# HFCWO Vest Plus Mechanical Cough Assist Versus Cough Assist Alone on Respiratory Infections in ALS: a Pilot Trial

> **NCT07656714** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena** · enrollment: 14 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Respiratory Infection

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** High-frequency chest wall oscillation (HFCWO) vest
- **DEVICE:** Mechanical cough assist

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT07656714
- **Lead sponsor:** Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2021-04-15
- **Primary completion:** 2023-11-02
- **Final completion:** 2025-04-27
- **Target enrollment:** 14 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-18


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07656714

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT07656714, "HFCWO Vest Plus Mechanical Cough Assist Versus Cough Assist Alone on Respiratory Infections in ALS: a Pilot Trial". Retrieved via MORVS 2026-10-20 from https://api.morvs.ai/clinical/NCT07656714. Licensed CC0.

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