Study details
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The Effects of Positive Airway Pressure on the Mucolytic Effects of NAC (TEAM)
University of California, San Francisco
NCT IDNCT06152653ClinicalTrials.gov data as of Apr 2026
Phase
Phase 4
Target enrollment
40
Study length
about 3.1 years
Ages
18–85
Locations
1 site in CA
What this study is about
This trial is testing if using positive pressure during breathing helps with a medicine called NAC to clear mucus from your lungs. It compares two ways of giving NAC: one with positive pressure and another without it. The goal is to see if the positive pressure method is better at clearing mucus and improving lung function.
Simplified from trial records by PatientMatch.
What you may be asked to do
- 1.Take n-acetylcystine (NAC)+ albuterol
- 2.Use AeroEclipse-VersaPAP System
Participation Burden
What's physically and logistically required of participants.
Logistics & Travel
In-person visits
Requires travel to a study site
Physical Intervention
inhaled
How treatment is administered
Treatment Assignment
Randomized & Blinded
You may get a placebo/standard care, and you won't know which.
Extracted study details
Pulled from the trial record to show what is being tested and what the study is measuring.
Drug classes
salbutamol
Drug routes
inhaled
Body systems
Respiratory