Canadian Respiratory Journal (Jan 2004)

A Randomized Trial to Evaluate the Sustained Efficacy of a Mucus Clearance Device in Ambulatory Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

  • Norman Wolkove,
  • Marc A Baltzan,
  • Hany Kamel,
  • Michael Rotaple

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2004/828591
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 8
pp. 567 – 572

Abstract

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OBJECTIVE: To determine whether a mucus clearance device (MCD) (Flutter; Axcan Scandipharm, USA) could consistently improve the bronchodilator response and exercise performance in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) when used in an ambulatory setting over a one-week period.