COPDNCT02514798
Pilot Study of Physiological Effect of High-Flow Nasal Cannula on Respiratory Pattern and Work of Breathing
A study testing Esophageal and gastric balloons, Respiratory Inductance Plethysmography (RIP) system and Sentec transcutaneous monitoring system in people with COPD, run by Tufts Medical Center at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
Patients affected with severe parenchymal pulmonary diseases, such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD ), may experience dyspnea at rest due to increased work of breathing and reduced oxygenation. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- COPD
- What is being tested?
- Esophageal and gastric balloons, Respiratory Inductance Plethysmography (RIP) system and Sentec transcutaneous monitoring system
- Type of treatment
- Medical device
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 11 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- Jul 2015to 1 Apr 2018
- Phase
- Interventional
- 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
Who may be able to join
- Subjects are 18 or more years of age
- Chronic respiratory failure, defined as indication for long-term oxygen therapy
- Underlying diagnosis of severe COPD (GOLD stage III or IV)
Who cannot join
- Recent (<1 month) exacerbation Acute exacerbation is defined as a sudden worsening of COPD symptoms (shortness of breath, quantity and color of phlegm) requiring a change in the baseline therapy.
- Respiratory rate at rest >28/min
- Subject requires > 6 L/min nasal O2 to maintain SpO2 >88% at rest
- Subject has severe dyspnea at rest
- Subject has swallowing disorder or chronic aspiration
- Prior esophageal surgery, known esophageal stricture or any other condition that would place the subject at risk during balloon placement
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- Recent (< 1 month) abdominal and thoracic surgery
- Severe coagulopathy (defined as platelet count <5000/μL or international normalised ratio >4)
- Subject is too cognitively impaired to give subjective ratings for visual analogue scale.The PI and the Co-Investigators will assess the patient cognition using the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE)
- Allergy or sensitivity to lidocaine
- Inability to obtain informed consent
- Pregnancy and breastfeeding
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Pilot Study of Physiological Effect of High-Flow Nasal Cannula on Respiratory Pattern and Work of Breathing in Severe COPD Patients
Patients affected with severe parenchymal pulmonary diseases, such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD ), may experience dyspnea at rest due to increased work of breathing and reduced oxygenation. The delivery of high-flow humidified nasal oxygen (HFNC) has been shown to have a positive-end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) effect and is able to flush out CO2 from the upper airways, reducing dead space ventilation. Furthermore it has been proven to reduce the respiratory rate shortly after its initiation. These multiple actions offer the potential of changing the respiratory pattern and reducing work of breathing, improving the efficiency of breathing.
In this short-term, physiological, open, randomized, cross-over pilot study the investigator swill describe the effects of varying settings of high-flow nasal oxygen on respiratory rate, tidal volume, and diaphragmatic work of breathing in patients with severe COPD. The investigators will also describe changes in gas exchange and effects on the subjects' comfort and dyspnea and the breathing responses to varying setting of CPAP in the subject population.
Read the detailed description
HFNC has been shown to have many advantages in the treatment of acutely hypoxemic patients, improving their clinical outcome. The exact mechanism underlying this beneficial effect is still not completely understood. Few studies have analyzed the effect of HFNC on ventilatory pattern and work of breathing. The majority of these studies have focused on the effects in healthy volunteers. Only one study from Braunlich et al. studied the effects of HFNC on COPD and interstitial lung disease (ILD) patients, showing that high-flow nasal oxygen reduces respiratory rate and increases the tidal volume in these patients.
In adults, a low flow range from 5 to 10 L/min is comparable to flow received by standard oxygen devices (nasal cannula or facial mask). Patients with underlying pulmonary diseases, as in our study population, have a higher inspiratory flow demands range (from 30 to 120 L/min during an acute respiratory failure episode) compared to healthy subjects.
We expect to observe physiological changes in our outcomes with the proposed Optiflow ™ settings of a minimal therapeutic flow of 30 L/min, intermediate of 45 L/min, and the maximal flow rate of 60 L/min. There is an extensive clinical experience using high flow rates in these ranges and they are generally very well tolerated. As mentioned above, HFNC generates a Positive End Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) comparable to CPAP range of 4 - 8 cmH2O (the minimal and the maximal PEEP generated by the HFNC).
