Balloon Blowing Breathing Exercise in School-age Children With Asthma.
Condition: Asthma in Children
MeSH terms: Asthma; Respiratory Aspiration
Study type: Interventional

Summary: 
      This study were to investigate the effects of balloon blowing breathing exercise on
      respiratory muscle strength and asthma symptoms in school-age children with asthma.
    

Detailed description: 
      Thirty school-age children with asthma aged 7 - 12 years old who were admitted at the
      outpatient examination room, Phramongkutklao Hospital, divided into 2 groups. The first group
      was 15 individuals trained with sustained maximal inspiration (SMI) breathing exercise while
      the second group was 15 individuals training with balloon-blowing breathing exercise.
      Participants were required to complete breathing exercise 5 times per week for 8 weeks. Five
      breathing exercises were taken for 8 weeks before and after the experiment. Physiological
      characteristics data, pulmonary function, respiratory muscle strength, and asthma symptoms
      variables were comparatively analyzed before and after training. The mean values of variables
      before and after the experiment of each group were analyzed using paired t-test.
    

Intervention name(s): Balloon-blowing breathing; Sustained maximal inspiration breathing
Intervention type(s): Other; Other
Intervention description(s): Participant sit on a chair. Inhale fully through their nose and hold for a full 3 second inhalation, then exhale through their mouth into the balloon fully. By having the balloon inflate until their touch the balloon size control device and hold the exhalation period for 1 second, cover the balloon immediately with your fingers count as 1 breath cycle, then replace the balloon immediately. Do this for 3 consecutive rounds, counted as 1 set, in each training, do a total of 3 sets, rest between sets for 1 minute, which takes about 15 minutes, 5 times per week for 8 weeks; Participant sit on a chair. Inhale through their nose fully and hold for 3 seconds for a full breath, Do this for 3 consecutive rounds, counted as 1 set, in each training, do a total of 3 sets, rest between sets for 1 minute, which takes about 15 minutes, 5 times per week for 8 weeks
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention model: Parallel Assignment
Intervention model description: Thirty school-age children with asthma aged 7 - 12 years old who were admitted at the outpatient examination room, Phramongkutklao Hospital, divided into 2 groups. The first group was 15 individuals trained with sustained maximal inspiration (SMI) breathing exercise while the second group was 15 individuals training with balloon-blowing breathing exercise. Participants were required to complete breathing exercise 5 times per week for 8 weeks. Physiological characteristics data and pulmonary function variables were comparatively analyzed before and after training. The dependent variables between pre-test and post-test were analyzed by a paired t-test. Independent t-test was used to compare the variables between groups. Differences were considered to be significant at p < .05.
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary purpose: Basic Science
Keywords: Balloon blowing breathing; respiratory muscle strength; school-age children with asthma; Sustained maximal inspiration (SMI) breathing; Asthma symptoms