Clinical trials: Electric Impedance Tomography
High-Flow Nasal Cannula, Oxygen Therapy
Individualization Flow in Patients Treated With High Flow Nasal Therapy (iFLOW)
In patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (AHRF), High Flow Nasal Therapy (HFNT) improves oxygenation, tolerance, and decreases work of breathing as compared to standard oxygen therapy by facemask.
- Conditions
- High-Flow Nasal Cannula, Oxygen Therapy, Acute Respiratory Failure, Respiratory Failure
- Trial name
- iFLOW (NCT05401474)
- Testing
- High Flow Nasal Cannula at 30L/min, High Flow Nasal Cannula at 45L/min, High Flow Nasal Cannula at 60L/min
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron Research Institute
Critical Illness
Effect of Inhaled Nitric Oxide on Pulmonary Ventilation/Perfusion Ratio Assessed by EIT in Patients With ARDS
Electrical impedance tomography was used to monitor changes in pulmonary perfusion distribution and V/Q ratio before and after iNO in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome to investigate the factors predicting iNO…
- Trial name
- NCT05873647
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Cystic Fibrosis
The Short-term Effect of ELTGOL on Pulmonary Ventilation Valued Through Electrical Impedance Tomography in Cystic Fibrosis Patients
Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is the most common lethal autosomal recessive disease. Respiratory therapy is always recommended to the CF patient with pulmonary involvement and has differents techniques and devices, however, there is no…
- Trial name
- NCT02600039
- Testing
- ELTGOL, Acapella
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Respiratory Failure, Circulatory Failure
Influence of Fluid Challenge on End-Expiratory Lung Impedance in Mechanically Ventilated Patients Monitored With Electrical Impedance Tomography
The study investigates the influence of a clinically indicated fluid challenge on end-expiratory lung impedance, assessed by electrical impedance tomography (EIT).
- Conditions
- Respiratory Failure, Circulatory Failure, Fluid Responsiveness, Fluid Overload
- Trial name
- NCT02992002
- Testing
- Fluid Challenge
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein
Stroke, Craniocerebral Injuries
Electrical Impedance Tomography of Stroke and Brain Injury
The purpose of this study is to determine if Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT) can produce reproducible and accurate images in people with stroke or head injury compared to existing standards such as MRI, CT.
- Trial name
- NCT03052114
- Testing
- Electrical Impedance Tomography
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Brachial Plexus Block, Pulmonary Ventilation
Ventilation and Pulmonary Aeration, Electrical Impedance Tomography, Interscalene Brachial Plexus Block
Patients with indication of shoulder surgery will be submitted to ultrasound-guided interscalene brachial plexus block with 4ml or 15ml of bupivacaine- epinephrine 0,5%- 1:200,000 at level of C5-6 roots and will be evaluated…
- Trial name
- NCT03577860
- Testing
- Bupivacaine 4 mL, Bupivacaine 15 mL
- Where
- 2 sites in Brazil
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of São Paulo
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Open Suction vs. Closed Suction in ARDS
The alveoli tend to collapse in patients with ARDS. Endotracheal aspiration may increase alveolar collapse by decreasing the end-expiratory lung volume.
- Trial name
- NCT05537974
- Testing
- Endotracheal aspiration
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Izmir Dr Suat Seren Chest Diseases and Surgery Education and Research Hospital
Pneumonia
Efficacy and Safety of Intrapulmonary Percussive Ventilation in Patients With Pulmonary Infection Receiving Invasive Mechanical Ventilation
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether adding intrapulmonary percussion ventilation (IPV) to standard airway clearance treatment improves clinical outcomes in invasively mechanically ventilated patients with…
- Trial name
- NCT07453966
- Testing
- Intrapulmonary percussion ventilation, usual care
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Zhongnan Hospital
COPD, Non Invasive Ventilation (NIV)
The Feasibility of Electrical Impedance Tomography to Guide Non-invasive Respiratory Interventions in Chronic Respiratory Disease
This study aims to use Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT) to optimise breathing machines for people with problems with their breathing. This might improve their ability to use their breathing machine.
