Mucociliary Clearance Techniques for Acute Bronchiolitis | NCT06689631 | Trialant

Mucociliary Clearance Techniques for Acute Bronchiolitis | NCT06689631 | Trialant

Arms/Interventions Module

Arm Groups

Label	Type	Description	Intervention Names
Treatment group	Experimental	The intervention consisted of a Respiratory Physiotherapy session including: mucociliary clearance techniques (prolonged slow expiration and provoked cough), bronchodilator when prescribed and nebulisation with 3% hypertonic saline.	Procedure: Respiratory Physiotherapy

Interventions

Name	Type	Description	Arm Group Labels	Other Names
Respiratory Physiotherapy	Procedure	Mucociliary clearance techniques (prolonged slow expiration and provoked cough), bronchodilator when prescribed and nebulisation with 3% hypertonic saline.

Outcomes Module

Primary Outcomes

Measure	Description	Time Frame
ESBA	The variables collected using the ESBA scale were: wheezing, crackles, inspiratory effort, Inspiratory/Expiratory ratio, respiratory rate and heart rate.	1 session (45 minutes)

References Module

Citations

PubMed Identifier	Type	Citation	Retractions
34625378	Background	Gonzalez Bellido V, Velaz Baza V, Esteo MDCJ, Carballo RG, Colombo A, Zaldivar JNC, Donadio MVF. Safety of airway clearance combined with bronchodilator and hypertonic saline in non-hospitalized infants with acute bronchiolitis. Arch Pediatr. 2021 Nov;28(8):707-711. doi: 10.1016/j.arcped.2021.09.007. Epub 2021 Oct 5.