A Non-pharmacological Cough Control Therapy as an Adjuvant of Pulmonary Rehabilitation in People With Interstitial Lung Diseases and Chronic Cough - A Feasibility Study

Status: Recruiting
Location: See all (2) locations...
Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

Coughing affects almost all individuals with ILD leading to physical, psychological and social distress and prevents individuals from performing their activities of daily living, working or socialising in public places. Unfortunately, there are no licensed medications available to treat chronic cough and the few drugs that have been tried resulted in little efficacy and significant side effects. Drug-free cough control interventions have shown promise in reducing the severity and impact of coughing on patients' lives but have not been tested in individuals with ILD. This study aims to explore the feasibility and effectiveness of a non-pharmacological cough control therapy, as an adjuvant of pulmonary rehabilitation, in patients with ILD and chronic cough (\>8 weeks in duration).

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 85
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Individuals will be included if having confirmed diagnosis of any ILD by a physician (as per Canadian Thoracic Society's guideline for evaluating patients with fibrotic interstitial lung disease) and a chronic cough lasting more than 8 weeks in duration

Locations
Other Locations
Canada
St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
RECRUITING
Hamilton
West Park Healthcare Centre
RECRUITING
Toronto
Contact Information
Primary
Ana Oliveira, PhD
ana.oliveira@westpark.org
6477651525
Time Frame
Start Date: 2020-09-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-12
Participants
Target number of participants: 24
Treatments
Experimental: Non-pharmacological Cough control therapy
Participants will attend four virtual sessions of 45 to 60 minutes of educational and self-management. Sessions will be designed to target participants' needs and expectations according to the semi-structured theme.~Session 1 General assessment Prescription of cough technique~Session 2 Cough principles of cough Cough control~Session 3 Breathing pattern retraining and laryngeal hygiene~Session 4 Reinforcement of cough control therapies
Sponsors
Collaborators: St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
Leads: West Park Healthcare Centre

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