ACT treatment consisted of 10 cycles of active cycle of breathing technique using an Acapella®. The physiotherapist collecting the outcome measures was blinded. Patients completed a Multiple Breath ...

Aim The global aim was to improve the median FEV 1 in our patients. The specific aim was to encourage adherence to airway clearance techniques (ACT). To achieve these goals we implemented the REACT ...

We assessed the symptomatic need of patients with ILD for airway clearance techniques (ACT’s) using a visual analogue scale, and whether, in those with fibrotic ILD, the presence of traction ...