Investigating outcome measures for assessing airway clearance techniques in adults with cystic fibrosis: protocol of a single-centre randomised controlled crossover trial
Introduction Airway clearance techniques (ACTs) are a gold standard of cystic fibrosis management; however, the majority of research evidence for their efficacy is of low standard; often attributed to the lack of sensitivity from outcome measures (OMs) used historically. This randomised controlled t...
Main Authors: | Gemma Stanford, Diana Bilton, Winston Banya, Jane C Davies, Omar Usmani, Susan Charman, Mandy Jones, Nicholas J Simmonds |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2020-05-01
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Series: | BMJ Open Respiratory Research |
Online Access: | https://bmjopenrespres.bmj.com/content/7/1/e000694.full |
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