Effect of Incentive Respiratory Training on Pulmonary Functions and Functional Capacity in Children With B-thalassemia Major
Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
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
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 6
Maximum Age: 10
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• 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.
Locations
Other Locations
Egypt
Zagazig university hospitals.
RECRUITING
Zagazig
Contact Information
Primary
Rawan Muhammed Khairy, physical therapist
Roonyelsawy2@gmail.com
01125492020
Time Frame
Start Date: 2025-04-07
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-10-08
Participants
Target number of participants: 50
Treatments
Active_comparator: traditional breathing exercise
20 children will receive traditional breathing exercise for 30 minutes 2 times per month for 3 months.
Experimental: traditional breathing exercise and incentive spirometer breathing
20 children who will receive traditional breathing exercise for 15 minutes and breathing exercises by incentive spirometer for 15 minutes 2 times per month for 3 months
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: Cairo University
Leads: Rawan Mohammed Khairy Mostafa Elsawy