Status:
COMPLETED
Chest Wall Oscillation for Asthma and COPD Exacerbations Trial (COAT)
Lead Sponsor:
University of Chicago
Collaborating Sponsors:
Hill-Rom
Conditions:
Asthma
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The objective of this study was to evaluate the use of high frequency chest wall oscillation (HFCWO) early in the treatment of adults hospitalized for acute asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary dis...
Detailed Description
Acute asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are exceedingly common, which together account for nearly 1 million hospitalizations each year in the United States alone. Beta agonists, ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age 18 years and older
- Admission to the inpatient medical service
- Physician-diagnosed asthma or asthma/COPD or COPD exacerbation.
- Evidence of airflow obstruction on spirometry
Exclusion
- More than 24 hours since admission to the inpatient medical service
- Admission to an intensive care unit
- Hospital discharge planned within the next 24 hours
- Other chronic respiratory disease (e.g., sarcoidosis, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis)
- Chest wall abnormalities (e.g., severe kyphoscoliosis) that precludes using the vest
- Chest wall or abdominal trauma/surgery in the past 6 weeks that precludes using the vest
- Physician declines to provide consent
- Patient unable (e.g., history of cognitive impairment, unable to understand English) or declines to provide consent
- Previous participant in this study
- Corticosteroid therapy (prednisone \>0 mg/d equivalent) for \>1 week prior to admission
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2003
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
52 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00181285
Start Date
October 1 2003
End Date
May 1 2008
Last Update
August 8 2018
Active Locations (1)
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Mercy Hospital and Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60616