Clinical trials: Pulmonary Ventilation Function
Iron-deficiency, Ventricular Function
Iron Status and Cardiopulmonary Physiology
This study involved human volunteers undertaking a high-altitude expedition. It assessed changes in physiological parameters of relevance to high-altitude cardiopulmonary physiology.
- Conditions
- Iron-deficiency, Ventricular Function, Pulmonary Vascular Resistance Abnormality, Altitude Hypoxia
- Trial name
- NCT03707249
- Testing
- Ferric Carboxymaltose Injectable Product, Normal Saline 0.9% Infusion Solution Bag
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Royal Centre for Defence Medicine
Healthy Smokers
Effect Of Deep Breathing Exercises In Smokers
To determine the effect of deep breathing exercises on lung function in healthy smokers.
- Trial name
- NCT03728530
- Testing
- Deep Breathing exercises
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Isra University
Electric Impedance, Respiratory Function Tests
Prediction of COPD Severity Using Electrical Impedance Tomography
The purpose of this study is to predict the CT visual score of emphysema with EIT-based parameters, in order to provide a non-invasive and convenient method for the evaluation of lung structure and physiological and pathological…
- Conditions
- Electric Impedance, Respiratory Function Tests, Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
- Trial name
- NCT06359145
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese PLA General Hospital
Breathing Exercises, Disability Physical
Effect of Inspiratory Muscle Training on Cardiopulmonary Capacity in Wheelchair Rugby Athletes
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about in inspiratory muscle training on cardiorespiratory capacity, pulmonary function, respiratory muscle strength, sports skills, and quality of life of wheelchair rugby athletes.
- Conditions
- Breathing Exercises, Disability Physical, Athletes
- Trial name
- NCT06134778
- Testing
- Inspiratory Muscle Training
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centro Universitário Augusto Motta
Opiod Use Disorder, Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Effects of Mental Tasks on Breathing Patterns in Adults Using Chronic Opioids vs Non-opioid Users.
The goal of this observational study is to find out if using your brain for a mental task changes how you breathe. Researchers want to compare three groups of adults: people who take opioid pain medicine every day, people with…
- Trial name
- AWAKE (NCT07829055)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
COPD, Lung Function Decreased
Permian Health Women's Lung Health Study
The goal of this cross-sectional observational study is to estimate the prevalence of lung function impairment as measured by spirometry in a population of Gambian women aged 15 and older.
- Conditions
- COPD, Lung Function Decreased, Alpha 1-Antitrypsin
- Trial name
- WLHS (NCT06029543)
- Where
- The Gambia
- Volunteers
- 350 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Permian Health Lung Institute
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Developing New Ways to Detect Respiratory Impairment Early in ALS
The goal of this observational study is to develop new ways to detect early changes associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
- Trial name
- NCT07844590
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University
Covid19
Cluster-Randomized Trial of Air Filtration and Ventilation to Reduce Covid19 Spread in Homes
Investigators are evaluating whether an intervention consisting of box-fans with MERV 16 filters ("filtration fans") and recommendations for improving ventilation in the home can reduce secondary spread of Covid19 from an index…
- Trial name
- NCT05777720
- Testing
- Filtration Fan, Safe-home pamphlet, Mid-week phone call
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 214 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Respiratory Disease
Pulmonary Function Test Study - Automated Interpretation
A multicentric study to explore variability when clinicians are intrepreting lung function tests. Comparison with results of in-house built software for automatic interpretation.
- Trial name
- NCT03264417
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
Ventral Hernia, Abdominal Wall Defect
Intraoperative Biomechanics in Complex Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
Background: A detailed study of the biomechanical changes before and after abdominal wall reconstruction (AWR) has not been performed.
- Trial name
- NCT03296475
- Testing
- Abdominal Wall Closure Force (N).
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Mechanical Ventilation, Clinical Competence
Using Real-Time Lung Visuals to Reduce Mental Strain and Improve Diagnosis Speed
The goal of this clinical simulation study is to learn if a "Digital Twin" graphical lung display reduce the mental workload of clinicians.
- Conditions
- Mechanical Ventilation, Clinical Competence, Education Curriculum, Self Concept
- Trial name
- VERDICT (NCT07511712)
- Testing
- Real-time Graphical Lung Function Visualization (Digital Twin), Standard Ventilator Waveform Monitoring
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, School of Medicine
Respiration Disorders
Epidural Analgesia and Postoperative Respiratory Functions (EPAPRES)
Patients operated with posterolateral thoracotomy were enrolled. Post-operative analgesia was provided either by TEA with 0.1% bupivacaine or pethidine based intravenous analgesia (IVA) in our sample population.
- Trial name
- EPAPRES (NCT03643757)
- Testing
- Thoracic epidural analgesia, Bupivacaine
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yedikule Training and Research Hospital
Pulmonary Hypertension, Mountain Sickness
Study of the Effects of Iron Levels on the Lungs at High Altitude
The study hypothesis is that body iron levels are important in determining the increase in lung blood pressure that occurs in response to low oxygen levels.
- Trial name
- NCT00952302
- Testing
- Iron sucrose, Normal saline, Venesection
- Where
- Peru
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Healthy
The Effects of Different Flow Settings on Lung Impedance
This prospective, randomized crossover trial will enroll adult healthy volunteers. Initially, the subject's peak inspiratory flow will be measured using a mask connected with a respiratory monitor.
- Trial name
- NCT06228703
- Testing
- High-flow nasal cannula device with flow setting at 40 L/min or higher
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center
Sedentary Behavior Pulmonary Function Cardiopulmonary Fitness
Pilates With Diaphragmatic Breathing in Sedentary Women
This randomized controlled trial evaluated whether adding diaphragmatic breathing exercises to an eight-week supervised Pilates program improves pulmonary function, resting heart rate, and core endurance in sedentary women aged…
- Trial name
- PDB-Pilates (NCT07650929)
- Testing
- Pilates Exercise Program, Diaphragmatic Breathing Exercise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University
Aerosol Disease, Covid19
A Safety Assessment of the iZephyr Hood for NIV in COVID-19 Patients
This study is a safety assessment of the iZephyr hood a novel aerosol removal device in patients receiving non invasive ventilation for COVID-19.
- Conditions
- Aerosol Disease, Covid19, Noninvasive Ventilation
- Trial name
- iZephyr (NCT04904484)
- Testing
- iZephyr hood
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Asthma, Cough
Mannitol-Induced Cough Challenge in Healthy Controls and Subjects With Mild Allergic Asthma
The study aim is to investigate if changes in osmolarity using mannitol challenge can evoke coughing reproducibly in mild allergic asthmatics compared with healthy controls and if salbutamol can affect this.
- Trial name
- MICC (NCT03620422)
- Testing
- Mannitol, Salbutamol 5mg/mL, Sodium Chloride 0.9% Inhl 3Ml
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Critical Illness
Effect of Early Physical Exercise on Pulmonary Ventilation and Recruitment
In the critically patient bed rest and immobilization are some of the responsable of the development of respiratory complications.
- Trial name
- EFRA (NCT02226406)
- Testing
- A: Chair - Leg Cycle ergometer, B: Chair - Arm Cycle ergometer, C: Walk in place
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain
Candle Burning, Cooking
Acute Health Effects Due to Ultrafine Particles From Candles and Cooking
People spend up to 90% of their life indoor, and the way we live and behave in our homes has substantial effects on our health and well-being.
- Conditions
- Candle Burning, Cooking, Lung Function Decreased, DNA Damage
- Trial name
- Ultrafine (NCT04315740)
- Testing
- Particles from candles, Particles from cooking, Clean Air
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Respiratory Diseases, Lung Diseases
In Vitro Assessment of a Breath-synchronized Vibrating Mesh Nebulizer During Non Invasive Ventilation
Using an adult lung bench model of non invasive ventilation, the aim of the study is to compare an experimental system of breath-synchronized vibrating mesh nebulizer to a conventional vibrating mesh nebulizer during non invasive…
- Conditions
- Respiratory Diseases, Lung Diseases, Cystic Fibrosis, COPD
- Trial name
- Synchro-Neb (NCT02084043)
- Testing
- Nebulization of Amikacin during NIV (RR: 15 cycles/minute), Nebulization of Amikacin during NIV (RR: 25 cycles/minute)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 3 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital St Luc, Brussels