Peak Cough Flow and Cough Clearance in Patients With Muscular Dystrophy



Status:Recruiting
Conditions:Infectious Disease, Neurology, Neurology, Orthopedic
Therapuetic Areas:Immunology / Infectious Diseases, Neurology, Orthopedics / Podiatry
Healthy:No
Age Range:6 - 21
Updated:2/9/2019
Start Date:January 2014
End Date:January 2020

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Pilot Study of Cough Peak Flow And Airway Clearance in Pediatric Patients With Neuromuscular Disease

This study is to determine whether physiologic measures (peak cough flow, measures of
respiratory muscle strength including MIP, MEP ,SNIP, and spirometry) can predict spontaneous
cough clearance (as measured by a nuclear medicine study) in children with neuromuscular
disease. It will also determine whether airway clearance is augmented by high frequency chest
wall oscillation.


Inclusion Criteria:

- Age 6-21; able to cooperate with study procedures

- Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy OR Becker Muscular Dystrophy

Exclusion Criteria:

- Need for mechanical ventilation during the day

- Recent (within 2 weeks) lower respiratory tract infection
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3414 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213
Principal Investigator: Daniel J. Weiner, MD
Phone: 412-692-5873
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