Status:
COMPLETED
Respiratory Mechanics Effects of Flutter Valve in Bronchiectasis Patients
Lead Sponsor:
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Collaborating Sponsors:
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
Rio de Janeiro State Research Supporting Foundation (FAPERJ)
Conditions:
Bronchiectasis
Eligibility:
All Genders
28-92 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Considering that respiratory physiotherapy lack scientific evidence to support its application in the treatment of several obstructive diseases, this investigation was designed to evaluate the hypothe...
Detailed Description
The application of airway clearance techniques is considered an important component in the treatment of bronchiectasis patients (Van der Shans, 1997). For this purpose, a number of techniques has been...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- patients with clinical and high-resolution computerized tomography diagnosis.
Exclusion
- chest pain,
- acute hemoptysis,
- recent history of rib fracture or pneumothorax (less than 1 year),
- respiratory infection in the four weeks before measurements,
- asthma,
- cystic fibrosis,
- daily sputum production lower than 25 mL/day
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2004
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2006
Estimated Enrollment :
8 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00656721
Start Date
September 1 2004
End Date
June 1 2006
Last Update
June 22 2015
Active Locations (2)
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1
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 21941-902
2
Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 21949-900