Clinical trials: Respiration
Acute Mountain Sickness
Study Looking at End Expiratory Pressure for Altitude Illness Decrease (SLEEP-AID)
The study is examining if an over-the-counter device (Theravent) worn while sleeping can reduce acute mountain sickness upon awakening in a high altitude trekking population.
- Trial name
- SLEEP-AID (NCT01842906)
- Testing
- Theravent, Control
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 219 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Healthy, Dyspnea
Aerosol Inhalation Treatment for Dyspnea
The purpose of this protocol is to develop and test optimal delivery of aerosol furosemide, a treatment that has the potential to significantly improve symptom management and enhance the quality of care for patients with…
- Trial name
- NCT01440764
- Testing
- Furosemide, Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Heart Failure, Central Sleep Apnea
The Impact of Low Flow Nocturnal Oxygen Therapy on Hospital Admissions and Mortality in Patients With Heart Failure and Central Sleep Apnea
The purpose of this trial is to evaluate the long-term effects of Nocturnal Oxygen Therapy (NOXT) on the mortality and morbidity of patients with stable heart failure and a reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), already receiving…
- Trial name
- NCT03745898
- Testing
- Oxygen, Room Air
- Where
- 26 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 98 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Hypoxemia
Does Capnography Prevent Hypoxemia During Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography and Endoscopic Ultrasound?
Subjects undergoing elective ERCP and EUS will receive standard monitoring and sedation. In addition, capnography which measures carbon dioxide levels and can graphically assess respiratory activity will be used.
- Trial name
- NCT00675415
- Testing
- Capnography
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 263 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Asthma, Sleep Apnea
Positive Airway Pressure for the Treatment of Asthma
Asthma is an extremely common disorder, which is becoming more prevalent. The purpose of this study is to examine how nocturnal lung volumes contribute to asthma severity, which may explain part of the link between asthma and…
- Trial name
- NCT01154699
- Testing
- Bilevel PAP (4 weeks), Usual Care (4 weeks), Washout Period (4 weeks)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Sleep Apnea, Atrial Fibrillation
Influence of Sleep Apnea on Risk of Atrial Fibrillation
The Elucidation of the Influence of Sleep Apnea on Risk of Atrial Fibrillation study. The study involves a case control design to investigate the extent to which there is an independent relationship of sleep disordered breathing…
- Trial name
- Safebeat (NCT02576587)
- Testing
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 317 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Pregnancy, Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Antenatal Late Preterm Steroids (ALPS): A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial
This is a randomized placebo controlled trial to evaluate whether antenatal corticosteroids can decrease the rate of neonatal respiratory support, thus decreasing the rate of NICU admissions and improving short-term outcomes in…
- Conditions
- Pregnancy, Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Pregnancy Outcomes, Preterm Birth
- Trial name
- ALPS (NCT01222247)
- Testing
- Betamethasone
- Where
- 17 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,831 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The George Washington University Biostatistics Center
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive, Delirium
Effect of CPAP on Postoperative Delirium
Patients with a medical condition known as obstructive sleep apnea may be at increased risk of delirium following surgery. This study loans autotitrating CPAP machines to randomly-selected patients who are at high-risk for…
- Trial name
- NCT01816685
- Testing
- CPAP
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 135 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Prone Positioning, High Flow Nasal Cannula
Early PP With HFNC Versus HFNC in COVID-19 Induced Moderate to Severe ARDS
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an emerging infectious disease that was first reported in Wuhan, China, and had subsequently spread worldwide. Twenty-nine percent of COVID-19 patients may develop ARDS.
- Conditions
- Prone Positioning, High Flow Nasal Cannula, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Corona Virus Infection
- Trial name
- NCT04325906
- Testing
- high flow nasal cannula (HFNC), Prone positioning (PP)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 224 people
- Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center
Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction, Sleep Disordered Breathing
Heart Function in Patients Assessed for Sleep Apnoea
This study aims to determine the prevalence and prognosis of heart failure with preserved ejection function (HFpEF) among patients being assessed for sleep disordered breathing (SDB).
