Can a simple breathing device make life better for bronchiectasis patients?
NCT ID NCT06820983
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing whether using an oscillating PEP (OPEP) device—a handheld breathing tool that helps clear mucus—can improve quality of life for people with bronchiectasis. Researchers will give questionnaires to 60 children (ages 8+) and adults before and after they start using the device. The goal is to see if the device makes daily life easier and if patients stick with using it.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- oscillating positive expiratory pressure (OPEP) device
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that using an OPEP device improves daily life and treatment adherence for people with bronchiectasis.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage observational study (60 participants) that only measures quality of life through questionnaires, not clinical outcomes. Results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2024
- 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.
- Ages
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8 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * Children (from 8 years of age) and adults over 18 years of age with DDB who doesn't use oscillating PEP. The study population will be clinically stable and will be seen in follow-up consultations. Exclusion Criteria: * Children under 8 years of age. * Patients who use an OPEP * Patients in the acute exacerbation phase of their DDB * Patients who are not under regular consultation * Patients with severe, uncontrolled co-morbidities * Patients with cognitive or psychiatric disorders preventing proper adherence to the study protocol * Patients taking part simultaneously in another clinical study that could interfere with the results of the OPEP study
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU Amiens-Picardie
RECRUITINGAmiens, 80054, France
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