Animation-Based Breathing Therapy for School-Age Children

NCT06988254 | Enrolling By Invitation

• 1 other identifier: 17052025
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 130
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This randomized controlled trial aims to investigate the efficacy of animation-based breathing therapy on the physical (cough strength, chest expansion, and walking speed) and psychological health (perceived stress level, well-being, and attention) of school-age children.

Conditions

Children; Breathing Patterns; Stress; School Health

Keywords

Children; Breathing; Stress; School; Well-being

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Chest Expansion Measurement

  Chest expansion will be assessed using a measuring tape. While the children are in a relaxed seated position, measurements will be taken from the axillary, epigastric, and subcostal regions. The difference between the chest circumference at maximal inspiration and maximal expiration will be calculated and recorded.

  Baseline

Secondary Outcomes (11)

• Chest Expansion Measurement

  After six-week period

• Peak Expiratory Flow

  Baseline

• Peak Expiratory Flow

  After six-week period

• 10-Meter Walk Test

  Baseline

• 10-Meter Walk Test

  After six-week period

Study Arms (2)

Animation-based breathing therapy

EXPERIMENTAL

The intervention includes the animation-based breathing therapy for six weeks (two sessions per day, five days per week).

Other: Animation-based breathing therapy

Control

NO INTERVENTION

No Intervention

Interventions

Animation-based breathing therapy OTHER

The animation-based breathing therapy includes breathing exercises for children, such as lion, crab, and rainbow breathing. The intervention will continue for six weeks (two sessions per day, five days per week).

Animation-based breathing therapy

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 8 Years - 12 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• \-- Children aged between 8 and 12 years,
• Attending school and formal education regularly,
• Volunteers whose parents and themselves agreed to participate after being informed about the purpose of the study and the procedures involved, and who provided written informed consent.

You may not qualify if:

• Children with any condition that may prevent them from completing self-reported questionnaires during the assessment (e.g., difficulty in understanding forms, physical disabilities, illiteracy),
• History of any upper or lower extremity injury within the past six months,
• History of any upper or lower extremity surgery within the past six months,
• Presence of any soft tissue disorder,
• Diagnosed with serious gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, pulmonary, or hematological disorders following examination by a specialist physician,
• Diagnosed spinal problems such as scoliosis, kyphosis, or kyphoscoliosis,
• Diagnosed with psychotic disorder, bipolar disorder, or autism spectrum disorder,
• History of epilepsy or serious head trauma,
• Current use of psychotropic medications.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa: lead

Study Sites (1)

Istanbul Medeniyet University

Istanbul, Kartal, 34862, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Respiratory Aspiration

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Respiration Disorders; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Tansu Birinci Olgun, PT, PhD

  Istanbul Medeniyet University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 17, 2025
• First Posted: May 23, 2025
• Study Start: May 20, 2025
• Primary Completion: June 27, 2025
• Study Completion: June 30, 2025
• Last Updated: May 30, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-05

Locations

TU (1)