Status:
COMPLETED
Vibration Response Imaging in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Disease
Lead Sponsor:
Singapore General Hospital
Conditions:
Respiratory Diseases
Pulmonary Diseases
Eligibility:
All Genders
21+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Vibration Response Imaging (VRI) is novel technology which records breath sounds via pizo-electric sensors and produces a digital image using a computer algorithm. It is radiation free and is portable...
Detailed Description
Introduction: The measurement of regional distribution of breath sound intensity within the human thorax during respiration using computerized lung sound analysis has generated interest as a possible...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All adult ( ≥ 21 years old ) patients (inpatients and outpatients) under the care of the Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine between 1/07/2008 and 31/05/2009 will be considered eligible.
- Children may have too small body sizes for the current standard sensors and will not be recruited.
- Other inclusion criteria will be ability to provide informed consent.
Exclusion
- Conditions that will prevent the placement of sensors oh the patients back such as bony/chest wall deformity and contagious skin conditions.
- The presence of a pacemakers and pregnancy are also considered contraindications because of the yet undefined safety issues associated with these conditions.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
25 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00719784
Start Date
July 1 2008
End Date
June 1 2009
Last Update
February 10 2017
Active Locations (1)
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Singapore General Hospital
Singapore, Singapore