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- Clinical Trial NCT05522699
Cough Suppressive Therapy in Patients With Chronic Cough
Cough Suppressive Therapy in Chronic Cough: Randomized Controlled Trial
In this randomized, placebo-controlled, interventional study on chronic cough a non-pharmacological cough suppressive therapy is the intervention to be studied, with a control group receiving treatment consisting of general healthy lifestyle advice. The following data will be collected before, after and up to six months after treatment: Standardized questionnaires for diagnosis of background factors, Leicester Cough Questionnaire (LCQ), Work Ability Index (WAI), and cough frequency as well as lung function and biomarkers.
The primary treatment effect measurement will be changes in chronic cough-related quality of life, measured by the Leicester Cough Questionnaire (LCQ).
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
The study will be carried out in collaboration between respiratory physicians, clinical physiologists, physiotherapists, speech- and language therapists and gastroenterologists.
The primary hypothesis of the planned study is:
The cough suppressive therapy improves chronic cough-related quality of life and work ability, and is sustained over six months after treatment.
The secondary hypotheses of the planned study are:
Treatment of chronic cough by the cough suppressive therapy can reduce cough frequency (measured by an automated cough detector), airway inflammation and airway resistance.
Baseline differences in clinical findings, biomarkers and physiologic measurements predict different treatment effects.
The following data will be collected before and after treatment:
- Standardized questionnaires for diagnosis of background factors and cough duration, LCQ, WAI, questions on sick leave days, voice disturbance questionnaire.
- Physiological measurements: Spirometry with reversibility test, impulse oscillometry before and after provocation with hypertonic saline inhalation. 24 hours cough frequency analysis, voice analysis.
- Biomarkers: Fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO), blood-eosinophils and eosinophil cationic protein in serum, proteomics in particles in exhaled air (PExA)
Study Type
Enrollment (Anticipated)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Contact
- Name: Principal investigator, Phd
- Phone Number: +46186110000
- Email: lungforskning@akademiska.se
Study Locations
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Uppsala, Sweden, 75185
- Recruiting
- Uppsala Academical Hopsital
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Contact:
- Össur Emilsson, Phd
- Email: ossur.emilsson@akademiska.se
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Contact:
- Henrik Johansson, Phd
- Email: henrik.johansson@akademiska.se
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Chronic cough (duration >2 months) without a structural lung disease and a normal chest X-ray, which have failed pharmacological treatment.
- Being able to understand the swedish language.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pulmonary abnormalities on a chest X-ray, structural lung disease, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) of spirometry stage Global Initiative for Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) 2 or higher.
- Smoking under the last three months.
- Ongoing or recent treatment with angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor
- Active aspiration, vocal cord nodules or upper respiratory tract infection in the previous 4 weeks.
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Double
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Cough suppressive therapy
The cough suppressive therapy consists of four one-to-one treatment sessions, 45 minutes per session, over a 2 months period. The sessions include patient education about chronic cough; negative effects of repeated cough as well as patient education of voluntary control of cough; identification of cough triggers and learning cough suppression techniques, and psychoeducational counselling including patient self-motivation, repetition of aims and techniques, behavior modification regarding over-awareness of the need to cough. The sessions will be conducted by a specially trained physiotherapist or speech and language therapist. All components of the cough suppressive therapy will be delivered to each participant but the focus and emphasis on individual techniques will be individually tailored for each participant, determined by the physio- or speech and language therapist together with the participant. |
The cough suppressive therapy based on the treatment regime "Physiotherapy, and speech and language therapy intervention for patients with refractory chronic cough (PSALTI) developed by S. Chamberlain et al (Thorax.
2017 Feb;72(2):129-136).
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Active Comparator: Healthy lifestyle instructions
The Healthy lifestyle instructions consists of four one-to-one treatment sessions, 30 minutes per session, over a 2 months period.
The sessions will be conducted by a specially trained physiotherapist or speech and language therapist.
The sessions include patient education and motivational conversation about healthy eating habits, physical activity, stress and relaxation.
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The general healthy lifestyle instructions are based on the recommendations from the The Public Health Agency of Sweden.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Change in Leicester Cough Questionnaire (LCQ)
Time Frame: Change from baseline LCQ at one week and 6 months after completed intervention
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Leicester Cough Questionnaire (LCQ) is an English-born self-reporting quality of life measure of chronic cough,
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Change from baseline LCQ at one week and 6 months after completed intervention
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Change in The Work Ability Index (WAI)
Time Frame: Change from baseline WAI at one week and 6 months after completed intervention
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WAI is a questionnaire, which serves to conduct a self-assessment.
The focus is on the employees and their work ability assessed by themselves
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Change from baseline WAI at one week and 6 months after completed intervention
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Change in Cough frequency
Time Frame: Change from baseline cough frequency at one week and 6 months after completed intervention
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24 hour consecutive recording of cough frequency in home environment
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Change from baseline cough frequency at one week and 6 months after completed intervention
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Change in the hypersensitivity of the cough reflex
Time Frame: Change from baseline hypersensitivity of the cough reflex at one week after completed intervention
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Standardised provocation test with inhaled hypertonic saline
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Change from baseline hypersensitivity of the cough reflex at one week after completed intervention
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Change in inflammation biomarkers in blood; eosinophil count
Time Frame: Change from baseline inflammation biomarkers (eosinophil count) in blood at one week after completed intervention
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Blood samples for eosinophil count, (cells/l)
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Change from baseline inflammation biomarkers (eosinophil count) in blood at one week after completed intervention
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Change in inflammation biomarker fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO)
Time Frame: Change from baseline FeNo at one week after completed intervention
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Measured exhaled nitric oxide (NO) at 50 mL/s using a chemiluminescence NO analyzer.
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Change from baseline FeNo at one week after completed intervention
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Change in inflammation biomarkers in blood; level of eosinophil cationic protein (ECP)
Time Frame: Change from baseline inflammation biomarkers in blood (ECP) at one week after completed intervention
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Blood samples for ECP (mcg/l)
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Change from baseline inflammation biomarkers in blood (ECP) at one week after completed intervention
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Investigators
- Study Director: Helen Wallstedt, Uppsala Academical Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Anticipated)
Primary Completion (Anticipated)
Study Completion (Anticipated)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Actual)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- 974599
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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