Future studies, based on this pilot study, will differ from previous ones in the following ways:
- We are testing a different technology. The Optiflow delivers substantially higher flow rates than in the previous Braunlich study13.That study used a single flow rate of 24 L/min whereas we are examining a range of flows that extend considerably higher (30 to 60L/min). We are interested in determining how the effects of higher flow rates compare to those in the range used in the Braunlich study, but we are not able to compare the devices directly because the latter device is not available in the US. It is important to understand whether there is any efficacy advantage to using the higher flow rates available with the Optiflow.
- Future studies will aim to understand mechanisms of the effect of high flow nasal oxygen.
- Are the effects that we anticipate seeing related to changes in inspiratory muscle effort as determined by measurement of transdiaphragmatic pressure and calculation of the pressure time product of the diaphragm?
- Or does the flushing of dead space in the nasopharynx improve ventilatory efficiency so that gas exchange can remain stable or even improve (as determined by measurements of minute volume and transcutaneous PCO2 (PtcCO2)? This has implications for use of HFNC to treat patients with COPD exacerbations who are developing respiratory muscle fatigue.
- Our focus will be on COPD patients for whom the use of HFNC has not been studied much to date. Most studies have focused on patients with hypoxemic respiratory failure. It is important to understand how HFNC affects breathing pattern and gas exchange in COPD patients because earlier reports suggest that excessive concentrations of oxygen administered to COPD patients retaining CO2 can actually worsen the CO2 retention by blunting respiratory drive. The reduction in respiratory rate and minute volume noted by Braunlich et al could represent a blunting effect of O2 on drive to breathe and could promote greater CO2 retention. By monitoring PCO2, something the Braunlich study didn't do, we can assess this possibility.
- We wish to evaluate the effect of CPAP on the same breathing indices as with HFNC in our COPD patients. We plan to use the CPAP response as a "positive control", to determine if our population responds as described by CPAP studies in the literature. Prior studies have demonstrated that in patients with severe COPD, using CPAP in the range we are proposing, lowers the diaphragmatic work of breathing and we wish to determine if our population manifests a similar effect.
Thus future studies, based on the data obtained from this pilot study, will extend the Braunlich et al study by evaluating the effects of higher flow rates using a different technology available in the US, determining effects on inspiratory muscle effort, and monitoring gas exchange which is important from both mechanistic and safety perspectives. We hypothesize that the higher flow rates will have a greater blunting effect on breathing pattern than a low flow rate and that there will be an improvement in ventilator efficiency that will be associated with decreased breathing work of the diaphragm.
- Conditions
- COPD
- Being tested
- Esophageal and gastric balloons, Respiratory Inductance Plethysmography (RIP) system, Sentec transcutaneous monitoring system, High-flow humidified nasal oxygen delivery system, CPAP (Positive Control)
- Keywords
- COPD, HFNC, work of breathing
- Medical subject headings
- Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Esophageal and gastric balloonsOther
Esophageal and gastric pressures will be measured with an esophageal ballon positioned at the lower third of the esophagus, filled with 0.5 mL of air and a gastric balloon filled with 1 mL of air. The proper position of balloons will be verified using the occlusion test as previously described. Transdiaphragmatic pressure (Pdi) is calculated as the difference between gastric (Pga) and esophageal (Pes) pressure. The pressure time integrals of the diaphragm and the other inspiratory muscles are calculated per breath (PTPdi/b and PTPes/b, respectively) and per minute (PTPdi/min and PTPes/min). Measurements will be collected at baseline, at each randomized HFNC and CPAP settings during the last 4 minutes of each 10 minutes session.
Respiratory Inductance Plethysmography (RIP) systemOther
Inspiratory tidal volume (VTi), respiratory rate (RR), breath duration (Ttot), inspiratory time (Ti) and fractional inspiratory time (Ti/Ttot) will be determined using a Respiratory Inductive Plethysmography (RIP) system. This will measure the thoracic and abdominal excursion of the subjects via two inductive wires which are sewn into the elastic bands that encircle the thorax and abdomen. The acquired signals represent changes in cross-sectional area and, following calibration to determine the relative contribution of each signal, and volume calibration using spirometry, their weighted sum will reflect VTi. The RIP companion software will be used to derive RR, Ttot, Ti and Ti/Ttot on a breath by breath basis.
