NCT06988254

Animation-Based Breathing Therapy for School-Age Children

Animation-Based Breathing Therapy for Children: A Novel Approach for School Settings

• Status: Enrolling By Invitation
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 130 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 8 Years – 12 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This randomized controlled trial aims to investigate the efficacy of animation-based breathing therapy on the physical (cough strength, chest expansion, and walking speed) and psychological health (perceived stress level, well-being, and attention) of school-age children.

Detailed description

One hundred thirty school-age children, aged between 8 and 12, will be randomly assigned to one of two groups: an animation-based breathing therapy group or a control group. The intervention group will receive animation-based breathing therapy for six weeks (two sessions per day, five days per week). Assessments will be conducted at baseline and at the end of the six-week period. Cough strength will be measured using a peak expiratory flow meter. Chest expansion will be assessed with a measuring tape at the axillary, epigastric, and subcostal levels. Walking speed will be evaluated using the 10-Meter Walk Test. Perceived stress will be assessed using the Perceived Stress Scale for Children, well-being will be measured using the WHO-5 Child Wellbeing Index, and attention will be assessed using the Bourdon Attention Test.

Conditions

• Children
• Breathing Patterns
• Stress
• School Health

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Animation-based breathing therapy	The animation-based breathing therapy includes breathing exercises for children, such as lion, crab, and rainbow breathing. The intervention will continue for six weeks (two sessions per day, five days per week).

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-05-20
• Primary completion: 2025-06-27
• Completion: 2025-06-30
• First posted: 2025-05-23
• Last updated: 2025-05-30

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)