Learn cough control techniques alongside breathing exercises for lung disease

This trial is testing whether a special non-pharmacological cough control therapy—taught through four online sessions—can help reduce chronic cough in people with interstitial lung disease (ILD) when combined with standard pulmonary rehabilitation. The cough control therapy focuses on teaching you specific breathing techniques, cough management strategies, and laryngeal (voice box) hygiene to help you control your cough without medication. Researchers want to see if learning these skills on top of your regular exercise and breathing program helps you feel better and cough less.

Many people with interstitial lung disease suffer from a chronic cough that doesn't respond well to medications alone. This trial exists to find out whether teaching practical cough control and breathing techniques—similar to approaches that have helped people with other types of hard-to-treat cough—could give you more tools to manage your symptoms and improve your quality of life.