Mucociliary Clearance Techniques for Acute Bronchiolitis

ConditionsAcute Bronchiolitis Due to Respiratory Syncytial Virus Bronchiolitis Acute Bronchiolitis Acute Viral

Trial statusNot yet recruiting

Trial phaseNot applicable

Trial typeInterventional

Biological sexAll

Age28-12

SponsorUniversidad de León

About this trial

To assess the efficacy of mucociliary clearance techniques in non-hospitalised infants with a first episode of mild to moderate acute bronchiolitis.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Medical diagnosis of first episode of acute Bronchiolitis.

Acute Bronchiolitis with mild (ESBA score = 1-4) or moderate (ESBA score =5-9) severity according to the ESBA.

Informed consent signed by parents or legal guardians.

Disqualifiers

Infants previously diagnosed with chronic respiratory disease.

Previous episodes of wheezing.

Presence of any type of contraindication to receive Respiratory Physiotherapy treatment.

Trial design

Design model

Single group

Treatments tested in this trial

Respiratory Physiotherapy
Procedure/Surgery
Mucociliary clearance techniques (prolonged slow expiration and provoked cough), bronchodilator when prescribed and nebulisation with 3% hypertonic saline.

Treatment groups

70 Participants

are divided into 1 treatment group

Group A: Treatment groupExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

ESBA

The variables collected using the ESBA scale were: wheezing, crackles, inspiratory effort, Inspiratory/Expiratory ratio, respiratory rate and heart rate.

Time frame

1 session (45 minutes)

Locations

This trial has no locations.

Sponsors and contacts

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Universidad de León

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

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