The purpose of the study is to compare the the efficacy and tolerance of 2 cough assistance techniques requiring no equipment other than the volumetric fan. The two methods are air-stacking and hyperinflation . The study is a Cross-over, monocentric and open label study
Primary outcome : Peak Expiratory Flow (PEF)
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
20
instrumental increase of cough peak flow with a ventilator by hyper-insufflation and with air stacking method
AP-HP Hopital R. Poincaré
Garches, Île-de-France Region, France
Peak cough flow
Time frame: 1 year
effective cough time
Time frame: 1 year
inspired volume
Time frame: 1 year
maximal expired volume
Time frame: 1 year
respiratory comfort (Visual Analog Scale)
Time frame: 1 year
subjective patient's effectiveness of cough (Visual Analog Scale)
Time frame: 1 year
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