The acute effects of physiotherapy on gas exchange and well-being in patients with cystic fibrosis.

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12605000535673

Acronym

Physiotherapy and gas exchange

Enrollment

Registered

2005-09-28

Start date

2000-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Randomized crossover study looking at the acute effects of a single chest physiotherapy treatment on detailed gas exchange measured by MIGET (multiple inert gas elimination technique).

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Crossover

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Open (masking not used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

A diagnosis of cystic fibrosis, stable state with the production of at least 30ml sputum with chest physiotherapy.

Exclusion criteria

Factors compromising chest physiotherapy eg. pneumothorax.

Outcome results