Accuracy of Cough Detection in Healthy Adults

Cough Clinical Trial

Official title:

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

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00907491
• Other study ID #: WIM-CC 01
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: May 21, 2009
• Last updated: June 8, 2011
• Start date: February 2008
• Est. completion date: July 2009

Study information

• Verified date: May 2009
• Source: KarmelSonix Ltd.
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Israel: Ethics Commission
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial 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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 54
• Est. completion date: July 2009
• Est. primary completion date: July 2009
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 21 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patient signed informed consent

• Patients above 21 years old

• No medical history

Exclusion Criteria:

• Skin lesions precluding attachment of sensors

• Pregnancy

Study Design

Observational Model: Case-Only, Time Perspective: Retrospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cough

Intervention

Device:
• pulmonary sounds analyzer
Cough counting device based on the WIM Technology

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Israel	RAMBAM Health Care Campus	Haifa,

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
KarmelSonix Ltd.

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Israel, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	To evaluate cough detection and counting technology (ACCA) for adult people in different recording conditions		within 2 weeks	No