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ArticleFrontiers in medicine2023

Effectiveness of the use of an oscillating positive expiratory pressure device in bronchiectasis with frequent exacerbations: a single-arm pilot study.

So Rae Kim, Sun-Hyung Kim, Geun-Hyeong Kim, Jun Yeun Cho, Hayoung Choi, Hyun Lee, Seung Won Ra, Ki Man Lee, Kang Hyeon Choe, Yeon-Mok Oh and 2 more

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Article in Frontiers in medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07037303 (Comparison of Effectiveness Between Active Cycle of Breathing Techniques), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT07037303 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Comparison of Effectiveness Between Active Cycle of Breathing Techniques (ACBT) and Oscillating Positive Expiratory Pressure (OPEP, Aerobika) Device Assisted Treatment in Patients With Bronchiectasis in Korea : Randomized Controlled Trials

TypeinterventionalSponsorChungbuk National University HospitalRan2025 to 2028Enrolled100ConditionsBronchiectasis, Bronchiectasis With Acute ExacerbationArmsActive Cycle of Breathing Technique (ACBT) and Oscillatory Positive Expiratory Pressure (OPEP) group, Active Cycle of Breathing Technique (ACBT) group
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

So Rae KimDepartment of Internal Medicine, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju, Republic of Korea.
Sun-Hyung KimDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju, Republic of Korea.
Geun-Hyeong KimArtificial Intelligence Center, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju, Republic of Korea.
Jun Yeun ChoDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju, Republic of Korea.
Hayoung ChoiDivision of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Hyun LeeDivision of Pulmonary Medicine and Allergy, Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Seung Won RaDivision of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan, Republic of Korea.
Ki Man LeeDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju, Republic of Korea.
Kang Hyeon ChoeDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju, Republic of Korea.
Yeon-Mok OhDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Yoon Mi ShinDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju, Republic of Korea.
Bumhee YangDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju, Republic of Korea.
Chungbuk National University Hospital · KRChungbuk National University · KRHallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital · KRHanyang University · KRUlsan College · KRUlsan University Hospital · KR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Impaired airway clearance in patients with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis causes frequent bacterial infection, chronic inflammation, and progressive tissue destruction. We aimed to evaluate whether an oscillating positive expiratory pressure (OPEP) device could allow effective sputum expectoration and prevent acute exacerbations in patients with bronchiectasis who had frequent acute exacerbations. This open-label, single-arm, prospective study included 17 patients who experienced three or more acute exacerbations in the past year. We evaluated the prevention of acute exacerbations, subjective symptom improvement, and change in sputum amount during the use of the Aerobika (Trudell Medical International, London, ON) OPEP device twice daily for 6  months. Of all enrolled patients, only two acute exacerbations occurred during the study period, indicating a significant decrease compared with the number of acute exacerbations before the device use (

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acute exacerbationbronchiectasisoscillating positive expiratory pressurephysiotherapysputum volume

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PMID37250647
PMCPMC10213442
OpenAlexW4376280003

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