- Conditions
- COPD, Non Invasive Ventilation (NIV), Obesity, Neuromuscular Disability
- Trial name
- EIT-Guide (NCT07810283)
- Testing
- electrical impedance tomography
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Royal Free Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Occult Bleeding, Hemorrhage
Trauma Study: Early Warning of Progression Toward Hemodynamic Deterioration After Trauma
This study is Phase 3 of a three-phase DOD CDMRP funded project for the development of a multi-technology poly-anatomic noninvasive system for early detection of occult hemorrhage.
- Trial name
- NCT04912232
- Testing
- Detection of Occult Hemorrhage in Trauma Patients
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
ARDS, Human
Electrical Impedance Tomography Monitoring and Invasive Mechanical Ventilation During Pronation in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.
Acute respiratory distress syndrome is an acute form of lung injury. The most commonly used classification criteria for this syndrome are Berlin's Criteria.
- Trial name
- NCT04605133
- Testing
- Electrical impedance tomography
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Azienda Sanitaria-Universitaria Integrata di Udine
Blood Loss
Blood Loss Measurement Using Electrical Impedance Tomography
The project focuses on the possibility of detecting blood loss using electrical impedance tomography. Based on previous animal experiments, it was found that the bolus of saline significantly affects the signal of chest…
- Trial name
- NCT05287334
- Testing
- Electrical impedance tomography measurement
- Where
- 2 sites in Czechia
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Czech Technical University in Prague
Stroke
Applicability of Techniques of Lung Expansion
The survival of patients with lesions in the central nervous system is usually accompanied by physical and mental sequelae. These impairments favor the prolonged restriction to the bed, which may contribute with changes in…
- Trial name
- NCT02613832
- Testing
- EPAP, Breath Stacking
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
EIT Assessment of Overdistension in ARDS Patients in Prone Position
Mechanical ventilation in ARDS requires protective ventilation with low VT and PEEP. PEEP titration can improve lung recruitment in the dependent lung but with a risk of overdistension in the non-dependant lung.
- Trial name
- DISTIE-DV (NCT06536543)
- Testing
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrom (ARDS) treated with Prone Position (PP) equipped with Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT)
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Bordeaux
Atelectasis
Impact of High Versus Lower Oxygen Fraction Prior to Extubation on Postoperative Pulmonary Atelectasis Measured With EIT
Patients undergoing general anesthesia require mechanical ventilation (artificial delivery of air and oxygen to their lungs). It is well known that during mechanical ventilation, so-called atelectasis formation occurs.
- Trial name
- RESPIRA-EIT (NCT06538740)
- Testing
- Ventilating the patient with lower (40 or 70%) oxygen concentration during the wash out phase, before extubation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Respiratory Distress Syndrome In Premature Infants, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
High Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation Combined With Intermittent Sigh Breaths: Effects on Lung Volume Monitored by Electric Tomography Impedance.
Background Ventilator induced lung injury (VILI) remains a problem in neonatology. High frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV) provides effective gas exchange with minimal pressure fluctuation around a continuous distending…
- Conditions
- Respiratory Distress Syndrome In Premature Infants, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury, Functional Residual Capacity
- Trial name
- NCT01962818
- Testing
- HFOV combined with sigh breaths
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
ARDS
Impact of Belt Position on the Results of PEEP Titration by EIT During ARDS
ARDS is a frequent reason for hospitalization in intensive care. In order to improve its management, doctors seek to limit the mechanical ventilation-induced injuries (VILI) that can occur.
- Trial name
- REPEIT (NCT06541522)
- Testing
- EIT
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Saint Joseph Saint Luc de Lyon
Effect of Breast Tissue on EIT Lung Monitoring
Effect of Breast Size on the Electrical Impedance Tomography Measurement
Twenty-two healthy female volunteers were monitored using electrical impedance tomogprahy (EIT) in two different situations. First, with electrode belt placed over the breast tissue and second, with the electrode belt under the…
- Trial name
- NCT06369090
- Testing
- Electrical impedance tomography (EIT)
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Czech Technical University in Prague