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CompletedNCT01019525

Posture and Pulmonary Function of Mouth-breathing Children

Status
Completed
Phase
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
34 (actual)
Sponsor
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
8 Years – 12 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to characterize the posture and respiratory function of mouth-breathing children.

Detailed description

Mouth-breathing children presents changes in stomatognathic system, which results in head projection, tension augment in scapular belt muscles and postural adaptations. Although thoracic shape and posture can influence ventilatory dynamics, we didn't find studies addressing pulmonary function of mouth-breathing children. This was a transversal study, designed to analyze the posture of mouth-breathing children, and verify the existence of correlation between posture and pulmonary volumes.

Conditions

Timeline

Start date
2004-06-01
Primary completion
2008-06-01
Completion
2008-06-01
First posted
2009-11-25
Last updated
2009-11-26

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01019525. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.