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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12613000621718
ACTRN12613000621718
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In patients with an acute exacerbation of COPD, do positive expiratory pressure (PEP) devices, compared to standard physiotherapy exercises, reduce patient reported symptoms of breathlessness, cough and sputum.

Brigitte Eastwood0 sites75 target enrollmentMay 30, 2013

Overview

Phase
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Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Not specified
Sponsor
Brigitte Eastwood
Enrollment
75
Status
Not yet recruiting
Last Updated
6 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
May 30, 2013
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Brigitte Eastwood

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Diagnosis of mild, moderate or severe COPD (as defined by spirometry) based on the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) guidelines
  • 18 years or over.
  • Admitted to Middlemore Hospital medical wards.
  • Exacerbation with reported sputum based on GOLD definition from COPDx Guidelines (An exacerbation is an event in the natural course of the disease characterised by a change in the patient’s baseline dyspnoea, cough, and/or sputum that is beyond normal day\-to\-day variations, is acute in onset, and may warrant a change in regular medication in a patient with underlying COPD)
  • English speaking and reading
  • Consent to research

Exclusion Criteria

  • Non English speaking or reading
  • Unable to complete questionnaires or actively participate in treatment for any other reason (medical, physical, psychological)
  • Any previous PEP use at home
  • Receiving Bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP) treatment (as already receiving a form of positive pressure)
  • Any contraindications to PEP \- large bullous disease, undrained pneumothorax
  • Any contraindications to airway clearance techniques, namely frank haemoptysis
  • Any patients previously recruited into this trial on any other admission

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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