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Home Airway Clearance in CF Patients

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Pulmonary Cystic Fibrosis
Interventions
Device: SIMEOX
Registration Number
NCT04096664
Lead Sponsor
Physio-Assist
Brief Summary

Regular bronchial clearance is essential in patients with cystic fibrosis for their bronchial health. SIMEOX® (Physio-Assist, Aix en Provence, France) is an innovative medical device for the drainage of the bronchial tree.

By changing the rheological properties of mucus, SIMEOX® helps to mobilize secretions and assists their transport to the upper airways. This technology is based on fundamental research on bronchial mucus rheology. At the present time, SIMEOX® device is mainly used over a short period at the time or after an exacerbation in healthcare structures (hospitals, physiotherapy practices, post-care, and rehabilitation units, etc...). The clinical effects observed in the short term encourages long-term autonomous use by the patients themselves.

The overall objective of this study is to evaluate the efficiency and acceptability of SIMEOX® used at home by the patient himself for bronchial clearance in patients with cystic fibrosis.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
160
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patient diagnosed with Cystic fibrosis
  • Stabilization of the disease, defined by an at least 4 weeks period since the end of an exacerbation, stabilization will be let to investigator's judgment.
  • Age >12
  • Requiring at least 1 bronchial clearing session each week (regardless of the technique)
  • Patient (or patient's legal representative if applicable), capable to read and understand the procedure, and capable to express consent for the study protocol.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Severe pneumothorax or hemoptysis (more than 30ml per 24 hours) within 6 weeks before the inclusion day.
  • Patient placed on a transplant waiting list
  • Any contraindication to an instrumental bronchial clearance technique
  • Patients already own and use SIMEOX at home
  • Unavailable patient or patient wishing to move to a different region within three months after inclusion.
  • Patient currently participating or having participated to another interventional clinical research within a month prior inclusion date, that may impact the study, this impact is left to the investigator's judgment.
  • Persons referred by the French Public Health Code to Articles L1121-5 to L1121-8 (includes all protected persons: pregnant women (confirmed by measurement of the serum human chorionic gonadotropin level for any woman wishing to enter the protocol and under childbearing age < 60), parturient woman, breastfeeding mother, everyone deprived of his liberty by judicial or administrative decision, everyone subject to a legal protection measure.
  • Initiation of treatment with a CFTR modulator within the last 3 months

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
SIMEOXSIMEOXUse the device for 3 months in addition to usual care
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Variation of forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1)Change from baseline at 3 months

Relative variation of the forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) in the SIMEOX® treated group versus control group

Respiratory score of CFQ-R questionnaireChange from baseline at 3 months

Relative variation in respiratory score of the CFQ-R questionnaire (Cystic Fibrosis Questionnaire -revised version) in the SIMEOX® treated group versus control group. Score range from 0 to 100, with higher score indicating better health.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Total score of CFQ-R questionnaireChange from baseline at 3 months

Relative variation in the total score of the CFQ-R questionnaire (Cystic Fibrosis Questionnaire -revised version) in the SIMEOX® treated group versus control group.Score range from 0 to 100, with higher score indicating better health.

Forced expiratory flowChange from baseline at 3 months

Relative variation of forced expiratory flow in liter per second in the SIMEOX® treated group versus control group

Static lung compliance in LiterChange from baseline at 3 months

Relative variation of Static lung compliance in liter in the SIMEOX® treated group versus control group

Exacerbation rateAfter 3 months of use

Compare the effect of SIMEOX autonomous treatment at home versus usual care on respiratory exacerbation rate

First exacerbationDuring 3 months of use

Compare the effect of SIMEOX autonomous treatment at home versus usual care on the time to onset of the first exacerbation.

FEV1/ FVC ratioChange from baseline at 3 months

Relative variation of FEV1/ FVC ratio in % in the SIMEOX® treated group versus control group.

Pulmonary forced vital capacity (FVC)Change from baseline at 3 months

Relative variation of forced vital capacity in liter in the SIMEOX® treated group versus control group.

Quality of life assessed by EQ-5D 5L questionnaire : a standardized instrument for measuring generic health statusChange from baseline at 3 months

Relative variation of the scores of EQ-5D (a standardized instrument for measuring generic health status) questionnaire in the SIMEOX® treated group versus control group to asess the generic quality of life.Each 5 descriptive items have a value ranging from 1(best) to 5 (worst) and the visual analogic scale item should be scored from 0 (worst health) to 100 (best health).

