8 weeks of inspiratory muscle training combined with a pulmonary rehabilitation program increases respiratory muscle strength, pulmonary function, functional capacity, and quality of life in chest burned children.
The primary purpose of this study is to see how an inspiratory muscle training program along with a pulmonary rehabilitation program improved respiratory muscle strength, respiratory function and quality of life after children with chest burns were discharged from the hospital.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
40
training done with a pressure threshold-loading device
Circuit training of aerobic and resistive exercise
Outpatient Clinic of College of Applied Medical Sciences, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University
Al Kharj, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
maximal inspiratory pressure
performed using an electronic respiratory pressure meter
Time frame: 1 week after hospital discharge
maximal inspiratory pressure
performed using an electronic respiratory pressure meter
Time frame: 8 weeks
maximal expiratory pressure
performed using an electronic respiratory pressure meter
Time frame: 1 week after hospital discharge
maximal expiratory pressure
performed using an electronic respiratory pressure meter
Time frame: 8 weeks
Pulmonary function test, forced expiratory volume in the first second
performed using a spirometer, the FEV1 (forced expiratory volume in the first second) was recorded.
Time frame: 1 week after hospital discharge
Pulmonary function test, forced expiratory volume in the first second
performed using a spirometer, the FEV1 (forced expiratory volume in the first second) was recorded.
Time frame: 8 weeks
Pulmonary function test, forced vital capacity
performed using a spirometer, the FVC (forced vital capacity) was recorded.
Time frame: 1 week after hospital discharge
Pulmonary function test, forced vital capacity
performed using a spirometer, the FVC (forced vital capacity) was recorded.
Time frame: 8 weeks
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Pulmonary function test, FEV1/FVC ratio
performed using a spirometer, (forced expiratory volume in the first second/ forced vital capacity) FEV1/FVC ratio was recorded.
Time frame: 1 week after hospital discharge
Pulmonary function test, FEV1/FVC ratio
performed using a spirometer, (forced expiratory volume in the first second/ forced vital capacity) FEV1/FVC ratio was recorded.
Time frame: 8 weeks
Functional exercise capacity
assessed using the six-minute walk test
Time frame: 1 week after hospital discharge
Functional exercise capacity
assessed using the six-minute walk test
Time frame: 8 weeks
Health related Quality of Life
assessed using the validated cross-culturally adapted version of the Pediatric Quality of life, The Peds-QL is a 23-item scale. Participants scored on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 0 (never an issue) to 4 (almost always a problem). Following that, the item scores are decoded and linearly transformed to a 100-point scale. The psychosocial functioning summary score and physical functioning summary score were used for this study. A score of 100 indicates the highest functional status, while a score of 0 indicates the lowest functional status.
Time frame: 1 week after hospital discharge
Health related Quality of Life
assessed using the validated cross-culturally adapted version of the Pediatric Quality of life, The Peds-QL is a 23-item scale. Participants scored on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 0 (never an issue) to 4 (almost always a problem). Following that, the item scores are decoded and linearly transformed to a 100-point scale. The psychosocial functioning summary score and physical functioning summary score were used for this study. A score of 100 indicates the highest functional status, while a score of 0 indicates the lowest functional status.
Time frame: 8 weeks