Status:

UNKNOWN

Does the Coaching Function Improve the Learning of Mechanical In-exsufflation (MI-E) in Paediatric Subjects?

Lead Sponsor:

Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain

Conditions:

Cough

Airway Clearance Impairment

Eligibility:

All Genders

6-12 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The use of mechanical insufflation-exsufflation (MI-E) in children with neuromuscular diseases (NMD) is recommended by international guidelines and societies and well documented. Many authors have sho...

Detailed Description

RATIONALE In the first part, the population will be composed of healthy children, in the second part, the investigators will include children with neuromuscular diseases. The two parts will follow the...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Part 1:
  • Inclusion criteria
  • Age 6-12 (F/M)
  • Acceptance of consent (child + 2 parents)
  • Non-smoker
  • Speak and understand French
  • Schooling in mainstream education
  • Exclusion criteria
  • Comorbidities: congenital heart disease, chronic lung disease, immune deficiency, neuromuscular disease, neurological disease or multiple disabilities
  • History or clinical signs of disease affecting lung function, recent lung infection, spinal or thoracic deformity.
  • Part 2:
  • Inclusion criteria
  • Age 6-12 (F/M)
  • Acceptance of consent (child + 2 parents)
  • Non-smoker
  • Speak and understand French
  • Patient with a neuromuscular disease
  • Able to perform the MI-E maneuver
  • Exclusion criteria
  • Hemodynamic instability
  • Current or recent pneumothorax
  • Hemoptysis

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    November 20 2023

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    December 31 2024

    Estimated Enrollment :

    40 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT06190431

    Start Date

    November 20 2023

    End Date

    December 31 2024

    Last Update

    January 5 2024

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    Cliniques universitaires Saint Luc

    Brussels, Belgium, 1200