The Effect of Reflexology in Patients With Viral Bronchiolitis

NCT ID: NCT05799677

Last Updated: 2023-04-11

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-01-01

Study Completion Date

2023-03-31

Brief Summary

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To test the influence of reflexology on bronchiolitis.

Detailed Description

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Reflexology has been used in different respiratory tract infections on pulmonary function tests in patients with asthma, with some success. It has also been tested in newborns with respiratory distress syndrome, where it has decreased respiratory rate. Whole body massage was found to be helpful in newborns with opioid withdrawal syndrome. It has been shown to be a safe treatment and well tolerated even among very young infants.

Therefore, the investigators decided to evaluate effect of reflexology treatment in patients with viral bronchiolitis.

Conditions

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Bronchiolitis; Chemical Reflexology

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Comparing the extent of bronchiolitis between reflexology additive treatment to no reflexology treatment.
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Reflexology

Additive treatment with reflexology

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Reflexology

Intervention Type OTHER

Additive reflexology treatment

Control

No treatment with reflexology

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Reflexology

Additive reflexology treatment

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* All children admitted due to bronchiolitis

Exclusion Criteria

* Children whose parents refused participation
Maximum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Hillel Yaffe Medical Center

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Erez Nadir, MD

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Erez Nadir, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Hillel Yaffe Medical Center

Locations

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Hillel Yaffe medical center

Hadera, Hadera, Israel

Site Status

Countries

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Israel

References

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Fattah MA, Hamdy B. Pulmonary functions of children with asthma improve following massage therapy. J Altern Complement Med. 2011 Nov;17(11):1065-8. doi: 10.1089/acm.2010.0758.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 22087616 (View on PubMed)

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.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 34818220 (View on PubMed)

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.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 35599503 (View on PubMed)

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.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 33962511 (View on PubMed)

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.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26833493 (View on PubMed)

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.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 1731571 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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0135-22-HYMC-IL

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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