Status:

COMPLETED

Evaluating Forced Oscillation Technique (FOT) in Abolishing Flow Limitation

Lead Sponsor:

Philips Respironics

Conditions:

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

Up to 80 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

To validate the capability of the Respironics Synchrony ventilator to properly detect Expiratory Flow Limitation (EFL) as compared to the gold standard method of detecting EFL via the Mead and Wittenb...

Detailed Description

Positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) is used in COPD patients to counteract the intrinsic PEEP (PEEPi), which represents the end expiratory recoil pressure of the total respiratory system due to th...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria
  • Age \< 80 years
  • Moderate - Severe COPD diagnosed by spirometry (according to the GOLD criteria - Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease criteria)
  • Free from any exacerbation in the 6 weeks preceding the study
  • Exclusion Criteria
  • Any co-existing cardio-pulmonary conditions which may result in a picture of ventilatory failure such as congestive cardiac failure, chest wall or neuromuscular disease, bronchopneumonia, pulmonary fibrosis, bronchiectasis, cystic fibrosis or obesity-hypoventilation syndrome
  • Clinically unstable; exacerbation within the preceding 6 weeks
  • The presence of pulmonary or extra-pulmonary neoplasia that is still active
  • The presence of a bleeding diathesis
  • Unstable coronary artery disease
  • Presence of tuberculosis, current infection or potentially infectious pathogen
  • Inability to provide informed consent to the study

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    June 1 2010

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    September 1 2010

    Estimated Enrollment :

    22 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT01151618

    Start Date

    June 1 2010

    End Date

    September 1 2010

    Last Update

    March 18 2019

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    University Hospital Aintree

    Liverpool, United Kingdom, L97AL

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