Quality of life, days in hospital, lung function and fitness before and after attending the outpatient cystic fibrosis (CF) physiotherapy service

Children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis attending the Women's and Children's Hospital Ambulatory Cystic Fibrosis Physiotherapy Clinic - effect on quality of life, number of occupied bed days, pulmonary function and exercise capacity.

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12611000160932

Enrollment

Registered

2011-02-10

Start date

2011-01-05

Completion date

2011-01-12

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

To determine the effect of participation in the new Ambulatory CF Physiotherapy Clinic on patients' quality of life, lung function, fitness and number of days in hospital.

Interventions

Subjects will attend up to 52 (depending on need and assessed on a case by case basis) 1-1.5 hour weekly outpatient appointments with a physiotherapist who will work with the patient and family to optimise and individualise the patients airway clearance techniques including positive expiratory pressure, inhalation techinques, postural drainage, and autogenic drainage. During the outpatient sessions, patients will participate in physical activity including aerobic and anaerobic activities. Princ

Study design

Allocation

Non-randomised trial

Intervention model

Single group

Primary purpose

Prevention

Masking

Open (masking not used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

0 to 18 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Patients with cystic fibrosis who have had 3 or more respiratory related admissions to the Women's and Children's Hospital in 2010/2011.

Exclusion criteria

Patients who do not consent to participating in the Ambulatory CF Physiotherapy clinic

Outcome results