Status:
COMPLETED
Should Any One Airway Clearance Technique be Recommended for People With Cystic Fibrosis?
Lead Sponsor:
Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust
Conditions:
Cystic Fibrosis
Eligibility:
All Genders
16+ years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
The study was to evaluate the long term effects, over one year, of five airway clearance techniques used by people with cystic fibrosis (active cycle of breathing techniques, autogenic drainage, posit...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Diagnosis of cystic fibrosis (genotype or sweat sodium concentration greater than 70 mmol/litre)
- Forced expiratory volume in one second greater than or equal to 25% predicted, on assessment for entry to the study.
Exclusion
- Evidence of a current respiratory exacerbation (Thornton et al 2004)
- Current severe haemoptysis
- Past history of pneumothorax
- Awaiting lung / heart-lung transplantation
- Pregnancy
- Recent (within 3 months) acquisition of Burkholderia cepacia
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 1999
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2003
Estimated Enrollment :
75 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00890370
Start Date
July 1 1999
End Date
September 1 2003
Last Update
April 29 2009
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