Sentec transcutaneous monitoring systemOther
The oxygenation, the level of carbon dioxide, and the heart rate will be recorded using the Sentec transcutaneous monitoring system: a probe will be placed at the earlobe or on the forehead, and it will measure in a noninvasive way these parameters.
High-flow humidified nasal oxygen delivery systemDevice
CPAP (Positive Control)Device
Also called Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| High-flow humidified nasal oxygen delivery system | Experimental | We will describe effects of varying settings of high-flow nasal oxygen (10-30-45-60 L/min) on respiratory rate, tidal volume, and diaphragmatic work of breathing in patients with severe COPD. We will also describe changes in gas exchange and effects on the subjects' comfort and dyspnea. This will be measured using, esophageal and gastric balloons, respiratory inductance plethysmography (RIP) system, and Sentec transcutaneous monitoring system. Receives: Other: Esophageal and gastric balloons; Other: Respiratory Inductance Plethysmography (RIP) system; Other: Sentec transcutaneous monitoring system; Device: High-flow humidified nasal oxygen delivery system |
| CPAP (Positive Control) | Active comparator | We want to describe the breathing responses to varying setting of CPAP in the subject population. We plan to use the CPAP response as a "positive control", to determine if our population responds as described by CPAP studies in the literature. This will be measured using, esophageal and gastric balloons, respiratory inductance plethysmography (RIP) system, and Sentec transcutaneous monitoring system. Receives: Other: Esophageal and gastric balloons; Other: Respiratory Inductance Plethysmography (RIP) system; Other: Sentec transcutaneous monitoring system; Device: CPAP (Positive Control) |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
respiratory rate
respiratory rate (RR) will be determined using a Respiratory Inductive Plethysmography (RIP) system. This will measure the thoracic and abdominal excursion of the subjects via two inductive wires which are sewn into the elastic bands that encircle the thorax and abdomen. The acquired signals represent changes in cross-sectional area and, following calibration to determine the relative contribution of each signal, and volume calibration using spirometry, their weighted sum will reflect VTi. The RIP companion software will be used to derive RR. It will be expressed as breaths per minute
Measured: 90 minutes
tidal volume
Inspiratory tidal volume (VTi) will be determined using a Respiratory Inductive Plethysmography (RIP) system. This will measure the thoracic and abdominal excursion of the subjects via two inductive wires which are sewn into the elastic bands that encircle the thorax and abdomen. The acquired signals represent changes in cross-sectional area and, following calibration to determine the relative contribution of each signal, and volume calibration using spirometry, their weighted sum will reflect VTi (mL).
Measured: 90 minutes
diaphragmatic work of breathing
Esophageal and gastric pressures will be measured with an esophageal ballon positioned at the lower third of the esophagus, filled with 0.5 mL of air and a gastric balloon filled with 1 mL of air. Transdiaphragmatic pressure (Pdi) is calculated as the difference between gastric (Pga) and esophageal (Pes) pressure. The pressure time integrals of the diaphragm and the other inspiratory muscles are calculated per breath (PTPdi/b and PTPes/b, respectively) and per minute (PTPdi/min and PTPes/min). Measurements will be collected at baseline, at each randomized HFNC and CPAP settings during the last 4 minutes of each 10 minutes session.
Measured: 90 minutes
Secondary outcomes (3)
changes in gas exchange
The oxygenation and the level of carbon dioxide will be recorded using the Sentec transcutaneous monitoring system: a probe will be placed at the earlobe or on the forehead, and it will measure in a noninvasive way these parameters.
