Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of a Child Life-Based Breathing Exercise Program for Children Recovering From Severe Pneumonia: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

The goal of this pilot randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a child life-based breathing exercise program for children recovering from severe pneumonia. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Is the child life-based breathing exercise program feasible for hospitalized children recovering from severe pneumonia? * Can the program improve caregiver satisfaction and promote recovery in children with severe pneumonia? Researchers will compare a child life-based breathing exercise program combined with routine health education with routine health education alone to determine whether the intervention improves rehabilitation outcomes. Participants will: * Receive either routine health education alone or routine health education combined with the child life-based breathing exercise program * Participate in breathing exercise training during hospitalization * Complete assessments of caregiver satisfaction and clinical recovery outcomes, including improvement in chest imaging findings and time to resolution of symptoms such as cough, fever, and dyspnea.

NCT Number	NCT07593989
Lead Sponsor	Children's Hospital of Fudan University
Conditions	Severe Pneumonia
Enrollment	30 participants
Start Date	2026-06-01
Primary Completion	2026-08-01 (estimated)
Study Completion	2027-06-01 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2026-05-18