The study design will be a randomized controlled trial. The data will be collected from Gulab Devi Teaching Hospital, Lahore. 34 kids aged 8 to 14 years will be randomly assigned either to an experimental group or a control group. The intervention group includes the active Cycle of Breathing technique with balloon-blowing therapy for 3 days. The control group includes the active cycle of breathing technique. Sputum secretion will be measured by 'sputum measurement cups." Dyspnea will be measured by the "Modified Borg dyspne Scale," and functional capacity will be measured by the "6-Minute Walk Test." Data will be analyzed through SPSS version 25.0.
Children aged 8 to14 years
Diagnosed with tuberculosis
Patients with excessive pulmonary secretions and/or difficulty clearing airway secretions.
Adequate cognitive ability to understand and follow verbal commands and perform ACBT.
Diagnosed with multi-drug-resistant (MDR) TB
Presence of hemoptysis
The patient who is unconscious and unresponsive.
Received physical therapy intervention in the past 2 weeks