Effects of the Active Cycle of Breathing Technique With and Without Balloon Blowing Therapy in Tuberculosis

The study design will be a randomized controlled trial. The data will be collected from Gulab Devi Teaching Hospital, Lahore. 34 kids aged 8 to 14 years will be randomly assigned either to an experimental group or a control group. The intervention group includes the active Cycle of Breathing technique with balloon-blowing therapy for 3 days. The control group includes the active cycle of breathing technique. Sputum secretion will be measured by 'sputum measurement cups." Dyspnea will be measured by the "Modified Borg dyspne Scale," and functional capacity will be measured by the "6-Minute Walk Test." Data will be analyzed through SPSS version 25.0.

NCT Number	NCT07484490
Lead Sponsor	Riphah International University
Conditions	Tuberculosis
Enrollment	34 participants
Start Date	2026-01-29
Primary Completion	2026-09-30 (estimated)
Study Completion	2026-09-30 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2026-08-12