Clinical trials: Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT)
Blunt Chest Trauma
Non-Invasive Dynamic Monitoring-Guided Oscillation and Lung Expansion for Airway Clearance in Severe Blunt Chest Trauma: A Clinical Study
In our previous study, the investigators analyzed more than 30,000 cases from the National Trauma Center Database and found that 66.4% of patients with severe blunt chest trauma had concurrent rib fractures, 55.87% had multiple…
- Trial name
- NCT07432048
- Testing
- Different therapeutic interventions
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Peking University People's Hospital
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
Lung Perfusion, Respiratory Physiology
Effects of Inspiratory vs Expiratory Breath-Hold on Lung Perfusion Measured by EIT Saline Indicator Method: A Self-Controlled Study
This study aims to compare lung perfusion distribution between inspiratory breath-hold and expiratory breath-hold phases using the saline indicator method combined with electrical impedance tomography (EIT).
- Conditions
- Lung Perfusion, Respiratory Physiology, Electrical Impedance Tomography, Ventilation-Perfusion Mismatch
- Trial name
- NCT07303972
- Testing
- Electrical Impedance Tomography Saline Indicator Procedure, Electrical Impedance Tomography Device
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital
Acute Respiratory Failure, Mechanical Ventilation Complication
Evaluation of Regional Ventilation Distribution Using Electrical Impedance Tomography During Weaning From Mechanical Ventilation
The goal of this physiological cross-over clinical trial is to evaluate the effect of different clinically used weaning trials on regional mechanical ventilation in a population of patients undergoing weaning from mechanical…
- Conditions
- Acute Respiratory Failure, Mechanical Ventilation Complication, Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury, Weaning Failure
- Trial name
- WEAN-EIT (NCT05726513)
- Testing
- Weaning trial - Low support, high Positive end-expiratory pressure, Weaning trial - Low support, zero positive end-expiratory pressure, Weaning trial - Zero support, zero positive end-expiratory pressure
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Università degli Studi di Ferrara
Healthy Volunteers
Physiological Behavior of Respiratory Maneuvers
Introduction: new methods of evaluation of respiratory function, such as electrical impedance tomography (EIT) and optoelectronic plethysmography (OEP), have been used to measure regional pulmonary ventilation and the variation…
- Trial name
- NCT03270826
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Pulmonary Embolism (Diagnosis), Venous Thromboembolism (VTE)
3D-EIT for Diagnosis and Monitoring of Pulmonary Embolism
This prospective observational study aims to validate three-dimensional electrical impedance tomography (3D-EIT) as a non-invasive bedside tool for the diagnosis and longitudinal monitoring of pulmonary embolism (PE).
- Trial name
- TIDE-PE (NCT07560293)
- Volunteers
- 115 people
- Sponsor
- Beijing Tsinghua Chang Gung Hospital
ARDS
Clinical Application of Electrical Impedance Tomography for Individual Adjustment of Ventilator Settings
First clinical application of an algorithm for individual adjustment of ventilator settings using electrical impedance tomography.
- Trial name
- CLEAR (NCT02703012)
- Testing
- Adjustment of ventilator settings by EIT
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein
Airway Clearance Impairment
Comparisons of Two Airway Clearance Techniques
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the effectiveness of two airway clearance techniques for patients with ventilator associated pneumonia.
- Trial name
- NCT06032871
- Testing
- high frequency chest wall oscillation, Chest physiotherapy
- Where
- 2 sites in Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Hui-Ling Lin
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
Elective Cardiac Surgical Patients
Ventilatory Strategies After Cardiopulmonary Bypass Evaluated by Electrical Impedance Tomography
Pulmonary complications after cardiac surgeries are common. It is one of the most crucial concerns of cardiac surgeons and anesthesiologists.
- Trial name
- NCT04813250
- Testing
- ventilation mode setting
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- National Defense Medical Center, Taiwan
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
Invasive Ventilation, Elective Surgery
Quality of Perioperative Invasive Ventilation in PICU
This is purely observational study in which quality of invasive ventilation is observed with electrical impedance tomography (EIT) during perioperative intensive care.
- Trial name
- NCT03455413
- Testing
- Swisstom BB2 EIT device
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oulu
Post-cardiac Surgery
EIT During FCV in the Intensive Care Unit
The goal of this clinical trial is to study the effects of Flow Controlled Ventilation (FCV) following conventional mechanical ventilation (Pressure or Volume Controlled Ventilation) in postcardiac surgery ICU-patients to allow…
- Trial name
- NCT05644418
- Testing
- Flow Controlled Ventilation (FCV)
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Erasmus Medical Center
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Different Positive Pressure Strategies in COPD Patients.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by a poorly reversible airway obstruction and consequent systemic manifestations.
- Trial name
- NCT03382197
- Testing
- Nebulization, Positive expiratory pressure valve, Nonivasive ventilation
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
COVID-19 Pneumonia, Post-acute COVID-19 Syndrome
Imbalances of Regional Pulmonary Ventilation in Patients With Post-acute-COVID-19
Investigation of the correlation of CT-morphological changes of the lung compared to regional ventilation distribution on electrical impedance tomography in patients with post-acute-Covid-19 symptoms.
- Conditions
- COVID-19 Pneumonia, Post-acute COVID-19 Syndrome, Electric Impedance
- Trial name
- NCT05238623
- Testing
- additional EIT Measurement
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jan-Christoph Lewejohann
Surgery, One-lung Ventilation
Esophageal Pressure Measurements During One-lung Ventilation
The investigators will assess the feasibility and validity of esophageal pressure measurements during one-lung ventilation in the lateral position for surgery by comparing to lung collapse estimated from electrical impedance…
- Trial name
- NCT04725318
- Testing
- One-lung ventilation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Mechanical Ventilation, Bioelectrical Impedance
Electrical Impedance Tomography Guided Assessment of Optimum PEEP Levels During Mechanical Ventilation in Lateral Decubitus Position
Goal of this study is to determine optimal PEEP levels for patients undergoing surgery in lateral decubitus position. Patients will be randomized into 3 groups - PEEP 0, 5 and 10 mbar.
- Trial name
- NCT03704038
- Testing
- PEEP level
- Where
- Croatia
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Dubrava
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting, Fluid Therapy
Comparison of Dynamic Fluid Responsiveness by EIT and Transpulmonary Thermodilution in Postoperative of CABG Patients
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the stroke volume variation measured by both methods: transpulmonary thermodilution and electrical impedance tomography (EIT), during fluid responsiveness maneuvers and after fluid…
- Conditions
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting, Fluid Therapy, Stroke Volume, Hemodynamic Monitoring
- Trial name
- NCT04362033
- Testing
- Passive Leg Raising (PLR) and PEEP increment (PEEP)
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Ludhmila Abrahão Hajjar
Neonates and Preterm Infants, Cardiopulmonary
Triple EIT (Electrical Impedance Tomography)
This study plans to learn more about ways to look at participant's lungs using new machines called Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT). The EIT does not use harmful radiation like CT or x-ray.
- Trial name
- NCT07247474
- Testing
- Electrical impedance tomography (EIT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Obese
Intraoperative Electrical Impedance Tomography in Obese Patients Undergoing Robotic Assisted Radical Prostatectomy.
The primary objective of our study will be verify a possible improvement in arterial oxygenation in the obese patient undergoing robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy if the ventilation will be guided by electrical impedance…
- Trial name
- NCT04757025
- Testing
- Electrical Impedance Tomography, Peripheral arterial Saturation
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- Regina Elena Cancer Institute