Clinical trials: End Expiratory Lung Volume
Healthy Adult Volunteers
Assessment of End Expiratory Lung Volumes in Healthy Subjects Using High Flow Oxygen (Vapotherm®)
Respiratory distress is a common problem in an intensive care unit. There are multiple mechanisms that are used to help patients who are in respiratory distress including mechanical ventilation, continuous positive airway…
- Trial name
- NCT01672242
- Testing
- HFNC, CPAP
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Intrinsic PEEP and Laryngeal Aperture in COPD
In this study the investigators aim to investigate the extent to which in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease narrowing of the vocal cords causes a positive pressure within the airways thus improving airflow and…
- Trial name
- NCT02437630
- Testing
- Oesophageal balloon to measure intra-thoracic pressure, Fibre-optic laryngoscopy, standard lung function tests
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust