Can a simple questionnaire finally tame chronic cough?
NCT ID NCT06669897
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
Researchers are developing and testing a new questionnaire to objectively measure how severe a person's chronic cough is. The study will enroll 100 adults, including both chronic cough patients and healthy volunteers. The goal is to create a reliable tool that doctors can use to assess cough severity and track changes over time.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this questionnaire could give doctors a reliable way to measure cough severity, helping to improve patient care and future research.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage validation study, not a treatment trial. The questionnaire may not prove accurate or useful in all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2025
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Spanish-speaking patients with previous diagnosis of chronic cough or healthy volunteers.
- Ages
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30 to 99 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Aged between 30 and 99 years * Clinical diagnosis of chronic cough or healthy volunteers * Good understanding of Spanish Exclusion Criteria: * Non-Spanish-speaking patients * Inability to complete the questionnaires * Failure to sign the informed consent form
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
6 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hospital Clínic de Barcelona
RECRUITINGBarcelona, 08036, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Hermanos Trias y Pujol
ENROLLING_BY_INVITATIONBadalona, Barcelona, 08916, Spain
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Hospital Univesitario de Bellvitge
RECRUITINGL'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, 08907, Spain
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Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau. Carrer Mas Casanovas 90.
RECRUITINGBarcelona, 08041, Spain
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Hospital del Mar
RECRUITINGBarcelona, 08003, Spain
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Parc Taulí Hospital Universitari
RECRUITINGSabadell, Barcelona, 08208, Spain
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