Understanding how common persistent cough is in work-related lung disease

Cough in Occupational Lung Disease

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN10790205

Enrollment

100

Registered

2023-12-04

Start date

2023-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-12-19

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Conditions

Occupational lung diseases (airways and pneumoconiosis) Respiratory

Interventions

Once consented, participant demographics and whether they report a chronic cough will be recorded and the participant will be asked to complete the Leicester Cough Questionnaire and a Visual Analogue

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients aged 18 years and over, up to the age of 80. 2. Suspected/ confirmed occupational lung disease 3. Able to read English to allow for completion of written questionnaires

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients currently receiving ACE inhibitors. 2. Patients presenting with a cough of =8 weeks duration.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The presence of a chronic cough at the clinic visit, as determined by asking the participant.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Leicester Cough Questionnaire score at the clinic visit. 2. Cough severity VAS score at the clinic visit. 3. Participant diagnosis, as determined by medical records following the clinic visit. 4. Participant demographics as recorded at the clinic visit.	—

Countries

England, United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026