Refractory chronic cough
Conditions
Interventions
40 participants will be allocated by simple randomization into two groups: Experimental Group (EG) - made up of 20 individuals who will perform Vocal Therapy for Chronic Cough
and Control Group (CG) - made up of 20 individuals who will perform the Integral Vocal Rehabilitation Program (PIRV). For this purpose, numbered sheets will be printed in ascending order, which will t
cough suppression, control and replacement
respiratory and laryngeal control. The program consists of guidance, suppression techniques and exercises for chronic cough.
The GC will hold the PIRV (BEHLAU et al., 2013). The PIRV methodology was d
Behavioural
F04.754.137
Sponsors
Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Brazilians; age over 18 years; both sexes; persistent cough for more than 8 weeks (CARROLL, 2019); refractory to treatment (CARROLL, 2019); presence of complaints related to laryngeal dysfunction syndromes (VERTIGAN; BONE; GIBSON, 2014); who adhere to the Informed Consent Form.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Clinical history of neurological, cognitive or psychiatric disorders that make it impossible to understand the procedures performed in the study; upper airway infection on the day of assessment; untreated asthma
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Outcomes will be analyzed before and after 4 therapy session: 1) Self-perception of laryngeal sensations - For this purpose, the Newcastle Laryngeal Hypersensitivity Questionnaire - QNHS-Br, will be used before and after four sessions of individual vocal therapy. The QNHS-Br is a 14-question scale that analyzes the self-perception of laryngeal sensitivity. Participants will be instructed to rate the frequency of occurrence of each sensitivity symptom on a likert scale from one (always) to seven (never) (RIBEIRO et al., 2019). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Outcomes will be analyzed before and after 4 therapy session: 1) Self-perception of vocal symptoms - For this will be used the Voice Symptom Scale - VoiSS, applied before and after four sessions of individual vocal therapy. The VoiSS is a 30-question scale that analyzes the total, limitation, emotional and physical domains. Participants will be instructed to rate the frequency of occurrence of each symptom on a likert scale from zero (never) to four (always) (MORETI et al., 2014). | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactVanessa Ribeiro
Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru/Universidade de São Paulo
Outcome results
None listed