Clinical trials: Electrical Impedance Tomography
Occult Bleeding, Hemorrhage
A 48 Subject Study Using Non-invasive Multi-Technology Measurements for Early Detection of Ongoing Hemorrhage
Early detection of ongoing hemorrhage (OH) before onset of hemorrhagic shock is a universally acknowledged great unmet need, and particularly important after traumatic injury.
- Conditions
- Occult Bleeding, Hemorrhage, Hemorrhagic Shock
- Trial name
- NCT04814810
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Surfactant Deficiency Syndrome Neonatal
deMISTify: The Impact of Ventilator Pressure Levels During Minimally Invasive Surfactant Therapy on Lung Aeration in Preterm Infants
Infants born preterm (before 36 weeks' gestation age) have immature lungs and struggle to breathe on their own. They are supported via respiratory machines like ventilators, as well as pharmaceutical aids like surfactant…
- Trial name
- deMISTify (NCT07522346)
- Testing
- Lung Recruitment Manoeuvre prior to Minimally Invasive Surfactant Therapy, Control (Minimally Invasive Surfactant Therapy)
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
Respiratory Failure
Awake Prone Position to Reduce Ventilation Inhomogeneity in COVID-19 Acute Respiratory Failure
Evaluation of awake prone position on ventilation inhomogeneity in COVID-19 associated respiratory failure.
- Trial name
- ProneSpontCov (NCT04632602)
- Testing
- physiological effects of awake prone position in COVID 19 patients
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille
ARDS, Human
Optimal PEEP Titration Combining Transpulmonary Pressure Measurement and Electric Impedance Tomography
Diagnosis and treatment of the hypoxic respiratory failure induced by severe atelectasis with the background of acute lung injury is challenging for the intensive care physicians.
- Trial name
- NCT04174014
- Testing
- Recruitment manoeuvre
- Where
- Hungary
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Kiskunhalas Semmelweis Hospital the Teaching Hospital of the University of Szeged
Intensive Care Units
Immediate Effects of Automatic Lateralization in Critically Ill Patients
New devices have been used in intensive care to optimize respiratory function in critically ill patients, such as automatic lateralization therapy.
- Trial name
- NCT07087600
- Testing
- Automatic lateralization therapy, Supine Positioning
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pernambuco
Anesthesia
Bariatric Electrical Impedance Tomography
This study investigates under controlled conditions the variation of poorly ventilated lung units (silent spaces) in obese patients scheduled for laparoscopic bariatric surgery in the perioperative phase.
- Trial name
- NCT05187039
- Testing
- Electrical impedance tomography during anesthesia
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Respiratory Physiological Phenomena
Assessment of Regional Lung Ventilation Distribution During Supraglottic and Subglottic Jet Ventilation by EIT.
Objective: To estimate regional lung volume changes by electrical impedance tomography (EIT) during supra- and subglottic jet ventilation via the jet laryngoscope and LaserJet catheter for performing laryngotracheal surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT03973294
- Testing
- EIT-measurement
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Brain Electrical Impedance;, Non-invasive Intracranial Pressure
Comparison of the Application in Traumatic Brain Edema Between EIT and Non-invasive ICP Monitoring
Brain edema is the main reason for the disability and lethality in traumatic brain injury, which is the most difficult part of emergency rescue. Recently, there is no medical equipment to monitor the early brain edema in clinic.
- Trial name
- EIT (NCT02027857)
- Testing
- EIT monitoring, non-invasive ICP monitoring
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Xijing Hospital
Atelectasis
Comparing the Effectiveness of Lung Expansion Therapy in Adult Human Subjects
The purpose of this study is to better understand how air is spread throughout study participants' lungs after abdominal surgery by comparing two lung inflation treatments: 1. Incentive Spirometry (I.S.) lung expansion therapy 2.
- Trial name
- NCT02892773
- Testing
- Incentive Spirometry, EzPAP® Positive Airway Pressure
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 112 people
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Vagus Nerve Diseases, Epilepsy
Electrical Impedance Tomography & Selective Stimulation of Vagus Nerve
Electroceuticals is a new field in which the goal is to treat a wide variety of medical diseases with electrical stimulation of autonomic nerves.
