Cough
Conditions
Keywords
Cough, Chronic cough
Brief summary
To design and validate a questionnaire that allows objective assessment of the severity of chronic cough
Detailed description
Chronic cough is a common disease that has important consequences for patients, ranging from physical to psychological and social aspects. However, there is currently no tool to objectively validate cough severity. The aim of the study is to design and validate a questionnaire to objectively assess the severity of chronic cough.
Interventions
OTHERQuestionnaire
Chronic cough questionnaire
Sponsors
Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
30 Years to 99 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Aged between 30 and 99 years * Clinical diagnosis of chronic cough or healthy volunteers * Good understanding of Spanish
Exclusion criteria
* Non-Spanish-speaking patients * Inability to complete the questionnaires * Failure to sign the informed consent form
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| A questionnaire for assessing the severity of chronic cough | 1 year | To design and validate a questionnaire to objectively assess the severity of chronic cough |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Correlation of the results of the questionnaire with frequency of cough | 1 year | Perform a statistical analysis to determine the correlation of the results of the questionnaire with frequency of cough |
Countries
Spain
Contacts
Primary ContactAstrid Crespo-Lessmann, PhD
Backup ContactAstrid Crespo, PhD
Outcome results
None listed