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TerminatedNCT04743206Updated Nov 19, 2024Results posted

Airway Clearance for Pediatric and Adult Cystic Fibrosis Patients Using a Portable Intra-Pulmonary Percussion Device

An interventional study of Standard Airway Clearance device and Portable Internal Airway Percussion device in Cystic Fibrosis, sponsored by University of Florida. Terminated at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 6 Years to 21 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-11-19.

Sponsored by University of Florida · Not applicable, Interventional, and Other

Why this study was terminated
recruitment difficulty due to COVID recruitment difficulty due to covid
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
1
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
6 Years to 21 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is a pilot study where the investigators aim to compare initial use of the standard airway clearance device (SACD), most commonly used being High frequency vest airway clearance system (VEST) with subsequent use of a Portable Intra-Pulmonary Percussion Device (PIAPD) in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) ages 6 -21 years. The primary hypothesis is that there is no effect of PIAPD on Forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) 2 hours after use, there is no effect on perception of effort and efficacy for the PIAPD. If both are equally effective, the latter device provides an alternative that is both cheaper and portable.

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Conditions studied

  • Cystic Fibrosis

Keywords

  • Airway Clearance
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In context

Cystic Fibrosis

1,581 studies on the registry are indexed under Cystic Fibrosis; 190 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 1 is below the median of 36 across 1,034 interventional studies indexed under Cystic Fibrosis.

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Lead sponsor

University of Florida is the lead sponsor of 1,254 studies on the registry; 201 are open to participants now.

Of its 170 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 136 (80%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
6 Years to 21 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Ages 6-21 years
  • Cystic fibrosis stable by physician assessment
  • Assents to forego additional experimental treatments during the study
  • Currently using and familiar with airway clearance therapy for treatment of cystic fibrosis
  • Participant (or parent or legal guardian if the participant is a minor) is willing to provide -----Informed Consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • FEV1 \< 40% predictive
  • Pneumothorax
  • Hemoptysis
  • Coronavirus disease (COVID) 19 diagnosis within last 14 days
  • Any condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, would interfere with the study conduct or the safety of the participant

    • Additional Exclusion Criteria: Outpatient Arm (in addition to general exclusion criteria above) Decrease in FEV1 > 10% from baseline over last 12 months Antibiotic Initiation for acute CF exacerbation Hospitalization for CF Exacerbation
    • Additional Exclusion Criteria: Inpatient Arm (in addition to general exclusion criteria above) Failure to increase FEV1 > 10 % from initial Pulmonary function testing (PFTs) on admission by day 9 of hospitalization.
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Other
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Crossover assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
1 participant (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    PIAPD-Portable Internal Airway Percussion device

    There will be an outpatient arm using the PIAPD-Portable Internal Airway Percussion Device.

    Device: Portable Internal Airway Percussion device

  • Active comparator
    SACD-Standard Airway Clearance device

    There will be an Outpatient Arm using the SACD, VEST (High Frequency Chest Wall Oscillation VEST) Standard Airway Clearance Device.

    Device: Standard Airway Clearance device

Interventions

  • DeviceStandard Airway Clearance device

    Subjects will be using their home standard airway clearance device, VEST (High Frequency Chest Wall Oscillation VEST) for 2 weeks followed by PIAPD.

  • DevicePortable Internal Airway Percussion device

    Subjects will be using the investigational device, PIAPD (Portable Internal Airway Percussion Device) for 2 weeks.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Oxygen Saturation % by Pulse Oximetry

    oxygen saturation will be obtained by home pulse oximeter device.

    Time frame: O2 saturation measured immediately prior to treatment and 2 hours after treatment - one-time pre/post treatment in week 1; and one-time pre/post treatment in week 2

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Results

Posted Nov 19, 2024

Participant flow

Only one patient was recruited to the study. The patient was outpatient. There were difficulties with recruitment related to COVID-19 pandemic, difficulties obtaining pulmonary function testing related to Covid-19 pandemic, limited staff.

SOC Airway Clearance Device ( VEST)
Participant flow — SOC Airway Clearance Device ( VEST)
MilestoneSOC Airway Clearance Device (VEST) Followed by PIAPD-Portable Internal Airway Percussion Device
Started1
Completed1
Not completed0
PIAPD
Participant flow — PIAPD
MilestoneSOC Airway Clearance Device (VEST) Followed by PIAPD-Portable Internal Airway Percussion Device
Started1
Completed1
Not completed0

Outcome measures

PrimaryOxygen Saturation % by Pulse Oximetry

oxygen saturation will be obtained by home pulse oximeter device.

Time frame:
O2 saturation measured immediately prior to treatment and 2 hours after treatment - one-time pre/post treatment in week 1; and one-time pre/post treatment in week 2
Reported as:
Number · percentage of oxygen saturated hemoglobi
Oxygen Saturation % by Pulse Oximetry
percentage of oxygen saturated hemoglobiSOC Airway Clearance Device (VEST) Followed by PIAPD-Portable Internal Airway Percussion Device
week 1 Vest pretreatment98
week 1 Vest post treatment98
week 2 Vest pretreatment97
week 2 Vest post treatment98
week 1 PIAPD pretreatment98
week 1 PIAPD post treatment98
week 2 PIAPD pretreatment99
week 2 PIAPD post treatment98

Adverse events

Collected over The collection time was between June 17, 2021 to June 26, 2021 - please clarify this is a 4 week study. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Vest Followed by PIADD0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)

Baseline characteristics

only one patient was recruited. The patient participated as outpatient.

Age, Categorical
Age, Categorical(Participants)SACD-Standard Airway Clearance Device Followed by PIAPD
<=18 years0
Between 18 and 65 years1
>=65 years0
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)SACD-Standard Airway Clearance Device Followed by PIAPD
Female1
Male0
Race (NIH/OMB)
Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants)SACD-Standard Airway Clearance Device Followed by PIAPD
American Indian or Alaska Native0
Asian0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander0
Black or African American0
White1
More than one race0
Unknown or Not Reported0
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(Participants)SACD-Standard Airway Clearance Device Followed by PIAPD
United States1
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Study locations

1 site
  • UF Medical Plaza Pulmonary Clinic
    Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
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References and documents

Study documents

  • Protocol and statistical analysis plan · Mar 9, 2021

Documents are hosted by the registry — open the source record to download them.

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Nov 19, 2024, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT04743206
Lead sponsor
University of Florida
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Feb 8, 2021
Start date
May 18, 2021
Primary completion
Jul 31, 2021
Completion
Aug 1, 2021
Results posted
Nov 19, 2024
Last update
Nov 19, 2024

Study contacts

Silvia Delgado Villalta, MD
principal investigator · University of Florida

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
Yes
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