Cough and exercise study for chronic cough
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study looks at how chronic cough affects daily life and how a single session of intense exercise changes coughing. It may help if you have had a cough for more than 8 weeks and it bothers you a lot.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older.
- You have had a cough for more than 8 weeks (chronic cough).
- Your cough is severe enough to score above 40 on a 0–100 cough scale.
- You have had a chest X-ray or CT scan in the last 3 years that showed no problems linked to your cough.
- You are not a current smoker and have not quit smoking in the last year.
- You have not had a recent chest infection or cough flare-up (within 4 weeks).
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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