Measured: 90 minutes
effects on the subjects' comfort
Subject comfort during each setting will be evaluated using a Numeric rating scale (NRS). The subjects will be asked by the investigator to answer the following question: "How do you feel your comfort is at this moment?''. For each condition tested, the subject places a finger on the number that best represents their level of breathing comfort (from 0 to 10)
Measured: 90 minutes
effects on the subjects' dyspnea
Subject breathing during each setting will be evaluated using a Numeric rating scale (NRS). The subjects will be asked by the investigator to answer the following question: "How do you feel your breathing is at this moment?''. For each condition tested, the subject places a finger on the number that best represents their level of breathing comfort (from 0 to 10)
Measured: 90 minutes
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted4 Aug 2015 (estimated)
- Study startJul 2015
- Primary completionDec 2017
- Study completion1 Apr 2018
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 COPDStudies 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
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Crossover
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 11 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Tufts Medical Center
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Fisher and Paykel Healthcare
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Nicholas S Hill, MD, Principal investigator, Tufts Medical Center
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02514798
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- IRB-11570
- Status last verified
- May 2022
- First submitted
- 30 Jul 2015
- Last updated
- 10 May 2022
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Publications
Dysart K, Miller TL, Wolfson MR, Shaffer TH. Research in high flow therapy: mechanisms of action. Respir Med. 2009 Oct;103(10):1400-5. doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2009.04.007. Epub 2009 May 21.
PubMed 19467849Parke R, McGuinness S, Eccleston M. Nasal high-flow therapy delivers low level positive airway pressure. Br J Anaesth. 2009 Dec;103(6):886-90. doi: 10.1093/bja/aep280. Epub 2009 Oct 20.
PubMed 19846404Corley A, Caruana LR, Barnett AG, Tronstad O, Fraser JF. Oxygen delivery through high-flow nasal cannulae increase end-expiratory lung volume and reduce respiratory rate in post-cardiac surgical patients. Br J Anaesth. 2011 Dec;107(6):998-1004. doi: 10.1093/bja/aer265. Epub 2011 Sep 9.
PubMed 21908497El-Khatib MF. High-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy during hypoxemic respiratory failure. Respir Care. 2012 Oct;57(10):1696-8. doi: 10.4187/respcare.02072. No abstract available.
PubMed 23013907Sztrymf B, Messika J, Bertrand F, Hurel D, Leon R, Dreyfuss D, Ricard JD. Beneficial effects of humidified high flow nasal oxygen in critical care patients: a prospective pilot study. Intensive Care Med. 2011 Nov;37(11):1780-6. doi: 10.1007/s00134-011-2354-6. Epub 2011 Sep 27.
PubMed 21946925Roca O, Riera J, Torres F, Masclans JR. High-flow oxygen therapy in acute respiratory failure. Respir Care. 2010 Apr;55(4):408-13.
PubMed 20406507Mundel T, Feng S, Tatkov S, Schneider H. Mechanisms of nasal high flow on ventilation during wakefulness and sleep. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2013 Apr;114(8):1058-65. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01308.2012. Epub 2013 Feb 14.
PubMed 23412897Braunlich J, Beyer D, Mai D, Hammerschmidt S, Seyfarth HJ, Wirtz H. Effects of nasal high flow on ventilation in volunteers, COPD and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients. Respiration. 2013;85(4):319-25. doi: 10.1159/000342027. Epub 2012 Nov 1.
PubMed 23128844Prinianakis G, Delmastro M, Carlucci A, Ceriana P, Nava S. Effect of varying the pressurisation rate during noninvasive pressure support ventilation. Eur Respir J. 2004 Feb;23(2):314-20. doi: 10.1183/09031936.03.00010203.
PubMed 14979510Vitacca M, Ambrosino N, Clini E, Porta R, Rampulla C, Lanini B, Nava S. Physiological response to pressure support ventilation delivered before and after extubation in patients not capable of totally spontaneous autonomous breathing. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2001 Aug 15;164(4):638-41. doi: 10.1164/ajrccm.164.4.2010046.
PubMed 11520729
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 10 May 2022. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Pilot Study of Physiological Effect of High-Flow Nasal Cannula on Respiratory Pattern and Work of Breathing in Severe COPD Patients
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02514798
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- IRB-11570
- Conditions
- COPD
- Keywords
- COPD, HFNC, work of breathing
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 11 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Tufts Medical CenterUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Fisher and Paykel Healthcare
- Study start
- Jul 2015 (actual)
- Primary completion
- Dec 2017 (actual)
- Study completion
- 1 Apr 2018 (actual)
- First posted
- 4 Aug 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.
Patients affected with severe parenchymal pulmonary diseases, such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD ), may experience dyspnea at rest due to increased work of breathing and reduced oxygenation. The delivery of high-flow humidified nasal oxygen (HFNC) has been shown to have a positive-end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) effect and is able to flush out CO2 from the upper airways, reducing dead space ventilation. Furthermore it has been proven to reduce the respiratory rate shortly after its initiation. These multiple actions offer the potential of changing the respiratory pattern and reducing work of breathing, improving the efficiency of breathing.
In this short-term, physiological, open, randomized, cross-over pilot study the investigator swill describe the effects of varying settings of high-flow nasal oxygen on respiratory rate, tidal volume, and diaphragmatic work of breathing in patients with severe COPD. The investigators will also describe changes in gas exchange and effects on the subjects' comfort and dyspnea and the breathing responses to varying setting of CPAP in the subject population.
Detailed description
HFNC has been shown to have many advantages in the treatment of acutely hypoxemic patients, improving their clinical outcome. The exact mechanism underlying this beneficial effect is still not completely understood. Few studies have analyzed the effect of HFNC on ventilatory pattern and work of breathing. The majority of these studies have focused on the effects in healthy volunteers. Only one study from Braunlich et al. studied the effects of HFNC on COPD and interstitial lung disease (ILD) patients, showing that high-flow nasal oxygen reduces respiratory rate and increases the tidal volume in these patients.
In adults, a low flow range from 5 to 10 L/min is comparable to flow received by standard oxygen devices (nasal cannula or facial mask). Patients with underlying pulmonary diseases, as in our study population, have a higher inspiratory flow demands range (from 30 to 120 L/min during an acute respiratory failure episode) compared to healthy subjects.
We expect to observe physiological changes in our outcomes with the proposed Optiflow ™ settings of a minimal therapeutic flow of 30 L/min, intermediate of 45 L/min, and the maximal flow rate of 60 L/min. There is an extensive clinical experience using high flow rates in these ranges and they are generally very well tolerated. As mentioned above, HFNC generates a Positive End Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) comparable to CPAP range of 4 - 8 cmH2O (the minimal and the maximal PEEP generated by the HFNC).
Future studies, based on this pilot study, will differ from previous ones in the following ways:
- We are testing a different technology. The Optiflow delivers substantially higher flow rates than in the previous Braunlich study13.That study used a single flow rate of 24 L/min whereas we are examining a range of flows that extend considerably higher (30 to 60L/min). We are interested in determining how the effects of higher flow rates compare to those in the range used in the Braunlich study, but we are not able to compare the devices directly because the latter device is not available in the US. It is important to understand whether there is any efficacy advantage to using the higher flow rates available with the Optiflow.
- Future studies will aim to understand mechanisms of the effect of high flow nasal oxygen.
- Are the effects that we anticipate seeing related to changes in inspiratory muscle effort as determined by measurement of transdiaphragmatic pressure and calculation of the pressure time product of the diaphragm?
- Or does the flushing of dead space in the nasopharynx improve ventilatory efficiency so that gas exchange can remain stable or even improve (as determined by measurements of minute volume and transcutaneous PCO2 (PtcCO2)? This has implications for use of HFNC to treat patients with COPD exacerbations who are developing respiratory muscle fatigue.
- Our focus will be on COPD patients for whom the use of HFNC has not been studied much to date. Most studies have focused on patients with hypoxemic respiratory failure. It is important to understand how HFNC affects breathing pattern and gas exchange in COPD patients because earlier reports suggest that excessive concentrations of oxygen administered to COPD patients retaining CO2 can actually worsen the CO2 retention by blunting respiratory drive. The reduction in respiratory rate and minute volume noted by Braunlich et al could represent a blunting effect of O2 on drive to breathe and could promote greater CO2 retention. By monitoring PCO2, something the Braunlich study didn't do, we can assess this possibility.
