Immediate effects of a rhino-pharyngeal clearance protocol in nasal obstruction and middle ear condition of children under 3 years of age with upper respiratory infections: A randomized controlled trial.

Introduction And Objectives: Children up to 2 years old are at high risk of respiratory infections and nasal irrigation is often prescribed. Yet, to date there is no sufficient knowledge about its immediate effects on the nasopharynx and middle ear. Therefore, this study aimed to analyze the effect of a rhino-pharyngeal clearance intervention protocol on nasal obstruction and middle ear condition in children under 3 years of age with URTI.

Caregivers' education vs rhinopharyngeal clearance in children with upper respiratory infections: impact on children's health outcomes.

Unlabelled: Upper Respiratory Tract Infections (URTI) are very common in children having no effective pharmacological treatment. This study aimed to compare the effect of caregivers' health education regarding children's respiratory infections and the effect of a rhinopharyngeal clearance protocol in children with URTI. A factorial trial was conducted in 138 children up to 3 years, attending day-care centres.

Chest physical therapy in acute viral bronchiolitis: an updated review.

We describe the various therapies for infant acute viral bronchiolitis and the contradictory results obtained with chest physical therapy. The treatment target is bronchial obstruction, which is a multifactorial phenomenon that includes edema, bronchoconstriction, and increased mucus production, with a clinical grading defined as severe, moderate, or mild. Chest physical therapy is revisited in its various modalities, according to preliminary scoring of the disease.

Chest physical therapy is effective in reducing the clinical score in bronchiolitis: randomized controlled trial.

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of chest physical therapy (CP) in reducing the clinical score in infants with acute viral bronchiolitis (AVB).

Methods: Randomized controlled trial of 30 previously healthy infants (mean age 4.08 SD 3.

Prolonged slow expiration technique in infants: effects on tidal volume, peak expiratory flow, and expiratory reserve volume.

Background: Prolonged slow expiration (PSE) is a physiotherapy technique often applied in infants to reduce pulmonary obstruction and clear secretions, but there have been few studies of PSE's effects on the respiratory system.

Objective: To describe PSE's effects on respiratory mechanics in infants.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study with 18 infants who had histories of recurrent wheezing.

Evaluation of an alternative chest physiotherapy method in infants with respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis.

Background: We proposed a new chest physiotherapy (CPT) secretion clearance method to treat respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis in infants. Our new CPT method consists of 15 prolonged slow expirations, then 5 provoked cough maneuvers.

Methods: We randomized 20 infants (mean age 4.