Status:
COMPLETED
Using Buteyko Breathing Technique to Control Asthma in School-Age Children
Lead Sponsor:
Mansoura University
Conditions:
Childhood Asthma
Eligibility:
All Genders
6-12 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Asthma is a complex condition that can impair not only the child's physical growth but also his optimal functional capacity and performance. Buteyko Breathing Technique (BBT) is an exercise designed t...
Detailed Description
Methods Research design: A quasi-experimental design, one group pre and post-test will be used to conduct this study. Study setting: The study will be conducted at the out-patient clinics of Manso...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- The school age child of both sex whose age range from 6: 12 years to insure the ability of the child to perform Buteyko exercise.
- The child whose condition is mild to moderate as confirmed by the medical practitioner.
- The child treated from asthma only by medications and no other alternative treatment as revealed by their primary caregiver.
- The child and their parents not take any previous instruction about Buteyko method.
- The child and their parents were accepting participation for four weeks during the study.
Exclusion
- The child who not have the inclusion criteria.
- The child with severe asthma, cardiac disease, mental retardation, pneumonia, infectious disease, lung disease, physical disabilities and psychiatric disorders as confirmed by the medical practitioner.
- The child who receive any other alternative therapy. The sample size was limited because the starting of the COVID 19 pandemic which affect the children attendance to the clinic and refusal from mothers to continue in the study program.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 15 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 24 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
33 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05390554
Start Date
September 15 2019
End Date
December 24 2019
Last Update
May 25 2022
Active Locations (1)
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Mansoura University
Al Mansurah, Egypt, 30016