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Title: A Study to evaluate the effectiveness of balloon therapy on selected respiratory parameters among children with Acute respiratory tract infection in Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Medical College and Hospital, Perambalur.Objective: To assess the level of acute respiratory tract infection before and after intervention in experimental and control group. To evaluate the effectiveness of balloon therapy on respiratory parameters among children with acute respiratory tract infection in experimental and control group. To find out the association between the post test level of respiratory parameters among children with acute respiratory tract infection with their selected demographic variables in experimental and control group. Hypothesis: There is a significant difference between the pre-test and post-test level of respiratory parameters among children with acute respiratory tract infection in experimental group and control group. There is a significant effectiveness of balloon therapy on respiratory parameters among children with acute respiratory tract infection in experimental and control group. There is a significant association between the post test level of balloon therapy on respiratory parameters with selected demographic variables between the experimental group and control group. Conceptual Frame Work: Nola.J.Pender�s Health Promotion Model (2002-Revised). Research Design: Quasi experimental factorial design. Setting: Patients in DSMCH, Perambalur. Sample: Sampling were totally 30 children with Acute Respiratory Tract Infection, 15 samples were split for Experimental Group and 15 samples were taken for Control group. Sampling Technique: Convenient sampling technique. Intervention: In Experimental Group 53% of them have age group with 6 to 8 years. 73% of the respondents from the female group. 40% of them type of family group are from joint family and nuclear family. 40% of them third child. 53% of them from rural locality. 47% of them were no prior infection. In Control Group 67% of them have age group with 6 to 8 years. 60% of the respondents from the female group. 53% of them type of family group are from joint family. 40% of them first child. 73% of them from rural locality. 60% of them were no prior infection. Result: After Intervention 53% of them have average level of Acute Respiratory Tract Infection. 33% of them Good improved level on Acute Respiratory Tract Infection after the intervention. 13% of them have poor improvement after intervention. Without Intervention There is no improvement Acute Respiratory Tract Infection. Conclusion: School age children�s with Acute Respiratory Tract Infection have only average and good level of socio activities. Balloon therapy was effective in improving level of activity like Respiratory parameters.