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Do Musculoskeletal Techniques Improve Forced Expiratory Volume in One Second in Adults With Cystic Fibrosis?

NCT00716664 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2009-03-11

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The pilot study aims to evaluate the effects of a treatment series of gentle joint and muscle movements (in addition to normal optimal care)on lung function, exercise capacity and posture in stable adults with cystic fibrosis.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

A treatment series of gentle joint and muscle movements

Undertaken by a physiotherapist, weekly, for six weeks

OTHER

Control group measurements

The control group are measured using the same outcome measures at the same time intervals, but receive no active intervention

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
16 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-03-31
Primary Completion
2008-08-31
Completion
2008-08-31

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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