Comparison Between RTX (Biphasic Cuirass Ventilator) and Physiotherapy in Cystic Fibrosis Patients

Hadassah Medical Center

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Cystic Fibrosis

Treatments: Procedure: physiotherapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00908505

RTX- HMO-CTIL

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of different mucous clearance techniques in cystic fibrosis patients

Full description

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is associated with chronic progressive lung disease that may lead to respiratory failure.Bi-Phasic Cuirass Ventilation (BPCV) is a form of non-invasive respiratory support, which can provide negative pressure ventilation as well as high frequency chest wall oscillations and cough mode.The standard therapy for CF patients to release mucous is treatment by a physiotherapist. In this study we will compare the effect of BPCV with regular physiotherapy by full pulmonary function testing prior and post treatment.

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 7+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• CF patients over 7 years old

Exclusion criteria

• Hemoptysis
• Pregnancy

Trial design

40 participants in 1 patient group

physiotherapy

Experimental group

Treatment:

Procedure: physiotherapy