- Conditions
- Vagus Nerve Diseases, Epilepsy, Vagus Nerve Autonomic Disorder
- Trial name
- EITsVNS (NCT05664854)
- Testing
- Nerve cuff electrodes for spatially selective vagus nerve stimulation and electrical impedance tomography
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants
Post-Extubation Assessment of Clinical Stability in ELBW Infants
This is an observational, proof-of-concept, feasibility study that aims to evaluate the feasibility of a monitoring system that integrates clinical data, high-resolution waveforms from the bedside monitor, regional oxygenation…
- Trial name
- PEACE (NCT06037083)
- Testing
- Oxygen saturation probe, Near infrared spectroscopy sensors, Electrical impedance tomography
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
ARDS, Pediatric Respiratory Distress Syndrome
REcruitment MAneuvers and Mechanical Ventilation Guided by EIT in pARDS
There is evidence from randomized controlled trials in adult patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) suggesting that delivering small tidal volumes with adequate levels of Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP)…
- Conditions
- ARDS, Pediatric Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Respiratory Disease
- Trial name
- REMAV-EIT (NCT06067152)
- Testing
- EIT measurement, Staircase Recruitment Maneuvers with EIT guided and decremental PEEP trial, Setting of EIT-guided mechanical ventilation
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
Mechanical Ventilation, Electrical Impedance Tomography
Inhomogeneous Ventilation in Adult Post-neurosurgical Patients
Inhomogeneous ventilation was more likely to happen in patients after general anesthesia. Inhomogeneous ventilation may associate with ventilator-induced lung injury.
- Conditions
- Mechanical Ventilation, Electrical Impedance Tomography, Inhomogeneous Ventilation, Neurosurgery
- Trial name
- NCT03830099
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Capital Medical University
Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure, Post-cardiac Surgery
Automated Analysis of EIT Data for PEEP Setting
First: to develop a computerized algorithm for automated analysis of the electrical impedance tomography (EIT) data. The algorithm calculates the "optimal" positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) and inspiratory pressure defined…
- Trial name
- NCT03653806
- Testing
- computerized algorithm for automated analysis
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Prone Position
By Assessing the Continuous Respiratory Physiological Changes Through Prone Position, Determine the Optimal Duration for Prone Position
The prone position leads to a more homogeneous distribution of ventilation by inflation of collapsed alveoli and reduction in alveolar hyperinflation.
- Conditions
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Prone Position, Electrical Impedance Tomography
- Trial name
- NCT06827184
- Testing
- Electrical Impedance Tomography
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Prostate Cancer, Lung Protective Ventilation
Evaluating Respiratory Effects of Driving Pressure Guided Mechanical Ventilation Using Electrical Impedance Tomography in Patients Undergoing Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy
Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy is a method increasingly used for prostate cancer due to fewer complications, morbidity, and mortality compared to other methods.
- Conditions
- Prostate Cancer, Lung Protective Ventilation, Postoperative Pulmonary Complications
- Trial name
- NCT06540794
- Testing
- PEEP TITRATION
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University
Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Inflammation and Distribution of Pulmonary Ventilation Before and After Tracheal Intubation in ARDS Patients
Spontaneous breathing efforts in patients with respiratory failure connected to mechanical ventilation, has been associated with strong respiratory muscles activity.
- Trial name
- NCT03513809
- Testing
- Thoracic electrical impedance tomography
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
A Comparison of Optimal PEEP Determination Guided by EIT and G5 Device in Moderate and Severe ARDS Patients
To Select the Optimal Positive End-expiratory Pressure in Moderate and Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Patients by Using: 1. the novel Non-invasive Electrical Impedance Tomography Guided Method 2.
- Trial name
- NCT03112512
- Testing
- optimal PEEP guided by EIT, optimal PEEP guided by G5 ventilator
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 88 people
- Sponsor
- Mei-Yun Chang
Respiratory Disease
Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT) and Physiotherapy
To compare the effect of different airway clearance techniques on lung ventilation by electrical impedance tomography.
- Trial name
- NCT01932567
- Testing
- Physiotherapy, Electrical impedance tomography
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain
COPD
Heterogeneity of Lung Ventilation Determined by EIT During PFT in Patients With PRISM
To evaluate the demographic characteristics of PRISm population in patients with pulmonary function tests recommended by outpatient physicians.
- Trial name
- NCT06199258
- Testing
- pulmonary function test
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital