NCT05684926

COVID-19 Pandemic Asthma Child Telerehabilitation Yoga

Investigation of the Effect of Yoga Training With Telerehabilitation on Asthma Control, Functional Capacity, Physical Fitness, Physical Activity and Quality of Life in Children With Asthma During the COVID-19 Pandemic Process

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 70 (actual)
• Sponsor: Bartın Unıversity · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 6 Years – 11 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

In our study, yoga asana and pranayama practices, which will be applied by video call from computer or phone, will be advantageous in terms of time, transportation and access to asthmatic children whose anxiety and anxiety levels increase during the COVID-19 period, whose access to hospital services is difficult, and whose physical activity level decreases due to the increase in screen time. It was aimed to examine the effects of these group exercises on Asthma Control, Functional Capacity, Physical Fitness, Physical Activity and Quality of Life. In the randomized controlled study, the treatment and control group will be determined by the closed envelope method, the control group will be placed on the waiting list and yoga will be practiced at the end of the study. The first and final evaluation will be done face to face in a clinical setting. The total duration will be 12 weeks, 3 days a week and 36 sessions between 8-8:40 in the evening. Researchers who will do yoga have a certificate of practice. Patients will be followed up in Hacettepe University Medical Faculty Asthma Allergy Clinic.

Detailed description

In our study, yoga asana and pranayama practices, which will be applied by video call from computer or phone, will be advantageous in terms of time, transportation and access to asthmatic children whose anxiety and anxiety levels increase during the COVID-19 period, whose access to hospital services is difficult, and whose physical activity level decreases due to the increase in screen time. It was aimed to examine the effects of these group exercises on Asthma Control, Functional Capacity, Physical Fitness, Physical Activity and Quality of Life. In the randomized controlled study, the treatment and control group will be determined by the closed envelope method, the control group will be placed on the waiting list and yoga will be practiced at the end of the study. The first and final evaluation will be done face to face in a clinical setting. Researchers who will do yoga have a certificate of practice. Patients will be followed up in Hacettepe University Medical Faculty Asthma Allergy Clinic. At the end of the study, pulmonary function assessment will be made for primary outcomes. Asthma control, functional testing, and quality of life will be evaluated for secondary outcomes. This study consists of a total of 36 sessions, 3 sessions per week for 12 weeks, and sessions of 40-50 minutes, and the measurements of these values at the beginning and after 36 sessions will be examined.

Conditions

• Asthma in Children
• Telerehabilitation
• Yoga

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Telerehabilitation yoga	Yoga consists of bodily postures or poses called asanas, breathing practices called pranayama, and meditation sections that provide focus. Children's yoga aims to teach pre-school (3-6 years) and school (7-12 years) children to breathe correctly, to practice yoga postures using their imaginations, to preserve their existing body flexibility and to teach correct posture. It consists of compositions such as postures, breathing exercises, imitations of living things in nature, memory games. They also relax with the pranayama breathing exercises done during the session. It aims to develop children's creativity through relaxation exercises, moving poses and stories told. Children's yoga also serves an artistic aspect with activities such as listening to music, singing, rhythm games, and drawing.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-09-01
• Primary completion: 2022-10-15
• Completion: 2023-05-15
• First posted: 2023-01-13
• Last updated: 2024-03-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)