The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical outcome and safety of flutter mucus clearance devices.
Respiratory diseases are still increasing in elder population. Sputum detaining is a common contributing factor to acute exacerbation. The fluttering mucus clearance technique is expected to be a physical assisting therapy enhancing airway secretion clearance but need more clinical randomized control trial evidence.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
356
five minutes every session, four sessions per day
Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
days of fever (body temperature reach 38 degree Celsius or higher), days of antibiotics therapy, hospital length of stay, or at 28 days
Time frame: one year
rate of noninvasive mechanical ventilation, rate of trachea intubation, mortality due to any reason until discharge, total fees of in-hospital
Time frame: one year
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