Physical activity assessed by step counts and moderate-to-vigorous physical activityChange from baseline at 3 months

Compare the effect of SIMEOX autonomous treatment at home versus usual care on step counts and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity measured by actigraph device

Fatigue assessed by VAS (visual analogue scale)During 3 months of use

Compare the effect of SIMEOX autonomous treatment at home versus usual care on fatigue experienced after a drainage session assessed by the VAS score between 0 and 10

Hospitalization rateAfter 3 months of use

Compare the effect of SIMEOX autonomous treatment at home versus usual care on hospitalization rate for respiratory exacerbation

Safety of use assessed by incidence of Treatment-Emergent Adverse EventsDuring 3 months of use

Take note and count all Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events to assess the safe use of SIMEOX® device autonomously at home

Acceptability assessed by the number of uses of SIMEOX® deviceDuring 3 months of use

Count the self-declared number of uses of the device SIMEOX by the patient in the SIMEOX® treated group to assess the acceptability of the device.

Static lung compliance in % of predicted valueChange from baseline at 3 months

Relative variation of Static lung compliance in % of predicted value in the SIMEOX® treated group versus control group

Diffusion capacity for carbon monoxideChange from baseline at 3 months

Relative variation of Diffusion capacity for carbon monoxide in % in the SIMEOX® treated group versus control group

Satisfaction assessed by "Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medication"(TSQM) questionnaireAfter 3 months of use

Total score into a value ranging from the worst satisfaction 0 to the best satisfaction 100 of the TSQM questionnaire in the SIMEOX® treated group to assess the satisfaction

Airway resistanceChange from baseline at 3 months

Relative variation of Airway resistance in cmH2O per liter per second in the SIMEOX® treated group versus control group

Hospitalization durationAfter 3 months of use

Compare the effect of SIMEOX autonomous treatment at home versus usual care on hospitalization duration for respiratory exacerbation

Antibiotic therapyAfter 3 months of use

Compare the effect of SIMEOX autonomous treatment at home versus usual care on antibiotic therapy rate (intravenous or oral)

Adherence telemonitoring feasibilityAfter 3 months of use

Adherence telemonitoring feasibility is assessed by comparing self-declared data (number of treatment session) and electronically transmitted data. Electronically transmitted data will be transmitted by the SIMEOX-ANDROID application to an electronic secured platform.

In the SIMEOX® treated group only.

Sleep quality assessed by sleep efficiency and fragmentationChange from baseline at 3 months

Compare the effect of SIMEOX autonomous treatment at home versus usual care on sleep efficiency and fragmentation measured by actigraph device

Dyspnea assessed by mMRC (Modified Medical Research Council) scoreChange from baseline at 3 months

Compare the effect of SIMEOX autonomous treatment at home versus usual care on mMRC (Modified Medical Research Council) score into a value ranging from the least severe dyspnea 0 to the most serious dyspnea 4

Acceptability of SIMEOX-ANDROID application assessed by self-questionnaire AES (acceptability E-SCALE)After 3 months of use

Total score into a value ranging from the worst acceptability 6 to the best acceptability 30 of the self-questionnaire AES (acceptability E-SCALE) in the SIMEOX® treated group to assess the SIMEOX-ANDROID application acceptability

Trial Locations

Locations (20)

CHU Amiens Picardie

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Amiens, France

CHU Angers

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Angers, France

Grenoble University Hospital : pneumo-pediatric department

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Grenoble, France

CHI Créteil

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Créteil, France

Grenoble University-Affiliated Hospital : Pneumology department

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Grenoble, France

CHU Lyon HCL

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Lyon, France

Marseille University Hospital - Pneumology department

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Marseille, France

Nice University-Affiliated Hospital : Pneumology department

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Nice, France

Nice University-Affiliated Hospital : Pneumo-pediatric department

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Nice, France

Hôpital Armand-Trousseau

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Paris, France

CHU Reims

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Reims, France

CHU Toulouse - Hôpital Larrey

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Toulouse, France

Fondation Ildys

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Roscoff, France

CHU Felix Guyon

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Saint-Denis, France

CHU De la Réunion Site SUD

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Saint-Pierre, France

Groupement Hospitalier Brocéliande Atlantique

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Vannes, France

Montpellier Hospital Center

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Montpellier, France

Hôpital Robert Debré

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Paris, France

CHU De la Réunion Site SUD - Pôle Femme-Mère-Enfant

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Saint-Pierre, France

CHU Toulouse pediatric

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Toulouse, France

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