Respiratory Kinematics of Cough in Healthy Older Adults and Parkinson's Disease
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2015-08-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The purpose of this research study is to test cough function in individuals with Parkinson's
disease and healthy older adults. Cough is a complex, defensive function which involves
movement of the chest and lungs. The investigators want to compare the movement of the chest
wall and the lungs during voluntary and reflex cough.
The long-term goal of this research is to develop treatments for people with cough
dysfunction. Cough dysfunction increases the risk for respiratory infections such as
pneumonia. The results from this study will provide information to help researchers
understand the difference between reflex and voluntary cough more fully.