Clinical trials: Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT)
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), Ventilator-induced Lung Injury
Electrical Impedance Tomography-Based Prognostic Model for ARDS
This multicenter, prospective, observational study aims to develop and validate an EIT-based prognostic model for ARDS. By focusing on the pathophysiological characteristics of ARDS and the causes of ventilator-induced lung…
- Trial name
- NCT06967207
- Testing
- Not applicable- observational study
- Where
- 4 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 625 people
- Sponsor
- XiaoJing Zou,MD
Bronchiolitis
Pulmonary Aeration and Muscle Thickening Fraction: Association of Electrical Impedance Tomography and Ultrasound
The goal of this prospective clinical study is to evaluate the effect of different High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC) flow rates on diaphragm, rectoabdominal, and oblique thickening fraction, and to determine whether this effect…
- Trial name
- NCT06376487
- Testing
- Flow rate evaluation
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
Obesity, Abdominal, Anesthesia Morbidity
CPAP in Patients With Severe Obesity After Anesthesia
The goal of this study is to compare two continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) settings on heart and lung function in patients with severe obesity after anesthesia. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Abdominal, Anesthesia Morbidity, Apnea, Obstructive Sleep, Atelectases, Postoperative Pulmonary
- Trial name
- NCT06287632
- Testing
- Recruitment/ITP-CPAP (Intervention A), Standard CPAP (Intervention B), Atmospheric Pressure
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
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
Adult Patients, Requiring Intubation
Lung MORphological Modifications Evaluated by Electrical Impedance Tomography During Preoxygenation for the Intubation of Hypoxemic Patients: Comparison of Standard Oxygenation, High Flow Nasal Oxygen Therapy, and NonInvasive Ventilation (MORPHEIT Study, an Ancillary Study of PREONIV Trial)
Prospective, randomized clinical multicentric study, in ICU, during preoxygenation for the intubation of hypoxemic patients. Electrical impedance tomographic evaluation of lung morphology variations according to the…
- Conditions
- Adult Patients, Requiring Intubation, Hypoxemia (Defined by PaO2/FiO2( Fraction of Inspired Oxygen) Below 200), Patient Covered by French Health Care System
- Trial name
- MORPHEIT (NCT03282331)
- Testing
- Standard oxygenation, High flow nasal oxygenation, noninvasive ventilation
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Respiratory Failure, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Observational Cohort Study of Distribution of Ventilation in Pediatrics Requiring Mechanical Ventilation by Electrical Impedance Tomography
Respiratory disorders are the leading cause of respiratory failure in children. Thousands of children are admitted to a pediatric intensive care unit each year and placed on mechanical ventilators.
- Conditions
- Respiratory Failure, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Acute Lung Injury
- Trial name
- EIT (NCT02247700)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
RecruitmEnt Assessed by eleCtRical Impedance Tomography
The RECRUIT study is a multinational, multicenter physiological observational study conducted by the PLUG working group. It is a single-day study (1.5-2 hours) associated with specific lung (de)recruitment maneuvers to verify the…
- Trial name
- RECRUIT (NCT04460859)
- Testing
- Specific lung recruitment maneuvers
- Where
- 4 sites in Brazil, Canada and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 171 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
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
Laparoscopy
Ultrasound Detection of Position of Diaphragm During Laparoscopic Surgery
Position of diaphragm in the region of electrical impedance tomography measurement is to be determined by ultrasound in approx. 20 patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery.
- Trial name
- UDLaS (NCT03038061)
- Testing
- Patients undergoing Laparoscopic Surgery
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Czech Technical University in Prague
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), Postoperative
Electrical Impedance Tomography-Guided Identification of the Optimal Lateral Position in Postoperative ARDS
This prospective, randomized crossover physiological study evaluates the effects of lateral positioning (left lateral position and right lateral position) versus the supine position on ventilation-perfusion (V/Q) matching in…
- Trial name
- NCT07669558
- Testing
- Positioning Intervention
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Ruijin Hospital
Acute Respiratory Failure, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
The Feasibility of Pulmonary Perfusion Assessment Using Sodium Bicarbonate Contrast With Electrical Impedance Tomography: A Prospective Pilot Study
The goal of this observational pilot study is to learn if sodium bicarbonate can be used safely and effectively as a contrast agent to map lung blood flow using electrical impedance tomography (EIT) in adults on mechanical…
- Conditions
- Acute Respiratory Failure, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), Pneumonia, Critical Illness
- Trial name
- NCT07542366
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College
Electric Impedance Tomography, Stress Echocardiography
Stress Echo and Electric Impedance Tomography (EIT) Pilot Study
Electric Impedance Tomography (EIT) is a technique based on the injection of small currents and voltage measurements using electrodes on the skin surface generating cross-sectional images representing impedance change in a slice…
- Conditions
- Electric Impedance Tomography, Stress Echocardiography, Cardiac Output, Ventilation
- Trial name
- NCT01168557
- Testing
- EIT (Electrical Impedance Tomography)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- RWTH Aachen University
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
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
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
Chronic Lung Disease of Prematurity, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Relationship Between EIT and Respiratory Status in Very Preterm Infants
Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT) is a non-invasive imaging technique that can measure lung function in real time. This study will follow premature infants to see if EIT can help predict which infants will be successful in…
- Conditions
- Chronic Lung Disease of Prematurity, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Premature Lungs
- Trial name
- NCT06609135
- Testing
- Sentec LuMon Device (EIT system), Sentec Digital Monitoring System (transcutaneous CO2 monitor)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Lawrence Rhein
Obesity
Establishing Optimal PEEP Setting for Obese Patients in the Steep Trendelenburg Position
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the Enlight 2100 electrical impedance tomography (EIT) belt can optimize positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) during surgery better than standard anesthesia machines.
- Trial name
- NCT06518239
- Testing
- Peep Belt
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Lung Protective Ventilation, Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Unilateral Ventilation on Cardiopulmonary Bypass During Cardiac Surgery
This study investigates if single lung ventilation on cardiopulmonary bypass can mitigate postoperative lung water accumulation determined by lung ultrasound in the ventilated lung as compared to the non-ventilated lung in…
- Conditions
- Lung Protective Ventilation, Cardiopulmonary Bypass, High-risk Cardiac Patients, Lung Ultrasound
- Trial name
- NCT07612709
- Testing
- Ventilated lung, Non-ventilated lung.
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
ARDS, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
A Comparison of Optimal PEEP Determination Guided by EIT and Conventional Protective Ventilation Tool in ARDS Patients
The study of positive end-expiratory pressure(PEEP) in the setting mode has not yet been conclusive. there are several ways to choose the best positive end-expiratory pressure(PEEP) mode for ARDS patients.
- Trial name
- NCT03498807
- Testing
- Ventiltor P/V Loop, Electrical Impedance Tomography
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 87 people
- Sponsor
- Hui-Ju Hsu
Obesity, Pulmonary Atelectasis
Effects of PEEP on Heart and Lungs in Obese Subjects
Aim of this study is to better understand pathophysiology of the alteration of respiratory mechanics and cardiovascular function in obese volunteer subjects.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Pulmonary Atelectasis, Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome, Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Trial name
- NCT02523352
- Testing
- Non-Invasive Ventilation, Esophageal catheter positioning
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital