Physiological Effects of Expiration With the Glottis Open in Lateral Posture (ELTGOL) and Flutter Valve in Patients With Bronchiectasis

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Bronchiectasis
• Interventions: Other: Control; Other: Flutter valve; Other: expiration with the glottis open in lateral posture (ELTGOL)

• Registration Number: NCT01300403
• Lead Sponsor: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Brief Summary

This study aimed to evaluate the acute physiological effects of expiration with the glottis open in lateral posture (ELTGOL) and Flutter valve in dynamic and static lung volumes in patients with bronchiectasis and, secondarily, to study the effect of these techniques in sputum production.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-06
• Primary Completion: 2010-08
• Study Completion: 2010-08
• Status Verified: 2010-09
• Study First Submitted: 2011-02-18
• Study First Submitted QC: 2011-02-18
• Last Update Submitted: 2011-02-18
• Study First Posted: 2011-02-21
• Last Update Posted: 2011-02-21

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 10

Inclusion Criteria

Patients with clinical and radiological criteria of bronchiectasis

Exclusion Criteria

• heart failure
• pneumonia
• chest pain
• inability to perform the procedures
• asthma
• cystic fibrosis

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: CROSSOVER

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
CONTROL	Control	Since this was a crossover study, all patients performed all interventions in a randomized order.
FLUTTER	Flutter valve	Since this was a crossover study, all patients performed all interventions in a randomized order.
ELTGOL	expiration with the glottis open in lateral posture (ELTGOL)	Since this was a crossover study, all patients performed all interventions in a randomized order.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Dynamic and static lung volumes	In the week 1, 2 and 3. Before (baseline) and after each intervention.	Dynamic and static lung volumes were assessed by forced spirometry and plethysmography.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Sputum production	Sputum was colected during the interventions	The expectorated secretions were collected using a sputum trap and quantificated by its dry weight.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto; 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil