Pulmonary InfectionNCT02419196
Perioperative Change of Regional Ventilation During Spontaneous Breathing
An observational study of Pulmonary Infection and Pleural Effusion, run by Wuerzburg University Hospital at 1 site in Germany.
Trial summary
Perioperative changes in regional ventilation by pulmonary electrical impedance tomography and spirometry will be investigated in patients at risk for postoperative pulmonary complications. Those patients undergo abdominal and limb operations. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Pulmonary Infection, Pleural Effusion, Atelectasis
- What is being tested?
- Perioperative pulmonary function tests
- How many people
- 72 participants
- Where
- 1 siteGermany
- Study dates
- Jan 2015to Feb 2016
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Study population: adult inpatients undergoing elective surgery
Who may be able to join
- Adult
- Inpatient
- Surgery under general anesthesia with and without additional regional anesthesia
- increased risk for postoperative pulmonary complications according to the ARISCAT-Score (except pilot arm for osteosynthesis of flail chest)
Who cannot join
- Missing informed consent
- Outpatient
- Emergency procedure
- Revision surgery of hospitalized patients
- Operation under local or regional anesthesia alone
- Expected postoperative ventilation
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- Expected hospital stay of less than three days
- Pregnancy
- Allergy against material of the electrode belt (silicone rubber, stainless steel, gold-plated brass)
- Injured, inflamed or otherwise affected skin within the target region of the electrode belt
- Unstable spine injury
- Body mass index of more than 50 kg/m2
- Incapacity to lie quietly for the examination
- Pacemaker, defibrillator or other active implant
- Reoperation before the examination at the third postoperative day
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Perioperative changes in regional ventilation by pulmonary electrical impedance tomography and spirometry will be investigated in patients at risk for postoperative pulmonary complications. Those patients undergo abdominal and limb operations. In a pilot study arm electrical impedance tomography is tested in patients receiving osteosynthesis of serial rib fractures.
Read the detailed description
Postoperative pulmonary complications (Defined as pulmonary infection, pleural effusion, atelectasis, pneumothorax, bronchospasm, aspiration pneumonitis or respiratory insufficiency subsequent to surgery) increase the morbidity and mortality of surgical patients. Several independent factors determined by the patients' characteristics and the operative procedure increase the risk for those complications. The postoperative decrease of values measured by spirometry, such as the forced vital capacity (FVC) and forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1), were found in patients after major surgical procedures for several days. The postoperative reduction of those measurement can be the result of general functional limitations in those patients (e.g. by postoperative pain) or the result of a regional postoperative pulmonary complication (e.g. atelectasis, pleural effusion). The method of the electrical impedance tomography (EIT) enables to visualize the regional ventilation within a transversal section of the lung in real time. Studies examining the change of pulmonary EIT for several days postoperatively in spontaneously breathing patients are lacking. The aim of the present study is to examine perioperative changes in regional ventilation in spontaneously breathing patients during their recovery after abdominal and limb surgery. Moreover, the association of those changes with expected changes in spirometry is tested. Finally, in patients with evident postoperative pulmonary complications the value of pulmonary EIT to detect those changes is investigated. The study should improve the knowledge about the development of postoperative pulmonary complications and test the scientific and clinical value of pulmonary EIT in those spontaneously breathing patients.
In a group of patients undergoing osteosynthesis of a flail chest, it is tested how regional ventilation changes by these operations and whether pulmonary EIT is actually usable in these patients.
- Conditions
- Pulmonary Infection, Pleural Effusion, Atelectasis, Pneumothorax, Bronchospasm, Aspiration Pneumonitis
- Being tested
- Perioperative pulmonary function tests
- Medical subject headings
- Pleural Effusion, Pulmonary Atelectasis, Pneumothorax, Bronchial Spasm, Pneumonia, Aspiration, Respiratory Insufficiency
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Perioperative pulmonary function testsOther
Pulmonary electrical impedance tomography, spirometry, pulse oximetry and query performed preoperatively, at the first and the third postoperative day
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| abdominal surgery | 27 patients undergoing abdominal surgery having an elevated risk for postoperative pulmonary complications will be examined by perioperative pulmonary function tests Receives: Other: Perioperative pulmonary function tests | |
| limb surgery | 27 patients undergoing upper and lower limb surgery having an elevated risk for postoperative pulmonary complications will be examined by perioperative pulmonary function tests Receives: Other: Perioperative pulmonary function tests | |
| flail chest | 10 patients undergoing an operative stabilization of a flail chest will be examined by perioperative pulmonary function tests Receives: Other: Perioperative pulmonary function tests |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Change from baseline in regional ventilation at the first postoperative day
Regional ventilation is measured by pulmonary electrical impedance tomography. The change in the calculated 'Center of Ventilation' in the sagittal direction is used for the primary outcome measure. Power calculation accounts for the use of two time points for the primary outcome measure.
Measured: baseline and 1. postoperative day
Change from baseline in regional ventilation at the third postoperative day
Regional ventilation is measured by pulmonary electrical impedance tomography. The change in the calculated 'Center of Ventilation' in the sagittal direction is used for the primary outcome measure. Power calculation accounts for the use of two time points for the primary outcome measure.
Measured: baseline and 3. postoperative day
Secondary outcomes (1)
Change in forced vital capacity (FVC)
Measured by spirometry. The best value of three attempts is used.
Measured: baseline, 1. and 3. postoperative day
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted17 Apr 2015 (estimated)
- Study startJan 2015
- Primary completionFeb 2016
- Study completionFeb 2016
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (10)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Pulmonary InfectionStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Enrolment
- 72 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Wuerzburg University Hospital
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Markus Kredel, PD. Dr. med, Principal investigator, University of Würzburg, Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02419196
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- perioperativeEIT
- Status last verified
- Feb 2016
- First submitted
- 1 Dec 2014
- Last updated
- 1 Mar 2016
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
Publications
Canet J, Gallart L, Gomar C, Paluzie G, Valles J, Castillo J, Sabate S, Mazo V, Briones Z, Sanchis J; ARISCAT Group. Prediction of postoperative pulmonary complications in a population-based surgical cohort. Anesthesiology. 2010 Dec;113(6):1338-50. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181fc6e0a.
PubMed 21045639Mazo V, Sabate S, Canet J, Gallart L, de Abreu MG, Belda J, Langeron O, Hoeft A, Pelosi P. Prospective external validation of a predictive score for postoperative pulmonary complications. Anesthesiology. 2014 Aug;121(2):219-31. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000000334.
PubMed 24901240Karayiannakis AJ, Makri GG, Mantzioka A, Karousos D, Karatzas G. Postoperative pulmonary function after laparoscopic and open cholecystectomy. Br J Anaesth. 1996 Oct;77(4):448-52. doi: 10.1093/bja/77.4.448.
PubMed 8942326Guizilini S, Bolzan DW, Faresin SM, Alves FA, Gomes WJ. Ministernotomy in myocardial revascularization preserves postoperative pulmonary function. Arq Bras Cardiol. 2010 Oct;95(5):587-93. doi: 10.1590/s0066-782x2010005000137. Epub 2010 Oct 15. English, Portuguese.
PubMed 20963310Davoudi M, Farhanchi A, Moradi A, Bakhshaei MH, Safarpour G. The Effect of Low Tidal Volume Ventilation during Cardiopulmonary Bypass on Postoperative Pulmonary Function. J Tehran Heart Cent. 2010 Summer;5(3):128-31. Epub 2010 Aug 31.
PubMed 23074580Leonhardt S, Lachmann B. Electrical impedance tomography: the holy grail of ventilation and perfusion monitoring? Intensive Care Med. 2012 Dec;38(12):1917-29. doi: 10.1007/s00134-012-2684-z. Epub 2012 Sep 20.
PubMed 22992946Radke OC, Schneider T, Heller AR, Koch T. Spontaneous breathing during general anesthesia prevents the ventral redistribution of ventilation as detected by electrical impedance tomography: a randomized trial. Anesthesiology. 2012 Jun;116(6):1227-34. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e318256ee08.
PubMed 22531334Karsten J, Heinze H, Meier T. Impact of PEEP during laparoscopic surgery on early postoperative ventilation distribution visualized by electrical impedance tomography. Minerva Anestesiol. 2014 Feb;80(2):158-66. Epub 2013 Jul 23.
PubMed 23877309Frerichs I, Hahn G, Golisch W, Kurpitz M, Burchardi H, Hellige G. Monitoring perioperative changes in distribution of pulmonary ventilation by functional electrical impedance tomography. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 1998 Jul;42(6):721-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1998.tb05308.x.
PubMed 9689281Bauer M, Opitz A, Filser J, Jansen H, Meffert RH, Germer CT, Roewer N, Muellenbach RM, Kredel M. Perioperative redistribution of regional ventilation and pulmonary function: a prospective observational study in two cohorts of patients at risk for postoperative pulmonary complications. BMC Anesthesiol. 2019 Jul 27;19(1):132. doi: 10.1186/s12871-019-0805-8.
PubMed 31351452
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 1 Mar 2016. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Perioperative Change of Regional Ventilation During Spontaneous Breathing
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02419196
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- perioperativeEIT
- Conditions
- Pulmonary Infection, Pleural Effusion, Atelectasis, Pneumothorax, Bronchospasm, Aspiration Pneumonitis
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 72 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Wuerzburg University HospitalUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Jan 2015
- Primary completion
- Feb 2016 (actual)
- Study completion
- Feb 2016 (actual)
- First posted
- 17 Apr 2015 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Perioperative changes in regional ventilation by pulmonary electrical impedance tomography and spirometry will be investigated in patients at risk for postoperative pulmonary complications. Those patients undergo abdominal and limb operations. In a pilot study arm electrical impedance tomography is tested in patients receiving osteosynthesis of serial rib fractures.
Detailed description
Postoperative pulmonary complications (Defined as pulmonary infection, pleural effusion, atelectasis, pneumothorax, bronchospasm, aspiration pneumonitis or respiratory insufficiency subsequent to surgery) increase the morbidity and mortality of surgical patients. Several independent factors determined by the patients' characteristics and the operative procedure increase the risk for those complications. The postoperative decrease of values measured by spirometry, such as the forced vital capacity (FVC) and forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1), were found in patients after major surgical procedures for several days. The postoperative reduction of those measurement can be the result of general functional limitations in those patients (e.g. by postoperative pain) or the result of a regional postoperative pulmonary complication (e.g. atelectasis, pleural effusion). The method of the electrical impedance tomography (EIT) enables to visualize the regional ventilation within a transversal section of the lung in real time. Studies examining the change of pulmonary EIT for several days postoperatively in spontaneously breathing patients are lacking. The aim of the present study is to examine perioperative changes in regional ventilation in spontaneously breathing patients during their recovery after abdominal and limb surgery. Moreover, the association of those changes with expected changes in spirometry is tested. Finally, in patients with evident postoperative pulmonary complications the value of pulmonary EIT to detect those changes is investigated. The study should improve the knowledge about the development of postoperative pulmonary complications and test the scientific and clinical value of pulmonary EIT in those spontaneously breathing patients.
In a group of patients undergoing osteosynthesis of a flail chest, it is tested how regional ventilation changes by these operations and whether pulmonary EIT is actually usable in these patients.
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Number of arms
- 3
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| abdominal surgery | – | Other: Perioperative pulmonary function tests27 patients undergoing abdominal surgery having an elevated risk for postoperative pulmonary complications will be examined by perioperative pulmonary function tests |
| limb surgery | – | Other: Perioperative pulmonary function tests27 patients undergoing upper and lower limb surgery having an elevated risk for postoperative pulmonary complications will be examined by perioperative pulmonary function tests |
| flail chest | – | Other: Perioperative pulmonary function tests10 patients undergoing an operative stabilization of a flail chest will be examined by perioperative pulmonary function tests |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
- Study population
- adult inpatients undergoing elective surgery
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Adult
- Inpatient
- Surgery under general anesthesia with and without additional regional anesthesia
- increased risk for postoperative pulmonary complications according to the ARISCAT-Score (except pilot arm for osteosynthesis of flail chest)
Key exclusion criteria (15 listed)
- Missing informed consent
- Outpatient
- Emergency procedure
- Revision surgery of hospitalized patients
- Operation under local or regional anesthesia alone
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Perioperative pulmonary function testsPulmonary electrical impedance tomography, spirometry, pulse oximetry and query performed preoperatively, at the first and the third postoperative day | Other | abdominal surgery, flail chest, limb surgery |
Primary outcome
Change from baseline in regional ventilation at the first postoperative day
Time frame: baseline and 1. postoperative day
Regional ventilation is measured by pulmonary electrical impedance tomography. The change in the calculated 'Center of Ventilation' in the sagittal direction is used for the primary outcome measure. Power calculation accounts for the use of two time points for the primary outcome measure.
Change from baseline in regional ventilation at the third postoperative day
Time frame: baseline and 3. postoperative day
Regional ventilation is measured by pulmonary electrical impedance tomography. The change in the calculated 'Center of Ventilation' in the sagittal direction is used for the primary outcome measure. Power calculation accounts for the use of two time points for the primary outcome measure.
1 secondary outcome
Change in forced vital capacity (FVC)
Time frame: baseline, 1. and 3. postoperative day
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 1 Mar 2016.
- Background: PubMed 21045639Canet J, Gallart L, Gomar C, Paluzie G, Valles J, Castillo J, Sabate S, Mazo V, Briones Z, Sanchis J; ARISCAT Group. Prediction of postoperative pulmonary complications in a population-based surgical cohort. Anesthesiology. 2010 Dec;113(6):1338-50. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181fc6e0a.
- Background: PubMed 24901240Mazo V, Sabate S, Canet J, Gallart L, de Abreu MG, Belda J, Langeron O, Hoeft A, Pelosi P. Prospective external validation of a predictive score for postoperative pulmonary complications. Anesthesiology. 2014 Aug;121(2):219-31. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000000334.
- Background: PubMed 8942326Karayiannakis AJ, Makri GG, Mantzioka A, Karousos D, Karatzas G. Postoperative pulmonary function after laparoscopic and open cholecystectomy. Br J Anaesth. 1996 Oct;77(4):448-52. doi: 10.1093/bja/77.4.448.
- Background: PubMed 20963310Guizilini S, Bolzan DW, Faresin SM, Alves FA, Gomes WJ. Ministernotomy in myocardial revascularization preserves postoperative pulmonary function. Arq Bras Cardiol. 2010 Oct;95(5):587-93. doi: 10.1590/s0066-782x2010005000137. Epub 2010 Oct 15. English, Portuguese.
- Background: PubMed 23074580Davoudi M, Farhanchi A, Moradi A, Bakhshaei MH, Safarpour G. The Effect of Low Tidal Volume Ventilation during Cardiopulmonary Bypass on Postoperative Pulmonary Function. J Tehran Heart Cent. 2010 Summer;5(3):128-31. Epub 2010 Aug 31.
- Background: PubMed 22992946Leonhardt S, Lachmann B. Electrical impedance tomography: the holy grail of ventilation and perfusion monitoring? Intensive Care Med. 2012 Dec;38(12):1917-29. doi: 10.1007/s00134-012-2684-z. Epub 2012 Sep 20.
- Background: PubMed 22531334Radke OC, Schneider T, Heller AR, Koch T. Spontaneous breathing during general anesthesia prevents the ventral redistribution of ventilation as detected by electrical impedance tomography: a randomized trial. Anesthesiology. 2012 Jun;116(6):1227-34. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e318256ee08.
- Background: PubMed 23877309Karsten J, Heinze H, Meier T. Impact of PEEP during laparoscopic surgery on early postoperative ventilation distribution visualized by electrical impedance tomography. Minerva Anestesiol. 2014 Feb;80(2):158-66. Epub 2013 Jul 23.
- Background: PubMed 9689281Frerichs I, Hahn G, Golisch W, Kurpitz M, Burchardi H, Hellige G. Monitoring perioperative changes in distribution of pulmonary ventilation by functional electrical impedance tomography. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 1998 Jul;42(6):721-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1998.tb05308.x.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 31351452Bauer M, Opitz A, Filser J, Jansen H, Meffert RH, Germer CT, Roewer N, Muellenbach RM, Kredel M. Perioperative redistribution of regional ventilation and pulmonary function: a prospective observational study in two cohorts of patients at risk for postoperative pulmonary complications. BMC Anesthesiol. 2019 Jul 27;19(1):132. doi: 10.1186/s12871-019-0805-8.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Markus Kredel, PD. Dr. med principal investigator
University of Würzburg, Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Pulmonary Infection and Pleural Effusion, run by Wuerzburg University Hospital at 1 site in Germany.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 15 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 1 Mar 2016. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Germany. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Change from baseline in regional ventilation at the first postoperative day (time frame: baseline and 1. postoperative day). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02419196, which also lists 10 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 1 Mar 2016.