NCT07484490Recruiting
Effects of the Active Cycle of Breathing Technique With and Without Balloon Blowing Therapy in Tuberculosis
Effects of the Active Cycle of Breathing Technique With and Without Balloon Blowing Therapy on Sputum Secretion, Dyspnea, and Functional Capacity in Children With Tuberculosis
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 12 Aug 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The study design will be a randomized controlled trial. The data will be collected from Gulab Devi Teaching Hospital, Lahore. 34 kids aged 8 to 14 years will be randomly assigned either to an experimental group or a control group. The intervention group includes the active Cycle of Breathing technique with balloon-blowing therapy for 3 days. The control group includes the active cycle of breathing technique. Sputum secretion will be measured by 'sputum measurement cups." Dyspnea will be measured by the "Modified Borg dyspne Scale," and functional capacity will be measured by the "6-Minute Walk Test." Data will be analyzed through SPSS version 25.0.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 34 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 16 Mar 2026
- Start date
- 29 Jan 2026
- Primary completion date
- 30 Sept 2026
- Lead sponsor
- Riphah International University
- Diseases
- Tuberculosis
- NCT number
- NCT07484490
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 34
- From 29 Jan 2026 to the primary completion date, 30 Sept 2026
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- Diagnosed with multi-drug-resistant (MDR) TB
- Received physical therapy intervention in the past 2 weeks
Other
- Presence of hemoptysis
- The patient who is unconscious and unresponsive.
Who the study is looking for
- Children aged 8 to14 years
- Diagnosed with tuberculosis
- Patients with excessive pulmonary secretions and/or difficulty clearing airway secretions.
- Adequate cognitive ability to understand and follow verbal commands and perform ACBT.
- Informed consent from parent/guardian
Age in the registry: 8 years to 14 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gulab Devi Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Lahore | Pakistan | Recruiting |
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