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A Non-pharmacological Cough Control Therapy
Sponsor: West Park Healthcare Centre
Summary
Coughing affects almost all individuals with ILD leading to physical, psychological and social distress and prevents individuals from performing their activities of daily living, working or socialising in public places. Unfortunately, there are no licensed medications available to treat chronic cough and the few drugs that have been tried resulted in little efficacy and significant side effects. Drug-free cough control interventions have shown promise in reducing the severity and impact of coughing on patients' lives but have not been tested in individuals with ILD. This study aims to explore the feasibility and effectiveness of a non-pharmacological cough control therapy, as an adjuvant of pulmonary rehabilitation, in patients with ILD and chronic cough (\>8 weeks in duration).
Official title: A Non-pharmacological Cough Control Therapy as an Adjuvant of Pulmonary Rehabilitation in People With Interstitial Lung Diseases and Chronic Cough - A Feasibility Study
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 85 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
24
Start Date
2020-09-01
Completion Date
2025-12
Last Updated
2025-04-03
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Non-pharmacological Cough control Therapy
Participants will attend four virtual sessions of 45 to 60 minutes of educational and self-management. Session 1 General assessment Prescription and taught of one cough suppression technique. Session 2 Cough principles: mechanism, cough reflex, chronic cough, the importance of cough and negative effects of repeated coughing. Cough control: identify triggers, use cough suppressions and distractions techniques. Session 3 Breathing pattern retraining and laryngeal hygiene: reinforce nasal breathing and pursed lips breathing as strategies to avoid the urge to cough, identification of risk factors for laryngeal dehydration and hydration education. Session 4 Reinforcement: Clarification of doubts, techniques' reinforcement and application during daily life situations.
Locations (2)
St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
West Park Healthcare Centre
Toronto, Ontario, Canada