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. 2017 Feb 20;2017(2):CD002769. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD002769.pub5

Petrone 2009.

Methods Participants divided into 3 random groups.
Sleep studies performed on respiratory ward supervised by experienced nurses.
Duration: 6 months treatment.
Participants 21 participants.
Mean (SD) age: 27.3 (3.7) years.
Mean (SD) FEV₁ % predicted: 44.1% (3.10).
Interventions Group 1: ACBT.
Group 2: ACBT with oxygen.
Group 3: ACBT with NIV.
Outcomes Frequency of respiratory exacerbations; arterial blood gases; spirometry; SWT; sleep parameters: AHI; mean SaO₂%; % of TST; oxygen desaturation index; SpO₂ mean % of TST; TcCO₂ mean of TST.
Notes This is all the detail which is recorded in the abstract. To be completed once full study details are available.