The Effect of Reflexology in Patients With Viral Bronchiolitis

NCT05799677 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 0135-22-HYMC-IL
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 30
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

To test the influence of reflexology on bronchiolitis.

Conditions

Bronchiolitis; Chemical; Reflexology

Keywords

Bronchiolitis; Reflexology

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Hospitalization period

  The time from admission to discharge (days)

  1-14 days

• Oxygen therapy period

  Number of days of oxygen treatment

  1-14 Days

Study Arms (2)

Reflexology

EXPERIMENTAL

Additive treatment with reflexology

Other: Reflexology

Control

NO INTERVENTION

No treatment with reflexology

Interventions

Reflexology OTHER

Additive reflexology treatment

Reflexology

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: Up to 18 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• All children admitted due to bronchiolitis

You may not qualify if:

• Children whose parents refused participation

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Hillel Yaffe Medical Center: lead

Study Sites (1)

Hillel Yaffe medical center

Hadera, Hadera, 38100, Israel

Location

Related Publications (6)

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  PMID: 22087616 BACKGROUND

• Miralizadeh A, Peyman A, Jamali Soltani N, Ashktorab T. Comparison of the Effect of Foot and Palm Reflexology Massage on Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Premature Infants under Noninvasive Ventilation. Complement Med Res. 2022;29(2):100-108. doi: 10.1159/000517982. Epub 2021 Oct 29.

  PMID: 34818220 BACKGROUND

• Rana D, Garde K, Elabiad MT, Pourcyrous M. Whole body massage for newborns: A report on non-invasive methodology for neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome. J Neonatal Perinatal Med. 2022;15(3):559-565. doi: 10.3233/NPM-220989.

  PMID: 35599503 BACKGROUND

• Jones LM, Regan C, Wolf K, Bryant J, Rakowsky A, Pe M, Snyder DA. Effect of osteopathic manipulative treatment on pulmonary function testing in children with asthma. J Osteopath Med. 2021 May 7;121(6):589-596. doi: 10.1515/jom-2020-0040.

  PMID: 33962511 BACKGROUND

• Roque i Figuls M, Gine-Garriga M, Granados Rugeles C, Perrotta C, Vilaro J. Chest physiotherapy for acute bronchiolitis in paediatric patients between 0 and 24 months old. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2016 Feb 1;2(2):CD004873. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004873.pub5.

  PMID: 26833493 BACKGROUND

• Wang EE, Milner RA, Navas L, Maj H. Observer agreement for respiratory signs and oximetry in infants hospitalized with lower respiratory infections. Am Rev Respir Dis. 1992 Jan;145(1):106-9. doi: 10.1164/ajrccm/145.1.106.

  PMID: 1731571 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Bronchiolitis

Interventions

Musculoskeletal Manipulations

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Bronchitis; Respiratory Tract Infections; Infections; Bronchial Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Lung Diseases, Obstructive; Lung Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Complementary Therapies; Therapeutics; Physical Therapy Modalities; Rehabilitation

Study Officials

• Erez Nadir, MD

  Hillel Yaffe Medical Center

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER GOV
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Model Details: Comparing the extent of bronchiolitis between reflexology additive treatment to no reflexology treatment.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 22, 2023
• First Posted: April 5, 2023
• Study Start: January 1, 2023
• Primary Completion: March 31, 2023
• Study Completion: March 31, 2023
• Last Updated: April 11, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

IL (1)