Breathing battle: which device helps CP Kids' lungs after COVID?
NCT ID NCT07508332
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested two breathing devices—a Lung Boost trainer and an incentive spirometer—to see which better improves lung function in 60 children aged 4-9 with cerebral palsy who had recovered from COVID-19. All children also received standard breathing therapy. The goal was to find a fun, motivating way to help these kids breathe easier and improve their quality of life.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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60 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2023
- Finished
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Jan 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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4 to 9 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. 60 patients from both genders. 2. spastic CP patients between the ages 4 and 9 years. 3. Reasonable cognitive functions and a reasonable IQ so as to be able to follow instructions. 4. after two weeks of COVID19 recovery Exclusion Criteria: 1. Had other psychiatric and/or neurological disorders than cerebral palsy as Seizures. 2. Had any spinal deformities that affect chest mobility or pulmonary functions 3. Had medical conditions that could affect respiratory function such as cardiac disease or Chronic respiratory disease or on medications that affect respiratory function
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Amira Galal Mahmoud
Cairo, Heliopolis, 11757, Egypt
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Doaa Adel Abdel Aziz
Cairo, Heliopolis, 11757, Egypt
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Faten Mohamed Hassan
Cairo, Heliopolis, 11757, Egypt
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Mai Abdelghani Eid
Cairo, Heliopolis, 11757, Egypt
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Mai Magdy Ahmed
Cairo, Heliopolis, 11757, Egypt
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