Health Condition 1: R05- Cough
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Comprehensive Cough Therapy: Behavioural intervention including patient education, breathing exercises, cough control strategies, laryngeal hydration and counselling.
Minimum of 4 sessi
Sponsors
Yamini Venkatraman
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients with a cough complaint duration of 3-8 weeks or more, who have undergone comprehensive diagnostic evaluations and optimally treated as per the protocols but are still symptomatic/refractory to medical management for cough. Adults who can read and speak Kannada, who are never smokers or former smokers will be included.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with a history of cognitive disorders, speech-language disorders and neurodegenerative disorders will be excluded. Diagnoses of active infections and carcinomas of the pulmonary system will also be excluded. A cough complaint duration of less than 3 weeks will be excluded. Patients who are on angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor drugs, current smokers or everyday smokers will be excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Leicester cough questionnaire (LCQ), Cough Symptom Score (CSS), Cough Visual Analogue Scale (CVAS)Timepoint: Baseline Post-treatment Follow-up after 8 weeks | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Acoustic analysis-Spectral amplitude measuresTimepoint: Baseline Post-treatment Follow-up after 8 weeks;Consensus Auditory Perceptual Evaluation of Voice (CAPE-V) scoresTimepoint: Baseline Post-treatment Follow-up after 8 weeks;Voice Handicap Index (VHI) scoresTimepoint: Baseline Post-treatment Follow-up after 8 weeks | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Radish Kumar B
Kasturba Medical College Mangalore MAHE Manipal
Outcome results
None listed