Status:

COMPLETED

Comparison of Airway Clearance Efficacy of Two High Frequency Chest Wall Oscillation (HFCWO) Devices in Cystic Fibrosis

Lead Sponsor:

University of Minnesota

Conditions:

Cystic Fibrosis

Eligibility:

All Genders

19+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) must perform daily bronchial drainage therapy (BD) to keep their airways clear of secretions. Many different techniques are available to achieve this and there is cu...

Detailed Description

Participation in the study will be for 4 days. During initial subject recruitment, investigators will review inclusion and exclusion criteria with potential subjects. Upon enrollment, qualifying subje...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Diagnosis of CF established by sweat chloride \> 60 mmol/L.
  • Age older than 18 years.
  • History of chronic daily sputum production.
  • Currently on a home therapeutic regimen that includes some form of BD performed at least 2 times daily that also includes concomitant use of an inhaled mucolytic and inhaled bronchodilator.
  • FVC and FEV1 \> 40%-predicted, and with stable lung function (no greater than a 10% variation in lung function parameters over the preceding 4 months).
  • Evaluated at the University of Minnesota CF Center 3 or more times in the preceding 12 months.

Exclusion

  • Hospitalization for CF pulmonary complications in the 2 months preceding enrollment.
  • Hemoptysis \> 60 cc in a single episode in the 4 weeks preceding enrollment.
  • Chronic chest pain.
  • Participation in another clinical trial in the previous 30 days.
  • Use of intravenous antibiotics in the 2 months preceding enrollment.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2006

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

August 1 2006

Estimated Enrollment :

15 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00308958

Start Date

February 1 2006

End Date

August 1 2006

Last Update

May 30 2013

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University of Minnesota Medical Center

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55455