Cough Management Wellness App for Refractory or Unexplained Chronic Cough

"CoughPro is a smartphone wellness application that uses algorithms to detect and count coughs continuously and passively (similar to a step counter, but for cough). CoughPro also includes a Cough Management (CM) component, which delivers short, structured behavioral lessons (based on BCST) designed to help users recognize their urge to cough and apply cough suppression strategies in real-world settings. The Cough Management wellness feature is the key area of investigation in this study.~The novel CM program is delivered entirely through participants' devices. The application aims to help users better understand and manage their cough by coupling real-time cough detection with self-management BCST resources:~* Reduce cough frequency (coughs per hour).~* Reduce cough intensity (as measured by cough bouts).~* Improve cough-related quality of life (as reported by patients and its correlation with cough-free time as measured objectively)."

CoughMonitor Suite's smartwatch is used in this study to continuously, automatically, and passively monitor cough frequency in a fully privacy-preserving way - no audio is recorded, stored, or synced to the cloud, and no human is in the loop.