Physiotherapy, and speech and language therapy intervention for patients with refractory chronic cough: a multicentre randomised control trial

SAFC Mitchell, R Garrod, L Clark, A Douiri, SM Parker… - Thorax, 2017 - thorax.bmj.com
Background Physiotherapy, and speech and language therapy are emerging non-
pharmacological treatments for refractory chronic cough. We aimed to investigate the …

Improvement in health status following cough-suppression physiotherapy for patients with chronic cough

AS Patel, G Watkin, B Willig… - Chronic respiratory …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Cough-suppression physiotherapy is a novel self-help therapy for chronic cough. We
evaluated the effectiveness of cough physiotherapy in a pilot prospective observational …

Cough reflex sensitivity improves with speech language pathology management of refractory chronic cough

NM Ryan, AE Vertigan, S Bone, PG Gibson - Cough, 2010 - Springer
Rationale Speech language pathology is an effective management intervention for chronic
cough that persists despite medical treatment. The mechanism behind the improvement has …

Nonpharmacological interventions for refractory chronic cough patients: systematic review

S Chamberlain, SS Birring, R Garrod - Lung, 2014 - Springer
Background For people with refractory chronic cough, nonpharmacological interventions are
emerging as alternatives to antitussive medications. These treatments generally are …

Cough suppression therapy: does it work?

S Chamberlain, R Garrod, SS Birring - Pulmonary pharmacology & …, 2013 - Elsevier
Cough suppression therapy (CST), also known as cough suppression physiotherapy and
speech pathology management is a promising non-pharmacological therapeutic option for …

Efficacy of speech pathology management for chronic cough: a randomised placebo controlled trial of treatment efficacy

AE Vertigan, DG Theodoros, PG Gibson, AL Winkworth - Thorax, 2006 - thorax.bmj.com
Background: Chronic cough that persists despite medical treatment may respond to speech
pathology intervention, but the efficacy of such treatment has not been investigated in …

Leicester Cough Questionnaire validation and clinically important thresholds for change in refractory or unexplained chronic cough

AM Nguyen, J Schelfhout, D Muccino… - Therapeutic …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction: The Leicester Cough Questionnaire (LCQ), a cough-specific quality-of-life
measure, evaluates the impact of cough across physical, psychological, and social domains …

Evaluation and management outcomes and burdens in patients with refractory chronic cough referred for behavioral cough suppression therapy

LJ Slovarp, ME Jetté, AI Gillespie, JE Reynolds… - Lung, 2021 - Springer
Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate the typical symptoms and medical
management characteristics of adult patients with refractory chronic cough (RCC) who are …

Quality of life and psychosocial aspects of cough

K Brignall, B Jayaraman, SS Birring - Lung, 2008 - Springer
Chronic cough is a common condition that causes considerable physical and psychological
morbidity. The physical symptoms of cough are readily apparent; however, the psychosocial …

[HTML][HTML] An update on measurement and monitoring of cough: what are the important study endpoints?

A Spinou, SS Birring - Journal of thoracic disease, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Considerable progress has been achieved in the development of tools that assess cough.
The visual analogue scale (VAS) for cough severity is widely used in clinical practice …