Is Inspiratory Flow Rate (IFR) appropriate for the puffers patients use for their lung conditions, and will training them to achieve the appropriate IFR improve their shortness of breath and reduce their need for health services?
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Suboptimal use of Inhalers due to inappropriate Inspiratory Flow RateRespiratory - Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseRespiratory - AsthmaPublic Health - Epidemiology
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12609000801213
- Lead Sponsor
- Kyrillos Guirguis
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot yet recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 160
Inclusion Criteria
St Vincent’s Health patients older than 18 years of age with any respiratory disease, who use respiratory inhalers for the administration of their medications.
Exclusion Criteria
* Patients with active respiratory infection, as indicated by current treatment with short term antibiotic therapy. Long term prophylactic antibiotic therapy is not an exclusion criterion.
* Patients on current short term oral corticosteroids.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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