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Individualized Diagnosis and Treatment of Extraesophageal Reflux in Patients With Chronic Cough

Czechia150 participantsStarted 2021-06-01

Plain-language summary

Chronic cough is a very unpleasant symptom, significantly reduces the patient's quality of life, and bothers the neighborhood. A very common cause or co-factor of chronic cough is extraesophageal reflux (EER). The aim of the project is the precise diagnosis of EER in patients with chronic cough (in patients with a simultaneously diagnosed allergic cause and without it).

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 80 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * age 18-80 years * patients with chronic cough (cough that lasts 3 months or longer) * consent with participation in the study Exclusion Criteria: * patients using ACE inhibitors or Angiotensin II receptor blockers * patients with head and neck cancer * patients after radiotherapy in the head and neck area * patients with airway or lung cancer * patients with chronic lung disease except for bronchial asthma (COPD, interstitial lung disease, bronchiectasis, respiratory bronchiolitis) * patients with chronic rhinosinusitis

What they're measuring

EER severity and type and allergy

Timeframe: 6 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04984304

SponsorUniversity Hospital Ostrava

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2024-05

Contact for this trial

Jiří Hynčica

0042059737 jiri.hyncica@fno.cz

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