Clinical trials: Breathing Techniques
Severe Obesity, Hypoxia
Use of Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation in Patients With Severe Obesity Undergoing Upper Endoscopy Procedures
The study evaluated the effect of non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) to decrease the incidence of desaturation events in patients with severe obesity undergoing upper endoscopy.
- Trial name
- NCT03529461
- Testing
- Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation through nasal mask, Rescue non-invasive positive pressure ventilation through nasal mask, Secondary rescue maneuvers
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bristol Hospital
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Optiflow THRIVE for Delivery of Oxygen to Patients During Total Intravenous Anesthesia While Undergoing Radiology Procedures
This trial studies how well Optiflow THRIVE works in delivering oxygen to patients during total intravenous anesthesia while undergoing radiology procedures.
- Trial name
- NCT04171037
- Testing
- Oxygen Therapy, Questionnaire Administration, Optiflow THRIVE
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 108 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Pilot Study Evaluating the Safety and Performance of the GeNO NITROsyl Delivery System for Inhaled Nitric Oxide
This is an open label phase 2 pilot study designed to evaluate the safety, tolerability and device performance of the GeNO nitrosyl delivery system during right heart catheterization (RHC) in participants with pulmonary arterial…
- Trial name
- PILOT (NCT01092559)
- Testing
- Nitric Oxide generated by the GeNO nitrosyl delivery system
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Geno LLC
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn
Surfactant Via Endotracheal Tube vs. Laryngeal Mask Airway (LMA) in Preterm Neonates With Respiratory Distress Syndrome
In this study, newborn babies with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), receiving oxygen via nasal continuous airway pressure (CPAP) modalities, and needing surfactant treatment will be randomized to standard delivery of…
- Trial name
- NCT02164734
- Testing
- Endotracheal intubation, Laryngeal mask airway, remifentanil
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 93 people
- Sponsor
- Albany Medical College
Surgery, Hypoventilation
A Comparison of the Detection of Hypoventilation During Deep Sedation Utilizing Nasal End Title CO@ Versus Transcutaneous CO2 Measurement Techniques
The estimation of the partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PCO2) in the arterial blood is used to judge the adequacy of ventilation during spontaneous and controlled ventilation.
- Trial name
- NCT00954733
- Testing
- Arterial blood draw
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Covid19, SARS-CoV-2 PNEUMONIA
Evaluation of Safety and Efficiency of Method of Exosome Inhalation in SARS-CoV-2 Associated Pneumonia.
Coronavirus is an acute viral disease with prevailing upper respiratory tract infections caused by the RNA-containing virus of the genus Betacoronavirus of the Coronaviridae family.
- Conditions
- Covid19, SARS-CoV-2 PNEUMONIA, COVID-19
- Trial name
- COVID-19EXO (NCT04491240)
- Testing
- EXO 1 inhalation, EXO 2 inhalation
- Where
- Russia
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- State-Financed Health Facility "Samara Regional Medical Center Dinasty"
Sleep Disordered Breathing
Peak(R) vs. Electrocautery in Children Undergoing Tonsillectomy With Adenoidectomy
Given the large numbers of children who undergo tonsillectomy (by the time a child is 15 years old, 13% of his/her peers will have had a tonsillectomy), the significant morbidity, and direct and indirect costs associated with…
- Trial name
- NCT02533999
- Testing
- PEAK® Plasma System, Electrosurgery
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Nemours Children's Clinic
Apnea of Prematurity
A Comparison of Non-invasive Ventilation Methods Used to Prevent Endotracheal Intubation Due to Apnea in Very Low Birth Weight Infants
The purpose of this study is to determine whether nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) reduces the need for endotracheal intubation in very low birth weight infants with persistent apnea who fail nasal…
- Trial name
- NCT03298035
- Testing
- NCPAP as mode for apnea prevention, NIPPV as rescue mode for apnea prevention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Bronchiolitis, Bronchiolitis, Viral
Nasal and Bronchial Absorption Sampling in RSV Bronchiolitis
This study will compare the novel methods of NS and BS with the standard technique of nasophayngeal aspiration (NPA) and routine ETT suction.
- Conditions
- Bronchiolitis, Bronchiolitis, Viral, RSV Infection, Respiratory Failure
- Trial name
- RSV-SAM (NCT03062917)
- Testing
- Nasal and Bronchial Sampling
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 152 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
One-Lung Ventilation
Estimating Blood Concentrations of Anaesthetics During One-Lung Ventilation (OLV)
The aims of the study is to determine if end-tidal concentrations of the anaesthetic gases isoflurane and sevoflurane as measured by a standard gas monitor are related to the blood levels during one-lung ventilation.
