Online physiotherapy for children with long-term lung infections other than cystic fibrosis
Tests remote airway clearance and exercise sessions in children with chronic suppurative lung disease.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Digital Physiotherapy for Pediatric Chronic Suppurative Lung Diseases
Key facts
- Where
- Lamia, GreeceSee the site
AI summary: who the study is looking for
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.
The trial is looking for children aged 6 to 12 with a long-lasting lung disease with mucus build-up, not cystic fibrosis. It tests physiotherapy and exercise done online at home for 12 weeks.
- Age
- 6 to 12 years
- Sex
- All sexes can join.
- Disease stage
- Clinically stable, with no flare-up of the lung disease in the four weeks before joining.
- Earlier treatment
- Cannot have taken part in other rehabilitation programs or had regular physiotherapy airway clearance sessions (more than 10 sessions in 3 months).
Main reasons for not taking part
- Cystic fibrosis
- Immunodeficiency or asthma as the main condition
- Heart, nerve, muscle, cancer-spread or mental health problems, or problems that affect movement or following instructions
- Past lung transplant
- No internet access or unable to use technological devices
Read by machine on 13 November 2026.
Could this be for you?
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- Are you between 6 and 12 years old?
Source: NCT07376187, who can take part
Where in Greece
- Physiotherapy Department, University of ThessalyLamia, GreeceContact: Eleni A Kortianou, ProfessorNo longer taking part
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
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- Who runs it
- University of Thessaly
- Trial code
- NCT07376187
- Record updated
- 30 January 2026
- Original description
This is a prospective, single-center, two-arm (1:1), assessor-blinded, randomized controlled clinical trial that will be conducted in collaboration with the outpatient clinic of the third Pediatric Pulmonology Unit, "Attikon" University Hospital of Athens in Greece. The aim of the study is to investigate the effects of applying digital physiotherapy services in the management of specific clinical outcomes in children with chronic suppurative lung diseases, other than cystic fibrosis. The research question is whether airway clearance techniques and exercise training that are performed remotely using digital health services (DHSs) can improve functional and exercise capacity, as well as compliance with ACTs, compared to usual care. The intervention program includes airway clearance techniques (ACTs), as well as aerobic and strengthening exercises that can be implemented easily in an online setting at home with minimal equipment. The duration of the program will be 12 weeks, and the prescribed weekly regimen will consist of 50-minute remote sessions: two synchronous, supervised sessions conducted via the Vsee platform, and a minimum of one asynchronous, unsupervised session. Children will be encouraged to maintain daily adherence to the exercise protocol.Read full original descriptionShow less
Digital Physiotherapy Services in the Management of Pediatric Chronic Suppurative Lung Diseases: A Randomized Controlled Trial
This is a prospective, single-center, two-arm (1:1), assessor-blinded, randomized controlled clinical trial that will be conducted in collaboration with the outpatient clinic of the third Pediatric Pulmonology Unit, "Attikon" University Hospital of Athens in Greece. The aim of the study is to investigate the effects of applying digital physiotherapy services in the management of specific clinical outcomes in children with chronic suppurative lung diseases, other than cystic fibrosis. The research question is whether airway clearance techniques and exercise training that are performed remotely using digital health services (DHSs) can improve functional and exercise capacity, as well as compliance with ACTs, compared to usual care. The intervention program includes airway clearance techniques (ACTs), as well as aerobic and strengthening exercises that can be implemented easily in an online setting at home with minimal equipment. The duration of the program will be 12 weeks, and the prescribed weekly regimen will consist of 50-minute remote sessions: two synchronous, supervised sessions conducted via the Vsee platform, and a minimum of one asynchronous, unsupervised session. Children will be encouraged to maintain daily adherence to the exercise protocol.
Inclusion: children aged 6 to 12 years old; clinically stable with an absence of pulmonary exacerbation four weeks prior to the study's recruitment; adherence to attend regular medical follow-up from a pediatric pulmonologist every three months.
Exclusion: Immunodeficiency or asthma as their primary condition; Clinical evidence of cardiovascular, neuromuscular, metastatic, or psychiatric comorbidities, and neuromuscular or musculoskeletal impairments that affect mobility and the ability to follow instructions; Medical history of lung transplant; Cystic fibrosis; Participation in other rehabilitation programs, or attendance at regular physiotherapy ACTs sessions (>10 sessions in a 3-month period); Lack access to the internet (e.g., no smartphone, tablet, or laptop); Inability to use technological devices.