Impact of Refractory Chronic Cough on Activities of Daily Living and Response to Acute High-intensity Exercise

Status

Terminated

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT06766175

Enrollment

Registered

2025-01-09

Start date

2024-12-01

Completion date

2025-12-31

Last updated

2026-08-25

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Conditions

Chronic Cough (CC), Healthy Adult Participants

Keywords

Cough, Physical activity, Exercise, Physiology

Brief summary

Chronic cough is a common and debilitating condition that affects up to 10% of the global population. The health impact of chronic cough is multifaceted and manifests both physical and psychological symptoms including syncope, chest pain, lethargy, depression and anxiety. It is now also recognised that chronic cough often leads to social isolation and may impact an individual's ability or confidence to undertake routine daily tasks / lead an active lifestyle. The primary aim of this study is therefore to characterise the impact of refractory chronic cough on the ability to undertake daily activities - i.e., determine whether individuals with chronic cough exhibit impaired levels of physical activity during usual daily living when compared with healthy matched controls. A secondary aim is to assess the short-term impact of high-intensity exercise on cough (i.e., determine whether an acute bout of exercise alters cough frequency and/or severity).

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

CASE_CONTROL

Time perspective

OTHER

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Age \>18 years * Chronic cough as per European Respiratory Society definition (\>8 weeks duration) * High symptom burden (i.e., cough visual analogue scale \>40 mm at pre-study screening) * Chest radiograph or CT within 3 years of the screening visit with no abnormalities considered to contribute to chronic cough

Exclusion criteria

* Smokers or individuals who gave up smoking within 12 months * Smoking history \>20 pack-years * Long-COVID or post-COVID syndrome (defined as symptoms lasting over 12-weeks in duration) * Recent exacerbation of cough within 4 weeks of inclusion * Respiratory tract infection within 4 weeks of inclusion * Currently taking any of the following medications: * ACE inhibitors and within 3 months of inclusion * Antitussives (opioids, pregabalin, gabapentin, amitriptyline, nortriptyline, or over the-counter medications) within 2 weeks of inclusion * Medical treatments for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD), eosinophilic bronchitis or other cough related conditions, initiated or changed (i.e., not in a stable regimen) for 4 weeks prior to inclusion * Medical history of asthma or exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB), COPD, or chronic bronchitis in the judgement of the investigator * Medical conditions/history or other circumstances which, in the judgement of the investigators, could increase the risk of adverse events or bias the study results

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Daily step count	1-week	Objectively measured using wrist-worn accelerometry over 7 days.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Cough frequency	24 h	Objectively measured using the Leicester Cough Monitor over 24 h
Post-exercise cough frequency	24 h	Objectively measured using the Leicester Cough Monitor for 24 h following a standardised high-intensity exercise challenge

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results