Respiratory Kinematics During Voluntary and Reflex Cough in Healthy Adults
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Infectious Disease |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Immunology / Infectious Diseases |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - 80 |
| Updated: | 4/21/2016 |
| Start Date: | May 2013 |
| End Date: | May 2014 |
Cough is a defensive behavior that involves three stages. A large inspiratory phase, a
compression phase where the vocal folds close and subglottal pressure is developed, and an
expiratory phase. Cough serves to protect the upper and lower airways from material such as
liquids, solids, or saliva, that have been aspirated. There are two types of cough:
voluntary and reflex cough. Voluntary cough involves a cough to command. Reflex cough is a
cough that is generated secondary to a stimulus in or near the airway. There has been some
research regarding the differences between voluntary and reflex cough. However, no research
has described the differences in airflow or movement pattern (kinematics) between the two
types of cough. This study seeks to determine the respiratory kinematics and airflow
differences between voluntary and reflex cough in healthy participants.
compression phase where the vocal folds close and subglottal pressure is developed, and an
expiratory phase. Cough serves to protect the upper and lower airways from material such as
liquids, solids, or saliva, that have been aspirated. There are two types of cough:
voluntary and reflex cough. Voluntary cough involves a cough to command. Reflex cough is a
cough that is generated secondary to a stimulus in or near the airway. There has been some
research regarding the differences between voluntary and reflex cough. However, no research
has described the differences in airflow or movement pattern (kinematics) between the two
types of cough. This study seeks to determine the respiratory kinematics and airflow
differences between voluntary and reflex cough in healthy participants.
As a participant, completion of this study will require the following:
Investigators will first place cotton elastic bands around your chest and abdomen so that
measures of chest wall and abdominal movements can be measured. Then, tests of your
breathing made from pulmonary function testing will be completed.
Investigators will then have you complete a maximum inspiration followed by a maximum
expiration three times.
Investigators will ask you to produce a voluntary cough three times into a facemask which is
attached to a computer.
Then the investigators will provide you with nebulized water (FOG) through the facemask for
up to a minute three times. You will have a minute break in between each presentation.
Finally, the investigators will provide you with a nebulized dose of Capsaicin, which is
derived from hot peppers, through the same facemask used in all of the above tasks. You will
receive three doses of capsaicin and be provided with water at any time during the study.
Investigators will first place cotton elastic bands around your chest and abdomen so that
measures of chest wall and abdominal movements can be measured. Then, tests of your
breathing made from pulmonary function testing will be completed.
Investigators will then have you complete a maximum inspiration followed by a maximum
expiration three times.
Investigators will ask you to produce a voluntary cough three times into a facemask which is
attached to a computer.
Then the investigators will provide you with nebulized water (FOG) through the facemask for
up to a minute three times. You will have a minute break in between each presentation.
Finally, the investigators will provide you with a nebulized dose of Capsaicin, which is
derived from hot peppers, through the same facemask used in all of the above tasks. You will
receive three doses of capsaicin and be provided with water at any time during the study.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Healthy adults between the ages of 18-80 years.
- Ability to provide informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
- No history of smoking within the last 5 years as this reduces the sensitivity to
capsaicin
- No history of neurological disease (i.e. Parkinson's disease, stroke, traumatic brain
injury, etc.)
- No known allergy to capsaicin
- No history of respiratory disease (i.e. asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease, or respiratory infection within the last 5 weeks.)
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