- Conditions
- Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction, Sleep Disordered Breathing, Heart Failure With Normal Ejection Fraction, Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- Trial name
- NCT03226652
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 101 people
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy, Type 2D
A Gene Transfer Therapy Study to Evaluate the Safety of SRP-9004 (Patidistrogene Bexoparvovec) in Participants With Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy, Type 2D (LGMD2D)
This is an open-label, dose escalation gene transfer therapy study evaluating the safety of SRP-9004 (patidistrogene bexoparvovec) via isolated limb infusion (ILI) administration in approximately 6 participants with LGMD2D.
- Trial name
- NCT01976091
- Testing
- SRP-9004
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.
Infant, Preterm
Randomized Crossover Study of Neurally Adjusted Ventilatory Assist (NAVA) in Preterm Infants
The purpose of this study is to test the hypothesis that neurally adjusted ventilatory assist (NAVA) will allow to lower the ventilator pressure at equivalent fractions of inspiratory oxygen (FiO2) and partial pressure of CO2 of…
- Trial name
- NCT01389882
- Testing
- neurally adjusted ventilatory assist (NAVA) ventilator mode
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Nasal Airway Obstruction
InFlux System for Nasal Breathing Improvement
Pilot Study of the Aerin Medical Wand used for Improvement in Nasal Breathing
- Trial name
- NCT01960816
- Testing
- Procedure: thermal coagulation of tissue in the nasal airway
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Aerin Medical
Positive Airway Pressure Therapy, Obstructive Sleep Apnea
F&P Toffee Full Face Mask Clinical Trial, NZ, 2020
This will be a prospective, multi-arm, randomized, and non-blinded clinical trial designed to evaluate the performance, comfort, and usability of the Toffee full face mask amongst participants who have been prescribed PAP therapy…
- Trial name
- NCT04615832
- Testing
- Toffee Full Face Mask
- Where
- 3 sites in New Zealand
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Fisher and Paykel Healthcare
Sleep Apnea Syndromes
Sleep Disordered Breathing and Chronic Pain
The purpose of this study is to evaluate positive pressure in patients with chronic pain taking opioid medications who have sleep disordered breathing.
- Trial name
- NCT01457014
- Testing
- servo ventilation auto, Continuous positive airway pressure, servo ventilation manual
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 88 people
- Sponsor
- Philips Respironics
Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Assessment of Novel MRI Quantification Free Breathing Technique in Evaluation of Liver Lesions
The primary objective of this study is to develop and validate simultaneous free-breathing 4D fat and water quantification and quantitative dynamic contrast enhanced perfusion in the liver.
- Trial name
- NCT02095678
- Testing
- liver biopsy, free-breathing MRI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
High Altitude Pulmonary Edema
Effect of Acetazolamide on Subclinical High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema Detected by Lung Ultrasonography
The overall goal of this study is to detect preclinical signs of HAPE by lung ultrasonography and evaluate the effectiveness of acetazolamide at decreasing pulmonary edema by using ultrasound.
- Trial name
- NCT03490916
- Testing
- Acetazolamide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vincent Kan
Respiratory Insufficiency, Respiratory Failure
Trilogy Comparison Study - Adults
The objective of this study (Part II) will be to compare the performance of the Trilogy device and a conventional ventilator (participant's current device).
- Trial name
- NCT00810498
- Testing
- Trilogy, Standard of Care
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Philips Respironics
Prematurity, Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Trial of Non Invasive Ventilation for Respiratoy Distress Syndrome
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the hypothesis that nasal intermittent positive pressure(NIPP), used as a primary mode of ventilation in preterm infants with RDS, will decrease the need for conventional endotracheal…
- Trial name
- NCT00821119
- Testing
- nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation
- Where
- 2 sites in Brazil
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Instituto Materno Infantil Prof. Fernando Figueira
Sleep Disordered Breathing, Congestive Heart Failure
Nasal High Flow Therapy for the Treatment of Respiratory Insufficiencies During Sleep
Respiratory insufficiencies during sleep can lead to reductions in the level of oxygen in the blood during the night, which has been shown to contribute to a range of morbidities.
- Trial name
- NCT02152566
- Testing
- Nasal High flow therapy device
- Where
- 2 sites in New Zealand
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Fisher and Paykel Healthcare
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