Clinical Trial: Mechanisms of Change in Behavioral Cough Suppression Therapy for Refractory Chronic Cough

U.S., May 8 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT06960759) titled 'Mechanisms of Change in Behavioral Cough Suppression Therapy for Refractory Chronic Cough' on April 28.

Brief Summary: This study is testing new ways to help people who have chronic cough that has not improved with typical treatments. One approach is called behavioral cough suppression (BCS) therapy, which teaches people techniques to stop themselves from coughing. Another approach uses capsaicin, the substance that makes chili peppers hot, to help reduce the body's sensitivity to cough triggers.

In this study, we will test three treatments:

* BCS therapy with capsaicin (BCS+CAP),

* BCS therapy with a placebo (BCS+Sham),

* Capsaic...