- We wish to evaluate the effect of CPAP on the same breathing indices as with HFNC in our COPD patients. We plan to use the CPAP response as a "positive control", to determine if our population responds as described by CPAP studies in the literature. Prior studies have demonstrated that in patients with severe COPD, using CPAP in the range we are proposing, lowers the diaphragmatic work of breathing and we wish to determine if our population manifests a similar effect.
Thus future studies, based on the data obtained from this pilot study, will extend the Braunlich et al study by evaluating the effects of higher flow rates using a different technology available in the US, determining effects on inspiratory muscle effort, and monitoring gas exchange which is important from both mechanistic and safety perspectives. We hypothesize that the higher flow rates will have a greater blunting effect on breathing pattern than a low flow rate and that there will be an improvement in ventilator efficiency that will be associated with decreased breathing work of the diaphragm.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Crossover
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| High-flow humidified nasal oxygen delivery system | Experimental | Other: Esophageal and gastric balloons, Other: Respiratory Inductance Plethysmography (RIP) system, Other: Sentec transcutaneous monitoring system, Device: High-flow humidified nasal oxygen delivery systemWe will describe effects of varying settings of high-flow nasal oxygen (10-30-45-60 L/min) on respiratory rate, tidal volume, and diaphragmatic work of breathing in patients with severe COPD. We will also describe changes in gas exchange and effects on the subjects' comfort and dyspnea. This will be measured using, esophageal and gastric balloons, respiratory inductance plethysmography (RIP) system, and Sentec transcutaneous monitoring system. |
| CPAP (Positive Control) | Active comparator | Other: Esophageal and gastric balloons, Other: Respiratory Inductance Plethysmography (RIP) system, Other: Sentec transcutaneous monitoring system, Device: CPAP (Positive Control)We want to describe the breathing responses to varying setting of CPAP in the subject population. We plan to use the CPAP response as a "positive control", to determine if our population responds as described by CPAP studies in the literature. This will be measured using, esophageal and gastric balloons, respiratory inductance plethysmography (RIP) system, and Sentec transcutaneous monitoring system. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Subjects are 18 or more years of age
- Chronic respiratory failure, defined as indication for long-term oxygen therapy
- Underlying diagnosis of severe COPD (GOLD stage III or IV)
Key exclusion criteria (12 listed)
- Recent (<1 month) exacerbation Acute exacerbation is defined as a sudden worsening of COPD symptoms (shortness of breath, quantity and color of phlegm) requiring a change in the baseline therapy.
- Respiratory rate at rest >28/min
- Subject requires > 6 L/min nasal O2 to maintain SpO2 >88% at rest
- Subject has severe dyspnea at rest
- Subject has swallowing disorder or chronic aspiration
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Esophageal and gastric balloonsEsophageal and gastric pressures will be measured with an esophageal ballon positioned at the lower third of the esophagus, filled with 0.5 mL of air and a gastric balloon filled with 1 mL of air. The proper position of balloons will be verified using the occlusion test as previously described. Transdiaphragmatic pressure (Pdi) is calculated as the difference between gastric (Pga) and esophageal (Pes) pressure. The pressure time integrals of the diaphragm and the other inspiratory muscles are calculated per breath (PTPdi/b and PTPes/b, respectively) and per minute (PTPdi/min and PTPes/min). Measurements will be collected at baseline, at each randomized HFNC and CPAP settings during the last 4 minutes of each 10 minutes session. | Other | CPAP (Positive Control), High-flow humidified nasal oxygen delivery system |
| Respiratory Inductance Plethysmography (RIP) systemInspiratory tidal volume (VTi), respiratory rate (RR), breath duration (Ttot), inspiratory time (Ti) and fractional inspiratory time (Ti/Ttot) will be determined using a Respiratory Inductive Plethysmography (RIP) system. This will measure the thoracic and abdominal excursion of the subjects via two inductive wires which are sewn into the elastic bands that encircle the thorax and abdomen. The acquired signals represent changes in cross-sectional area and, following calibration to determine the relative contribution of each signal, and volume calibration using spirometry, their weighted sum will reflect VTi. The RIP companion software will be used to derive RR, Ttot, Ti and Ti/Ttot on a breath by breath basis. | Other | CPAP (Positive Control), High-flow humidified nasal oxygen delivery system |
