Clinical trials: Airway
Mask Ventilation, Airway Obstruction Upper
The Articulated Oral Airway as an Aid to Mask Ventilation
The Articulating Oral Airway (AOA) is a novel oral airway which actively displaces the tongue, allowing for a greater cross-sectional area for mask ventilation.
- Conditions
- Mask Ventilation, Airway Obstruction Upper, Airway Management
- Trial name
- NCT03144089
- Testing
- Articulated Oral Airway, Guedel oral airway (active comparator)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ron Abrons
Atopic Asthma
The Effect of Inhibition of B7-mediated Costimulation on Allergic Airway Inflammation in Mild Atopic Asthmatics
This study is designed to determine if treatment with abatacept is effective in decreasing allergic airway inflammation in mild, atopic asthmatics. Subjects will be recruited from the greater St Louis Metropolitan area.
- Trial name
- CIA (NCT00784459)
- Testing
- abatacept
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Respiratory Insufficiency, Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome
Juno Perth Clinical Trial
This study is to evaluate the efficacy of a new therapy (Automatic Expiratory Positive Airway Pressure with intelligent Volume Assured Pressure Support (AutoEPAP iVAPS)) designed to treat respiratory insufficiency, respiratory…
- Conditions
- Respiratory Insufficiency, Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Neuromuscular Disease
- Trial name
- NCT02317042
- Testing
- Juno
- Where
- 2 sites in Australia
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- ResMed
Acute Pain, Multiple Trauma
Ketamine Patient-Controlled Analgesia for Acute Pain
This study will compare ketamine and hydromorphone as alternative patient-controlled interventions for trauma-related pain. Patients receiving ketamine PCA are expected to require less total and breakthrough opioid and to have…
- Conditions
- Acute Pain, Multiple Trauma, Fractures
- Trial name
- NCT02062879
- Testing
- Ketamine, Hydromorphone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Cincinnati
COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
RETHINC: REdefining THerapy In Early COPD for the Pulmonary Trials Cooperative
The study hypothesis is that symptomatic current and former smokers with spirometric values within the normal range (post-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC≥0.70 and post-BD FVC ≥ 70% predicted will still derive symptomatic benefit from…
- Trial name
- RETHINC (NCT02867761)
- Testing
- Indacaterol/Glycopyrrolate
- Where
- 16 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 780 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Laryngeal Masks
Air-Q® SP Versus Air-Q® and I-gel: A Randomized Clinical Trial
The air-Q Self-Pressurizing Intubating Laryngeal Airway (aILA SP) is a modification of the air-Q Intubating Laryngeal Airway (aILA).
- Trial name
- NCT01592760
- Testing
- air-Q SP, air-Q, i-gel
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 225 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Asthma, COPD
The Natural History of Small Airways Physiology in Diseased and Healthy States
Spirometry is a useful clinical tool for the assessment and monitoring of lung disease, however, it does not provide information on peripheral airways resistance.
- Conditions
- Asthma, COPD, Interstitial Lung Disease, Cystic Fibrosis
- Trial name
- NCT00677560
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 126 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Asthma, Obesity
Oxidative Stress in Asthma
40% of all asthma patients in the US are obese. Obese asthmatics have more severe disease than lean asthmatics and do not respond as well to conventional anti-inflammatory therapies.
- Trial name
- NCT04512547
- Testing
- Hyperpolarized 129XeMRI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bastiaan Driehuys
Cystic Fibrosis
Comparison of Airway Clearance Therapy in Cystic Fibrosis Using the Same VEST Therapy Device But With Different Settings
Our primary hypothesis is that airway clearance therapy with sine waveform HFCWO using higher inflation pressures combined with both low and high oscillator frequencies will result in greater sputum production compared to sine…
- Trial name
- NCT00685035
- Testing
- HFCWC with higher pressure/variable-frequency settings, HFCWC with lower pressure/mid-frequency settings
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Interstitial Lung Disease, Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Assessment of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy in OSA and ILD
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether biomarkers of lung epithelial and endothelial injury are associated with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and interstitial lung disease (ILD).