- Trial name
- NCT02821455
- Testing
- Lung Surgery with One-Lung Ventilation
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Congestive Heart Failure
Improving Patient Prioritization During Hospital-homecare Transition
This research work is focused on building and evaluating one of the first evidence-based clinical decision support tools for homecare in the United States.
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Congestive Heart Failure, Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Dyspnea
- Trial name
- PREVENT (NCT04136951)
- Testing
- PREVENT clinical decision support
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,915 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Complication of Surgical Procedure, Acute Respiratory Failure, Adult
Prospective Evaluation of a RIsk Score for Postoperative Pulmonary COmPlications in Europe
Prospective Evaluation of a RIsk Score for postoperative pulmonary COmPlications in Europe (PERISCOPE) is a multi-centre, international observational study of a random-sample cohort of patients undergoing a nonobstetric…
- Conditions
- Complication of Surgical Procedure, Acute Respiratory Failure, Adult, Postoperative Respiratory Complications, Pulmonary Failure
- Trial name
- PERISCOPE (NCT01346709)
- Where
- 63 sites in Albania, Belgium and 19 more
- Volunteers
- 5,450 people
- Sponsor
- European Society of Anaesthesiology
Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Assessment of Novel MRI Quantification Free Breathing Technique in Evaluation of Liver Lesions
The primary objective of this study is to develop and validate simultaneous free-breathing 4D fat and water quantification and quantitative dynamic contrast enhanced perfusion in the liver.
- Trial name
- NCT02095678
- Testing
- liver biopsy, free-breathing MRI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
COVID-19 Infection
Breathing Techniques and Meditation for Health Care Workers During COVID-19 Pandemic
This phase I trial investigates breathing techniques and meditation for health care workers during COVID-19 pandemic. Breathing techniques and medication may help manage stress and improve lung health.
- Trial name
- NCT04482647
- Testing
- Media Intervention, Meditation Therapy, Quality-of-Life Assessment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Post Operative Sore Throat, Dysphagia
Post-operative Sore Throat as Determined by Endotracheal Tube Inflation Technique
The purpose of this study is to test whether the incidence of sore throat and other tracheal co-morbidities such as dysphagia and hoarseness can be lessened by use of a cuff manometer at the beginning of surgery to inflate to the…
- Conditions
- Post Operative Sore Throat, Dysphagia, Hoarseness
- Trial name
- NCT01305265
- Testing
- cuff manometer
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 141 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Oxygen Deficiency, Desaturation of Blood
Transnasal Humidified Rapid-Insufflation Ventilatory Exchange (THRIVE) Use in Pediatric Procedures
THRIVE (Transnasal Humidified Rapid-Insufflation Ventilatory Exchange) refers to the use of high-flow nasal cannula to augment the ability to oxygenate and ventilate a patient under general anesthesia.
- Conditions
- Oxygen Deficiency, Desaturation of Blood, Hypoventilation, Anesthesia; Adverse Effect
- Trial name
- NCT03430206
- Testing
- High-flow nasal cannula
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Bronchiolitis
The Effectiveness of AAD and IPV to Treat Hospitalized Infants (<2years) With Acute Viral Bronchiolitis.
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of two airway clearance techniques; Intrapulmonary Percussive Ventilation and Assisted Autogenic Drainage in hospitalized infants under the age of 2 with acute viral…
- Trial name
- NCT02126748
- Testing
- inhalation 4ml hypertonic saline 3% 3x/day, Intrapulmonary Percussive Ventilation, Assisted Autogenic Drainage
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 103 people
- Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Pulmonary Disease, Pulmonary Emphysema
Innovation in Pulmonary Rehabilitation
The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of exercise treatment combined with breathing retraining (a computerized feedback program), with exercise treatment combined with heliox (a helium and oxygen combination), with…
- Trial name
- NCT00123422
- Testing
- Breathing retraining, Heliox, Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 103 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
One-lung Ventilation
Clamping the Double Lumen Tube
Nowadays, lung isolation techniques are an essential part of thoracic anesthesia. The two principal devices used in order to achieve one-lung ventilation (OLV) are the double lumen tube (DLT) and the bronchial blocker (BB).
- Trial name
- C-TDL (NCT03508050)
- Testing
- Clamping the Double Lumen Tube
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- Jean Bussières
Stroke
Ventilation Strategies, Anesthetic Techniques and Cerebral Oxygenation in the Beach Chair Position
The seated or "beach chair" position during surgery and general anesthesia decreases brain oxygen levels and can result in stroke. As such, poor neurological outcome following beach chair positioning is a growing concern.
- Trial name
- NCT01535274
- Testing
- Inspired oxygen fraction / end tidal carbon dioxide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 67 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan