Clinical trials: Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT)
Ventilator Lung
Electrical Impedance Tomography in One-Lung Ventilation
Mechanical ventilation can cause damage to the lung parenchyma, this is known as ventilatory induce lung injury (VILI).To avoid this damage, ventilatory strategies have been created, focused on the reduction of tidal volume…
- Trial name
- NCT03728010
- Testing
- Electrical impedance tomography. Pulmonary mechanics measurement.Arterial gas measurement. Esophageal pressure measurement
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Chile
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
Early Switch in Moderate ARDS
The optimal timing for transition from controlled to assisted mechanical ventilation in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) remains uncertain.
- Trial name
- SWITCH-ARDS (NCT07907276)
- Testing
- Protocolized Transition From Controlled to Assisted Mechanical Ventilation
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Thessaly
Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure, Mechanical Ventilation
Early Switch From Controlled to Assisted Ventilation
The goal of this physiological intervention study is to unravel the (patho)physiological mechanisms and potential clinical benefits of a pre-specified early switch from controlled to assisted ventilation in mechanically…
- Trial name
- SWITCH-SAFE (NCT06438198)
- Testing
- Pre-specified switch from controlled to assisted ventilation when PaO2/FiO2-ratio > 200 mmHg
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Erasmus Medical Center
General Anesthesia
Determination of Optimal Positive End-expiratory Pressure Using Electrical Impedance Tomography in Children Under General Anesthesia: Comparison Between Supine and Prone Positions
The purpose of this study was to determine the appropriate positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) using electrical impedance tomography (EIT) in children under general anesthesia and to investigate whether there is a difference…
- Trial name
- NCT05275309
- Testing
- Exploration of optimal PEEP in supine and prone position
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Endotracheal Tube Placement
Electrical Impedance Tomography for Endotracheal Tube Placement
Endobronchial tube misplacement is serious complication during general anesthesia in pediatric patients. Correct placement of the endotracheal tube (ETT) in the trachea is crucial.
- Trial name
- NCT01237756
- Testing
- measurement of left and right lung ventilation
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Freiburg
Positive End-expiratory Pressure (PEEP)
Electrical Impedance Tomography for Identification of Optimal Positive End-expiratory Pressure in Newborn Infants
Electrical impedance tomography (EIT) enables assessment of regional lung ventilation at the bedside. EIT has been safely used in newborn infants to image intrathoracic lung volume patterns as early as from the first minute of…
- Trial name
- NCT05612256
- Testing
- Electrical impedance tomography (EIT), Forced oscillation technique (FOT), Saturation oxygenation pressure index (SOPI)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 86 people
- Sponsor
- University Children's Hospital Basel
Laparoscopic Surgery, Positive End-Expiratory Pressure
Recruitment Maneuvers and PEEP-guided Electrical Impedance Tomography for Abdominal Laparoscopic Surgery Patients
Abdominal laparoscopy is widely utilized due to its benefits, including minimal invasiveness, improved cosmetic outcomes, and shorter hospital stays.
- Conditions
- Laparoscopic Surgery, Positive End-Expiratory Pressure, Electrical Impedance Tomography
- Trial name
- PEEP-EIT (NCT06850844)
- Testing
- electrical impedance tomography, Conventional Ventilation
- Where
- Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Nguyen Dang Thu
Epilepsy
Electrical Impedance Tomography of Epilepsy
The purpose of this study is to determine if Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT) can produce reproducible and accurate images in people with epilepsy compared to existing standards such as MRI, CT or EEG.
- Trial name
- NCT03050931
- Testing
- Electrical Impedance Tomography
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Spontaneous Breathing, Full-Term Neonate
Ventilation Distribution During Spontaneous Breathing in Healthy Newborn Infants
Electrical impedance tomography (EIT) is an evolving monitoring tool for respiratory support in neonatal and pediatric intensive care.
- Trial name
- NCT03455400
- Testing
- Swisstom BB2 EIT device
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oulu
Acute Respiratory Syndrome Distress, Positive End-Expiratory Pressure
EIT-Guided PEEP Optimization in Trauma and Postoperative ARDS
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) remains a serious and often fatal complication in patients following severe trauma or major surgery.
- Conditions
- Acute Respiratory Syndrome Distress, Positive End-Expiratory Pressure, Electrical Impedance Tomography, Trauma and Postoperative Pulmonary Insufficiency
- Trial name
- EIT-PEEP-SURG (NCT07313644)
- Testing
- EIT-giuded PEEP, Control
- Where
- Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Nguyen Dang Thu
ARDS (Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome), Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT)
Comparison of Different PEEP Titration Strategies Using Electrical Impedance Tomography in Patients With ARDS
The aim of the this study is to assess the short term physiological effects of 3 ventilation strategies for adult patients with ARDS admitted to intensive care unit.
