Comparing cough reflex sensitivity in chronic cough patients before, during and after speech pathology intervention.

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12608000284369

Acronym

SPECC2

Enrollment

Registered

2008-06-04

Start date

2009-08-04

Completion date

2010-07-27

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

The primary purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of speech pathology treatment on chronic (persistent) cough. It is expected that the treatment will have a positive effect on cough by decreasing a person's cough sensitivity, frequency and severity and by increasing a person's cough quality of life.

Interventions

Cough specific speech therapy 1hour/session for a duration of 4 sessions.

Study design

Allocation

Non-randomised trial

Intervention model

Single group

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Open (masking not used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 80 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

A persistent cough of eight or more weeks duration Aged between 18 and 80 years A non-smoker No other active lung or heart problem Have been well over the last four weeks

Exclusion criteria

Current Smoker or smoking history > 10 pack Years, Pregnancy/breast feeding, Other respiratory disease such as bronchiectasis, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), inability to attend study/speech sessions, respiratory tract infection during month prior to treatment.

Outcome results