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A double-blind, randomized, double dummy, cross over, study to assess the difference in efficacy between nebulisation of rhDNase before airway clearande therapy (ACT)versus nebulisation after ACT.

Completed
Conditions
Cysic Fibrosis.
Registration Number
NL-OMON25167
Lead Sponsor
Roche Nederland BVPO box 443440 AA WOERDEN The Netherlands
Brief Summary

Pediatr Pulmonol. 2007 Jul;42(7):624-30. <br><br> Eur Respir J. 2007 Oct;30(4):763-8. Epub 2007 Jun 27.<br>

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
25
Inclusion Criteria

1. Proven CF, as evidenced by an abnormal sweat test or an abnormal rectum potential difference measurement or by the presence of two CF mutations and at least one clinical feature of CF;

2. Treated at the Erasmus MC - Sophia, and

Exclusion Criteria

1. Using rhDNase more than once daily;

2. Mental retardation;

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pulmonary function tests: MEF25.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1. Pulmonary function tests: FVC, FEV1, Rint;<br /><br>2. Severity of cough with a VCD score;<br /><br>3. Sputum characteristics: amount, viscosity with a VAS-score.
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