Evaluation of High-Frequency Chest Wall Oscillation
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Airway Secretion Clearance
- Interventions
- Device: Airway clearance Device
- Registration Number
- NCT00717873
- Lead Sponsor
- Hill-Rom
- Brief Summary
To compare the outcomes of patients treated with the Vest and conventional chest physiotherapy to determine if the Vest provides equivalent therapy
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 105
Inclusion Criteria
- Acute or chronic disease requiring secretion mobilization as per hospital protocol
Exclusion Criteria
- Absolute contraindications for positional changes
- Absolute contraindications for chest percussion
- Women visibly pregnant
- Previous enrollment in study
- Previous CPT or Vest treatment
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description HFCWO Arm Airway clearance Device Airway clearance provided by the Vest Airway Clearance System
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Hospital Length of Stay Admission to Discharge an average of 10 days
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
🇺🇸Saint Louis, Missouri, United States