- Conditions
- ARDS (Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome), Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT), Positive End Expiratory Pressure (PEEP), Acute Lung Injury
- Trial name
- DELTA (NCT04247477)
- Testing
- Ventilation strategy
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Angers
Post Operative Cardiac Surgery, ARDS
PEEP Levels Selected by PEEP Titration and PEEP Levels Routinely Used in Post-operative Cardiac Patients With Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure
The purpose of this study is to: Compare PEEP level selected by individualized PEEP titration by electrical impedance tomography and PEEP level routinely used in post-operative cardiac patients with Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure…
- Conditions
- Post Operative Cardiac Surgery, ARDS, Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure
- Trial name
- NCT02056977
- Testing
- Titration, control
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
Pulmonary Disease, Postoperative Respiratory Complications
Screening of Postoperative Pulmonary Complications by Electrical Impedance Tomography
The purpose of this study is to determine whether Electrical Impedance Tomography can be used as sensitive and specific predictor in the detection of postoperative pulmonary complications (e.g.
- Conditions
- Pulmonary Disease, Postoperative Respiratory Complications, Malignant Neoplasm of Stomach, Liver Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT02337673
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 130 people
- Sponsor
- Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Critical Care, High-flow Nasal Cannula Oxygen
Effect of High-flow Nasal Cannula Oxygen on Lung Volumes Determined by Electrical Impedance Tomography
Effect of High-flow nasal cannula oxygen on end-expiratory lung volumes determined by electrical impedance tomography
- Conditions
- Critical Care, High-flow Nasal Cannula Oxygen, Electrical Impedance Tomography, End Expiratory Lung Volume
- Trial name
- OXIDIA (NCT02186288)
- Testing
- High-flow nasal cannula oxygen
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Anesthesia
Evaluation of Atelectasis Formation With Electrical Impedance Tomography During Anesthesia for MRI in Children
This study investigates under controlled conditions the variation of poorly ventilated lung units (silent spaces) in children between 1 and 6 years of age measured by electrical impedance tomography during intravenous anaesthesia…
- Trial name
- ATLANTIS (NCT04507581)
- Testing
- electrical impedance tomography during anaesthesia
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Intercostal Nerve Block, Pulmonary Ventilation
EIT Evaluation of Pulmonary Ventilation With Different Ropivacaine Concentrations in Intercostal Nerve Blockade
This study aims to find out how different strengths of the anesthetic drug ropivacaine affect lung breathing function when used in intercostal nerve block (a type of local anesthesia) for breast quadrantectomy surgery.
- Conditions
- Intercostal Nerve Block, Pulmonary Ventilation, Anesthesia, Local, Breast Neoplasms
- Trial name
- EIT (NCT07079436)
- Testing
- 0.25% ropivacaine, 0.375% Ropivacaine, 0.5% Ropivacaine
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 67 people
- Sponsor
- Fudan University
Patients Undergoing Transurethral Prostate or Cystectomy Under Spinal Anesthesia
Respiratory Measurement Using Infrared Camera and Electrical Impedance Tomography for Sedation in Patients Undergoing TURP/TURB Under Spinal Anesthesia
Tidal volume may be the most important technical indicator for ventilation. Measuring tidal volume can be used as an indicator of how effective a patient's gas exchange is, and can also be used as a predictive indicator to…
- Trial name
- NCT05591469
- Testing
- IR Camera, Electrical Impedance Tomography
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Yonsei University
Pregnancy, Atelectasis
Evaluation of Regional Distribution of Ventilation During Labor With or Without Epidural Analgesia
With an efficient epidural analgesia the physiological effects of pain are disabled during labor. Pain may cause an increase of minute volume, oxygen consumption and a decrease of paCO2 (Arterial CO2 pressure).
- Trial name
- NCT02523755
- Testing
- Epidural analgesia Ropivacaine, Absence of epidural analgesia
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel
SARS-CoV Infection, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Electrical Impedance Tomography: Collapse in Dependent Areas as a Predictor of Response to Prone Position Ventilation in COVID-19 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
There are several clinical presentations of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Among the severe forms, pulmonary involvement with respiratory failure is common.
- Trial name
- COVIDEIT (NCT04603755)
- Testing
- Electrical Impedance tomography
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Direction Centrale du Service de Santé des Armées
Atelectasis, Hypertension
Pulmonary Evaluation With Ultrasound in Different Levels of PEEP
Patients submitted to general anesthesia and artificial ventilation almost always develop pulmonary atelectasis, which can determine adverse consequences both intraoperatively and postoperatively.
- Conditions
- Atelectasis, Hypertension, Lung Edema
- Trial name
- EVALUS (NCT03211936)
- Testing
- PEEP TITRATED, Use ultrasound, Impedance tomography
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto do Cancer do Estado de São Paulo