Validation of a Questionnaire to Measure Cough Severity

Recruiting

• Conditions: Cough

• Registration Number: NCT06669897
• Lead Sponsor: Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

Brief Summary

To design and validate a questionnaire that allows objective assessment of the severity of chronic cough

Detailed Description

Chronic cough is a common disease that has important consequences for patients, ranging from physical to psychological and social aspects. However, there is currently no tool to objectively validate cough severity.

The aim of the study is to design and validate a questionnaire to objectively assess the severity of chronic cough.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2024-10
• Study First Submitted: 2024-10-31
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-10-31
• Study First Posted: 2024-11-01
• Study Start: 2025-05-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-09-09
• Last Update Posted: 2025-09-15
• Primary Completion: 2025-11
• Study Completion: 2026-04-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

• Aged between 30 and 99 years
• Clinical diagnosis of chronic cough or healthy volunteers
• Good understanding of Spanish

Exclusion Criteria

• Non-Spanish-speaking patients
• Inability to complete the questionnaires
• Failure to sign the informed consent form

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
A questionnaire for assessing the severity of chronic cough	1 year	To design and validate a questionnaire to objectively assess the severity of chronic cough

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Correlation of the results of the questionnaire with frequency of cough	1 year	Perform a statistical analysis to determine the correlation of the results of the questionnaire with frequency of cough

Trial Locations

Locations (6)

Hospital Universitario Hermanos Trias y Pujol; 🇪🇸 Badalona, Barcelona, Spain

Hospital Univesitario de Bellvitge; 🇪🇸 L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain

Parc Taulí Hospital Universitari; 🇪🇸 Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain

Hospital del Mar; 🇪🇸 Barcelona, Spain

Hospital Clínic de Barcelona; 🇪🇸 Barcelona, Spain

Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau. Carrer Mas Casanovas 90.; 🇪🇸 Barcelona, Spain