204
Participants
Start Date
March 31, 2015
Primary Completion Date
September 30, 2016
Study Completion Date
October 31, 2016
Prolonged slow expiration+provoked coughing
"Five cycles of prolonged slow expiration and provoked coughing, which will be repeated five times.~During the prolonged slow expiration, the infant will be in supine while the therapist applies pressure at the same time on the rib cage and abdomen during spontaneous expiration. The pressure is applied slowly during two o three respiratory cycles, only during the final phase of expiration."
Manual chest wall vibration
"Five cycles of manual chest wall vibrations during 20 seconds each, being repeated five times.~The manual chest wall vibrations are oscillatory maneuvers applied on the thorax to improve mucociliary clearance of bronchial mucus and ease its removal."
Standard Therapy
Standard therapy (ST): nasopharyngeal suction, oxygen therapy, fluids administration, 0.5% adrenaline nebulization, and chest physiotherapy.
Hospital Padre Hurtado, Santiago
Hospital Padre Hurtado
OTHER
Universidad del Desarrollo
OTHER