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Cystic FibrosisNCT01546779

The Use of Visual Feedback in Airway Clearance

A study testing Tri-Gym in people with Cystic Fibrosis, run by Sheba Medical Center at 1 site in Israel.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Cystic Fibrosis (CF) patients perform airway clearance incorporating various breathing strategies, to clear secretions from their lungs. Hand held devices may aid mucus expectoration, and also motivate the patient to manage by themselves. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 5 to 65 years
Conditions the study is for
Cystic Fibrosis
What is being tested?
Tri-Gym
Type of treatment
Medical device
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
40 participants
Where
1 siteIsrael
Study dates
Dec 2008to Jul 2009
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 5 to 65 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • cystic fibrosis patients

Who cannot join

  • i.v. antibiotic therapy during the experiment day

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Israel1 site
  • The Pediatric Pulmonary Unit the Edmond and LiliSafraChildrens Hospital, Sheba Medical Center

    Ramat Gan, Israel, 52621

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About this study

Official title: The Immediate Effect of Resistive Expiration Via "Volumetric Incentive Spirometer" on Lung Function in Patients With Cystic Fibrosis.

Cystic Fibrosis (CF) patients perform airway clearance incorporating various breathing strategies, to clear secretions from their lungs. Hand held devices may aid mucus expectoration, and also motivate the patient to manage by themselves. Our aims was to study if resistive expiration through "volumetric incentive spirometer" (VISex) can improve lung function in the short term in Cystic Fibrosis (CF) patients.

Conditions
Cystic Fibrosis
Being tested
Tri-Gym
Medical subject headings
Cystic Fibrosis

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Tri-GymDevice

    Also called incentive spirometer

    40 CF patients performed airway clearance using the VISex, by exhaling against chosen resistance being motivated by visual feedback of raising colored balls. The level of resistance was set to cause longest expiration/volume, until mucus was transported from the peripheral to the central airways, to be expectorated by the subsequent cough.

Study groups in NCT01546779
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
lung functionExperimentalNot described
Receives: Device: Tri-Gym

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. lung function

    Forced expiratory maneuvers were measured before and 15 minutes after intervention.

    Measured: fifteen minutes after intervention

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted7 Mar 2012 (estimated)
  2. Study startDec 2008
  3. Primary completionJun 2009
  4. Study completionJul 2009

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
40 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01546779
Sponsor's protocol ID
SHEBA-08-5583-OE-CTIL
Status last verified
Mar 2012
First submitted
19 Feb 2012
Last updated
7 Mar 2012
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Tri-Gym in people with Cystic Fibrosis, run by Sheba Medical Center at 1 site in Israel.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 7 Mar 2012. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Israel. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

lung function (time frame: fifteen minutes after intervention). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 7 Mar 2012.

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