An interventional study of Physiotherapy in Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, sponsored by Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain. Recruiting at 1 site in Belgium. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-04-29.
Sponsored by Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
The study is experimental and aims to (a) compare the viscoelastic properties of bronchial secretions obtained in patients suffering from obstructive respiratory disease, and (b) to compare the viscoelastic properties of bronchial secretions obtained in patients before and after application of a respiratory physiotherapy or exercise as usually prescribed.
After agreement, the sputum of the participants will be collected according to the method used in clinical routine.Experiments (collection and analysis of sputum) will be conducted at the Saint-Luc University Clinic.
202 studies on the registry are indexed under Lung Diseases, Obstructive; 22 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 500 is above the median of 112 across 123 interventional studies indexed under Lung Diseases, Obstructive.
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Exclusion Criteria:
Patients with obstructive pulmonary diseases receiving standard physiotherapy treatment
Other: Physiotherapy
Chest Physiotherapy, physical exercises
Viscoelasticity
Evolution of elastic modulus, viscous modulus, phase angle and non-linear characteristics of lung secretions.
Time frame: 30 minutes
Plan to share: No
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Started Aug 2019 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Aug 2027, 96 months after the start.
Of 28 interventional studies with no phase under Lung Diseases, Obstructive, half reached primary completion within 25 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 11 and three quarters within 39. This study's planned 96 months is above that.
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