Status:
COMPLETED
Do Physiotherapy Techniques Improve Posture During Admission for a Chest Infection in Adults With Cystic Fibrosis?
Lead Sponsor:
Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust
Conditions:
Cystic Fibrosis
Eligibility:
All Genders
16+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Hypothesis: The addition of a series of musculoskeletal techniques to normal optimal care for the treatment of a respiratory exacerbation in inpatient adults with cystic fibrosis, will lead to further...
Detailed Description
Experimental design A prospective, single blind, randomised control trial. Methods 50 subjects will be recruited by the admitting physiotherapists from the inpatient wards at Royal Brompton Hospita...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Diagnosis of cystic fibrosis (genotype or sweat sodium \>70 millimoles per litre or sweat chloride of \>60 millimoles per litre)
- 16 years of age or over
- Inpatient admission for respiratory exacerbation as defined by the Cystic Fibrosis Trust (Cystic Fibrosis Trust Antibiotic Group 2002)
- Inpatients able to stand for the measurement period without cardiovascular or respiratory compromise.
Exclusion
- Current severe haemoptysis
- Low bone density (Z score \< -3)(World Health Organisation Study Group 1994)
- Rib fractures
- Pregnancy
- Inability to give consent for treatment/ measurement
- Planned initiation or continuation of treatment in the home environment
- Current participation in another study.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
August 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
50 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00806884
Start Date
June 1 2008
End Date
August 1 2009
Last Update
June 8 2015
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Royal Brompton Hospital
London, London, United Kingdom, SW3 6NP