6, 2025

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