NCT00907491

Accuracy of Cough Detection in Healthy Adults

Use of Objective Cough Counting Device to Assess the Accuracy of Cough Detection in Healthy Adults Simulating Cough in Different Postures, Mobility and Environmental Conditions

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 54 (estimated)
• Sponsor: KarmelSonix Ltd. · Industry
• Sex: All
• Age: 21 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Cough is part of the defense mechanism to protect the lung from foreign particles and remove secretions from the airways. However, at times it becomes a bothersome, annoying symptom that interferes with the quality of life, sleep pattern and exercise tolerance of the patient. People with respiratory infection, asthmatic patients and CF patients suffer from a multitude of pathologies of airways and are often inflicted with chronic cough. Treatment of cough in these patients consists of many types of expectorants, cough suppressors, secretion modifiers, inhaled bronchodilators etc. In addition, chest physical therapy (PT) is often prescribed as part of the treatment regime. The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the efficacy and validity of novel cough counting device based on the WIM Technology.

Conditions

• Cough

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	pulmonary sounds analyzer	Cough counting device based on the WIM Technology

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-02-01
• Primary completion: 2009-07-01
• Completion: 2009-07-01
• First posted: 2009-05-22
• Last updated: 2011-06-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Israel