- Trial name
- NCT03901534
- Testing
- Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy, Nox A1 Recorder
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,021 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Insulin Sensitivity, Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Obesity, Sleep Apnea, and Insulin Resistance
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and type 2 diabetes confer increasing economic, social, and public health burdens in the United States.
- Trial name
- NCT02192684
- Testing
- Pioglitazone
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Hypertension, Metabolic Disorder
The Effects of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Its Intervention on Coronary Heart Disease
Obstructive sleep apnea(OSA) is an important identifiable cause of hypertension. Previous study has suggested that OSA significantly increases cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, especially in patients with pre-existing…
- Trial name
- NCT02059993
- Testing
- continuous positive airway pressure
- Volunteers
- 83 people
- Sponsor
- Chinese Pulmonary Vascular Disease Research Group
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive, Brain Injuries, Traumatic
Feasibility of Improving Sleep Apnea Treatment Adherence After Brain Injury
Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a sleep disorder common among Veterans with moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI).
- Trial name
- FISATABI (NCT04221009)
- Testing
- MI and CBT 4-session manualized intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Study to Predict the Benefits of First-line Humidification Use and Comparison of the Effect of ThermoSmart™ and no Humidification on Adherence
This study aims to investigate the benefits of using first line heated humidification. The primary objective of this research is to determine the effect of high levels of humidification delivered by ThermoSmart™ on CPAP…
- Trial name
- NCT01742949
- Testing
- Heated humidification (ThermoSmart), No Humidification
- Where
- 4 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Fisher and Paykel Healthcare
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn
A Safety and Efficacy Study of Lucinactant for Inhalation in Preterm Neonates 26 to 32 Weeks Gestational Age
This study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of lucinactant for inhalation in conjunction with nCPAP, in comparison to nCPAP alone, in preterm neonates with RDS, as assessed by the incidence of and time to respiratory…
- Trial name
- NCT04264156
- Testing
- Lucinactant for Inhalation, nCPAP Only
- Where
- 3 sites in Poland
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Windtree Therapeutics
Airway Reflexes, Protective, Recovery After Neuromuscular Block
Impact of Anesthetic Choice (Sevoflurane Versus Desflurane) on Airway Reflex Recovery in the Context of Antagonized Neuromuscular Block
Protective airway reflexes may be impaired in the postoperative period, creating the potential for aspiration of gastric contents, even after a patient exhibits appropriate response to command.
- Conditions
- Airway Reflexes, Protective, Recovery After Neuromuscular Block, Anesthetic Recovery
- Trial name
- NCT01199237
- Testing
- Sevoflurane, Desflurane, Rocuronium
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 107 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Multiple Sclerosis
CPAP to Treat Cognitive Dysfunction in MS
The objectives of this study are to determine the effects of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) on cognitive function in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS); and to evaluate whether OSA treatment with positive airway pressure…
- Trial name
- NCT02544373
- Testing
- PAP therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 135 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Assessment of the Effect of PAP on Energy and Vitality in Mild OSA Patients: The Merge Study
The investigators wish to prospectively determine the response to CPAP in patients presenting with mild OSA. In many healthcare systems, patients with mild OSA (AHI 5-15) are not reimbursed for treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT02699463
- Testing
- Continous Positive Airway Pressure, Control Group
- Where
- 11 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 301 people
- Sponsor
- ResMed
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
Airway Limitation Study: Study In Primary Care Centers Of Chronic Bronchitis In Long-Term Cigarette Smokers Of At Least 40 Years Of Age With Symptoms Of Cough And Shortness Of Breath
The study does not involve testing of a drug (no treatment intervention). The study will will use spirometry (breathing tests) in subjects of 40 years of age and older with a history of cigarette smoking with chronic bronchitis…
- Trial name
- NCT00442468
- Testing
- Non-interventional study.
- Where
- 47 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,283 people
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Comparative Effectiveness Study of Bubble CPAP Devices in the NICU
Multiple different devices are available to provide Bubble CPAP to preterm and newborn infants. The most significant difference between these devices is the size of the bubble produced by the exhalation limb.
- Trial name
- NCT02392806
- Testing
- Bubble CPAP- BabiPlus, Respiralogics, Bubble CPAP- B&B Bubbler, B&B Medical devices
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- Marya Strand, MD