Comparing cough reflex sensitivity in chronic cough patients before, during and after speech pathology intervention.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: chronic cough; Respiratory - Other respiratory disorders / diseases

• Registration Number: ACTRN12608000284369
• Lead Sponsor: Hunter New England Area Health Service

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2008-06-04
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

A persistent cough of eight or more weeks duration
Aged between 18 and 80 years
A non-smoker
No other active lung or heart problem
Have been well over the last four weeks

Exclusion Criteria

Current Smoker or smoking history > 10 pack Years, Pregnancy/breast feeding, Other respiratory disease such as bronchiectasis, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), inability to attend study/speech sessions, respiratory tract infection during month prior to treatment.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Decrease in Cough Reflex Sensitivity (C5) by 1.2uMol.[Pre-speech treatment session 1, then after each subsequent speech session and finally post-speech treatments (4 sessions completed)]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Decrease in Cough Frequency[Pre-speech treatment session 1, then after each subsequent speech session and finally post-speech treatments (4 sessions completed)];return to normal thoraco-abdominal breathing as determined by chart readout from inductance plethsmyograph with powerlab analogue to digital converter.[Pre-speech treatment session 1, then after each subsequent speech session and finally post-speech treatments (4 sessions completed)];Increase in Leicester Cough Questionnaire>2.56.[before first speech session and post speech sessions (4 in total).]