| Sentec transcutaneous monitoring systemThe oxygenation, the level of carbon dioxide, and the heart rate will be recorded using the Sentec transcutaneous monitoring system: a probe will be placed at the earlobe or on the forehead, and it will measure in a noninvasive way these parameters. | Other | CPAP (Positive Control), High-flow humidified nasal oxygen delivery system |
| High-flow humidified nasal oxygen delivery system | Device | High-flow humidified nasal oxygen delivery system |
| CPAP (Positive Control)Also: Continuous Positive Airway Pressure | Device | CPAP (Positive Control) |
Primary outcome
respiratory rate
Time frame: 90 minutes
respiratory rate (RR) will be determined using a Respiratory Inductive Plethysmography (RIP) system. This will measure the thoracic and abdominal excursion of the subjects via two inductive wires which are sewn into the elastic bands that encircle the thorax and abdomen. The acquired signals represent changes in cross-sectional area and, following calibration to determine the relative contribution of each signal, and volume calibration using spirometry, their weighted sum will reflect VTi. The RIP companion software will be used to derive RR. It will be expressed as breaths per minute
tidal volume
Time frame: 90 minutes
Inspiratory tidal volume (VTi) will be determined using a Respiratory Inductive Plethysmography (RIP) system. This will measure the thoracic and abdominal excursion of the subjects via two inductive wires which are sewn into the elastic bands that encircle the thorax and abdomen. The acquired signals represent changes in cross-sectional area and, following calibration to determine the relative contribution of each signal, and volume calibration using spirometry, their weighted sum will reflect VTi (mL).
diaphragmatic work of breathing
Time frame: 90 minutes
Esophageal and gastric pressures will be measured with an esophageal ballon positioned at the lower third of the esophagus, filled with 0.5 mL of air and a gastric balloon filled with 1 mL of air. Transdiaphragmatic pressure (Pdi) is calculated as the difference between gastric (Pga) and esophageal (Pes) pressure. The pressure time integrals of the diaphragm and the other inspiratory muscles are calculated per breath (PTPdi/b and PTPes/b, respectively) and per minute (PTPdi/min and PTPes/min). Measurements will be collected at baseline, at each randomized HFNC and CPAP settings during the last 4 minutes of each 10 minutes session.
3 secondary outcomes
changes in gas exchange
Time frame: 90 minutes
effects on the subjects' comfort
Time frame: 90 minutes
effects on the subjects' dyspnea
Time frame: 90 minutes
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 10 May 2022.
- Background: PubMed 19467849Dysart K, Miller TL, Wolfson MR, Shaffer TH. Research in high flow therapy: mechanisms of action. Respir Med. 2009 Oct;103(10):1400-5. doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2009.04.007. Epub 2009 May 21.
- Background: PubMed 19846404Parke R, McGuinness S, Eccleston M. Nasal high-flow therapy delivers low level positive airway pressure. Br J Anaesth. 2009 Dec;103(6):886-90. doi: 10.1093/bja/aep280. Epub 2009 Oct 20.
- Background: PubMed 21908497Corley A, Caruana LR, Barnett AG, Tronstad O, Fraser JF. Oxygen delivery through high-flow nasal cannulae increase end-expiratory lung volume and reduce respiratory rate in post-cardiac surgical patients. Br J Anaesth. 2011 Dec;107(6):998-1004. doi: 10.1093/bja/aer265. Epub 2011 Sep 9.
- Background: PubMed 23013907El-Khatib MF. High-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy during hypoxemic respiratory failure. Respir Care. 2012 Oct;57(10):1696-8. doi: 10.4187/respcare.02072. No abstract available.
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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.
Nicholas S Hill, MD principal investigator
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Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Esophageal and gastric balloons, Respiratory Inductance Plethysmography (RIP) system and Sentec transcutaneous monitoring system in people with COPD, run by Tufts Medical Center at 1 site in United States.
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 3 inclusion and 12 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 10 May 2022. 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 United States. 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?
respiratory rate (time frame: 90 minutes). The study lists 3 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 NCT02514798, 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 10 May 2022.