Effect of Incentive Respiratory Training on Pulmonary Functions and Functional Capacity in Children With B-thalassemia Major

ConditionsIncentive Spirometer Pulmonary Function Functional Capacity Child, Only Thalassemia Major

Trial statusRecruiting

Trial phaseNot applicable

Trial typeInterventional

Biological sexAll

Age6-10

SponsorRawan Mohammed Khairy Mostafa Elsawy

About this trial

The study was done to:

1. Investigate the effect of respiratory training on functional lung capacity and 2. To detect the effect of respiratory training on pulmonary functions in children with β-thalassemia major. 3. To detect the level of oxygen saturation and heart rate during and after blood transfusion in children with β-thalassemia major.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Diagnosed as thalassemia & subjected to blood transfusion

Their age range from 6 to 10 years old

Both sexes, male and female, will participate.

Subjects are able to follow simple verbal commands or instructions included in the procedures.

Disqualifiers

Children with mental retardation or any other disability .

Children with visual or hearing defects.

Children with cardiovascular, chest pulmonary, and heart diseases.

Children with any postoperative cardiovascular, chest pulmonary, and heart conditions.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

Incentive spirometer exercises
Diaphragmatic breathing
Pursed lip breathing:
Costal breathing exercises

Treatment groups

50 Participants

are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Rawan Mohammed Khairy Mostafa Elsawy

Lead sponsor

Cairo University

Sponsor institution

Cairo University

Collaborator

Source ClinicalTrials.gov