Trial reportJournal of pediatric rehabilitation medicine2026
Effects of diaphragmatic breathing and manual diaphragm relaxation on respiratory muscle strength, chest expansion, pulmonary function, and sitting ability in children with diplegic cerebral palsy: A randomized controlled trial.
Trial report in Journal of pediatric rehabilitation medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05559346 (Investigation of the Effects of Diaphragm Exercises in Children With Cerebral Palsy), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.
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Investigation of the Effects of Diaphragm Exercises in Children With Cerebral Palsy
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- Response to "Advancing mechanistic interpretation of diaphragmatic interventions in children with cerebral palsy".Journal of pediatric rehabilitation medicine · 2026Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe aim of this study was to investigate the effects of manual diaphragmatic relaxation combined with diaphragmatic breathing on respiratory muscle strength, pulmonary function, chest expansion, and sitting ability in children with diplegic cerebral palsy (CP). MATERIALS AND
methodsThis randomized controlled study was conducted with 15 children with diplegic CP aged 5-15 years. Participants were randomly divided into two groups (control and intervention); both groups received conventional physiotherapy two days a week (45 minutes) for eight weeks. The intervention group additionally received manual diaphragm relaxation and diaphragmatic breathing exercises. The primary outcome was respiratory muscle strength (maximum inspiratory pressure and maximum respiratory pressure. Secondary outcomes were pulmonary function test (PFT), chest expansion and sitting dimension of the Gross Motor Functional Measurement (GMFM-B). (NCT05559346)Results:After eight weeks of intervention, the intervention group showed improvement in respiratory muscle strength, chest mobility, and GMFM-B score (p < 0.05). Respiratory muscle strength was significantly higher in the intervention group than in the control group (p < 0.05), but PFT parameters and GMFM-B scores were not significantly different between the two groups (p > 0.05)Conclusion:Adding manual diaphragmatic relaxation and diaphragmatic breathing exercises to the physiotherapy program in children with CP may contribute to the rehabilitation program.
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