Evaluation of High-Frequency Chest Wall Oscillation

Hill-Rom105 enrolled

Overview

To compare the outcomes of patients treated with the Vest and conventional chest physiotherapy to determine if the Vest provides equivalent therapy

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

105

Conditions

Airway Secretion Clearance

Interventions

Airway clearance DeviceDEVICE

Provided by the Vest Airway clearance system

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Acute or chronic disease requiring secretion mobilization as per hospital protocol Exclusion Criteria: * Absolute contraindications for positional changes * Absolute contraindications for chest percussion * Women visibly pregnant * Previous enrollment in study * Previous CPT or Vest treatment

Locations (1)

Barnes-Jewish Hospital

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Hospital Length of Stay

an average of 10 days

Time frame: Admission to Discharge

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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