Mucociliary Clearance Techniques for Acute Bronchiolitis

N/ANot Yet RecruitingNCT06689631

Universidad de León70 enrolled

Overview

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

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

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

Interventions

Respiratory PhysiotherapyPROCEDURE

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

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 28 DaysMax age: 12 Months

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * 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. Exclusion Criteria: * Infants previously diagnosed with chronic respiratory disease. * Previous episodes of wheezing. * Presence of any type of contraindication to receive Respiratory Physiotherapy treatment.

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)

Central Contacts

Raquel Leirós-Rodríguez, PhD.

CONTACT

+34 987 44 20 00 rleir@unileon.es

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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