The Use of Visual Feedback in Airway Clearance

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Cystic Fibrosis
• Interventions: Device: Tri-Gym

• Registration Number: NCT01546779
• Lead Sponsor: Sheba Medical Center

Brief Summary

Cystic Fibrosis (CF) patients perform airway clearance incorporating various breathing strategies, to clear secretions from their lungs. Hand held devices may aid mucus expectoration, and also motivate the patient to manage by themselves. Our aims was to study if resistive expiration through "volumetric incentive spirometer" (VISex) can improve lung function in the short term in Cystic Fibrosis (CF) patients.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-12
• Primary Completion: 2009-06
• Study Completion: 2009-07
• Study First Submitted: 2012-02-19
• Status Verified: 2012-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-03-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-03-01
• Study First Posted: 2012-03-07
• Last Update Posted: 2012-03-07

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

• cystic fibrosis patients

Exclusion Criteria

• i.v. antibiotic therapy during the experiment day

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
lung function	Tri-Gym	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
lung function	fifteen minutes after intervention	Forced expiratory maneuvers were measured before and 15 minutes after intervention.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

The Pediatric Pulmonary Unit the Edmond and LiliSafraChildrens Hospital, Sheba Medical Center; 🇮🇱 Ramat-Gan, Israel