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Efficacy of behavioral cough suppression therapy for refractory chronic cough or unexplained chronic cough: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
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A Prospective Decentralized Investigation of the Effect of a Cough Management Feature Inside a Wellness Application (CoughPro) in Refractory or Unexplained Chronic Cough (RCC/UCC)
Who cites it
10 citing papers in PubMed.
- Internet-Based Behavioral Cough Suppression Therapy for Refractory Chronic Cough: A Randomized Controlled Trial.American journal of speech-language pathology · 2025Trial
- Diagnosis and Treatment of Refractory Chronic Cough: An American Broncho-Esophagological Association Expert Consensus Statement.The Laryngoscope · 2026Article
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- Somatic symptom disorder comorbidity in chronic cough: prevalence, clinical features, and neuroimaging characteristics.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2026Article
- Treatment response trajectories for speech pathology intervention in chronic cough.ERJ open research · 2026Article
- Female predominance in chronic cough: biological sex-related factors, mechanisms, and therapeutic targets-a narrative review.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Review
- From Psychogenic Cough to Somatic Cough Syndrome.The clinical respiratory journal · 2026Review
- Telehealth group behavioural cough-suppression therapy for refractory chronic cough using a rolling enrolment model.ERJ open research · 2025Article
- Cough and dyspnea management in pulmonary fibrosis.Current opinion in supportive and palliative care · 2025Review
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Abstract
backgroundThe efficacy of behavioral cough suppression therapy (BCST) for refractory chronic cough (RCC) and unexplained chronic cough (UCC) remains unclear due to limited evidence from small-scale single-center studies.
objectiveTo compile and assess the quality of evidence from randomized controlled trials to evaluate the effectiveness of BCST.
designThis study included randomized controlled studies and self-controlled studies related to BCST involving adult patients with RCC or UCC. DATA SOURCES AND
methodsWe conducted an extensive search of various English and Chinese databases (e.g., PubMed, CNKI, CBM, VIP, and Wanfang Data Journal Full-text Database) and the Clinical Trial Registration website up to April 2024. The selected studies underwent meta-analysis to investigate the impact of BCST on the patient's quality of life and cough frequency.
resultsThe included 12 studies showed that BCST significantly improved the Leicester Cough Questionnaire scores of the patients (MD = 4.50, 95% CI (4.03, 4.97),
conclusionThis meta-analysis revealed positive therapeutic effects of BCST in patients with RCC/UCC, potentially advancing its application in broader clinical settings.
trial registrationThis study was registered on PROSPERO with the registration number
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