No study have evaluated the efficacy and safety of airway clearance therapy (ACT) and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) under bronchoscope for bronchiectasis. This study aimed to evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of tran-bronchoscopy airway clearance and bronchoalveolar lavage in the treatment of moderate to severe bronchiectasis with acute exacerbation:A randomized, prospective cohort study.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of ACT combined with BAL for bronchiectasis patients with acute exacerbation through the whole study process, which will provide a high quality of evidence-based strategies for the treatment, revision and optimization of international and domestic clinical guidelines for bronchiectasis. All the participants will be required to check the various efficacy and safety indicators.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
189
Interventions involving the therapy of airway clearance and bronchoalveolar lavage by Version BF-1T26 electronic bronchoscope
Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
Time to the first acute exacerbation after treatment
The median time to first acute exacerbation after discharge.We used GraphPad Prism 6.0 Kaplan-Meier survival curve and the log-rank test to compare the differences of the primary outcome between both groups
Time frame: 3 month
The changes of mMRC score before and after treatment
Modified Medical Research Centre
Time frame: 7 days
The changes of CAT score before and after treatment
COPD Assessment Test
Time frame: 7 days
The changes of SGRQ before and after treatment
St. George respiratory questionnaire
Time frame: 7 days
The changes of LCQ before and after treatment
Leicester Cough Questionnaire
Time frame: 7days
The changes of 6MWD before and after treatment
6 Minute Walking Distance
Time frame: 1 days
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