NCT01480882

Efficacy and Safety Study of a Percussion Device to Mobilise Sputum From Respiratory Passage

"A Prospective, Cross-over Randomized Trial to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Mechanical Percussor "LEGA" Compared With Conventional Chest Physiotherapy in Adults With Chronic Bronchiectasis or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2 / Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (actual)
• Sponsor: Penang Hospital, Malaysia · Other Government
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

A Malaysian company by name Formedic Technologies SDN BHD has devised a hand held machine which is supposed to mimic the chest percussion performed by professional physiotherapist to mobilize sputum through the respiratory passage. The aim of this study is to compare the effectiveness and safety of this mechanical percussion device in the treatment of airway clearance with conventional chest physiotherapy carried out by qualified physiotherapists in patients suffering from bronchiectasis or Chronic obstructive Pulmonary disease (COPD).

Detailed description

This study will compare the amount of sputum expectorated during the two procedures and not intended to look at the clinical improvement of the patient.

Conditions

• Chronic Bronchiectasis
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Conventional Chest Physiotherapy (CCPT)	Conventional chest percussion will be applied for a duration of 15 minutes.
DEVICE	Mechanical percussion (LEGA)	Mechanical chest percussion will be delivered by a device for 15 minutes.

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-12-01
• Primary completion: 2012-06-01
• Completion: 2012-06-01
• First posted: 2011-11-29
• Last updated: 2012-12-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Malaysia