NIV Application in the Treatment of Asthmatic Children

Pharmacologic therapy has clinical efficacy in the control, but the patient often does not adhere adequately.

There is need for further research into non-pharmacological therapies for clinical asthma control and in turn the use of CPAP and bilevel pressure in the airways has shown beneficial effects on autonomic modulation and bronchial responsiveness leading to the hypothesis that these therapies also have effects on the BIE.The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of these non-pharmacological therapies in several variables and especially the BIE.

Inclusion criteria

• Age between 5:11 years;
• Both sexes;
• Do not be included in any regular physical activity program;
• Having a diagnosis of asthma, according to the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA);
• Not having received Theophylline or aminophylline and oral corticosteroids in the last 30 days;
• not have presented respiratory infection in the last two months;
• Signature of IC

Exclusion criteria

• Have done inhaled bronchodilator in less than 12 hours before the assessment;
• Inability to understand or perform any of the tests, due to physical and mental limitations;
• Intolerance proposed activities;
• Have heart disease inflammatory, congenital or ischemic origin;
• Being in the presence of any infectious process with fever.