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BronchiolitisNCT02881632

Pneumacare SLP Validation in Infants and in Clinical Bronchiolitis

An observational study of Bronchiolitis, run by University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust at 1 site in United Kingdom.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

A cohort observational study to characterise baseline Structured Light Plethysmography (SLP) outputs in infants with bronchiolitis and examine response to treatment using the Thora3DiTM Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 1 minute to 2 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Bronchiolitis
What is being tested?
Structured Light Plethysmography (SLP) - Pneumscan
Type of treatment
Medical device
How many people
60 participants
Where
1 siteUnited Kingdom
Study dates
Nov 2015to Mar 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 1 minute to 2 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Child

Study population: Healthy infants aged 0-2 years and Infants aged 0-1 years with Bronchiolitis

Who may be able to join

  • Aged between 0 and 1 years
  • Doctor diagnosis of AVB
  • Admitted to hospital within last 24hrs (AVB participants only)
  • Or healthy term infant aged up to 2yrs with no current respiratory illness

Who cannot join

  • Patients with significant co morbidities resulting in clinical instability (assessed by the clinician at screening only):
  • An acute or chronic condition that, in the investigator's opinion, would limit the patient's ability to participate in the study
  • Parents unable to consent/comply with trial protocol
  • An inpatient for over 24hrs (AVB patients only)

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United Kingdom1 site
  • University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust

    Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 6QG

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About this study

Official title: Pneumacare SLP Validation in Infants and in Clinical Bronchiolitis: Validation of Structured Light Plethysmography (SLP) in Healthy Infants and in Infants With Clinical Bronchiolitis

A cohort observational study to characterise baseline Structured Light Plethysmography (SLP) outputs in infants with bronchiolitis and examine response to treatment using the Thora3DiTM

Read the detailed description

Viral illness, particularly chest infection causing breathing difficulty in infants and children is the commonest reason for admission to hospital. At present, there are no objective measurements of the degree of breathing difficulty.

This is because current objective tests of breathing difficulty requires the patient to cooperate and actively perform the tests. This is not possible in babies and very challenging in young children. SLP is a noncontact, effort independent technique for measuring the rate of breathing, the amount of chest expansion and the relative contribution of chest and abdomen to the work of breathing. Measuring these parameters which are known to vary with increasing breathing difficulty will allow us to make objective assessments of breathing difficulty. This study proposes to validate this technique in babies aged 02 years who are healthy and in babies with clinical viral bronchiolitis. The Investigators intend to demonstrate that the technique is feasible in this young age group and that the investigators will be able to demonstrate clinically valid differences between normal and ill babies and also demonstrate measurable differences with the evolution of the clinical illness.

Conditions
Bronchiolitis
Being tested
Structured Light Plethysmography (SLP) - Pneumscan
Medical subject headings
Bronchiolitis

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Structured Light Plethysmography (SLP) - PneumscanDevice

    Both healthy infants and bronchiolitis infants will have their chest movements monitored using Structured Light Plethysmography (SLP) performed by a device (Thora-3 Di) using a projector and two cameras. A light pattern of black and white squares is projected on the child's chest and the cameras record how the shape of this pattern changes with breathing. A computer converts this information to show how the child's chest moves during breathing.

Study groups in NCT02881632
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Healthy infants aged 0-2Healthy infants aged 0-2 year with no respiratory diseases to provide a reference values. A structured light pattern (Structured Light Plethysmography (SLP) - Pneumscan) will be projected onto the chest and abdominal wall and the movement of this pattern as the patient breathes will be recorded for 2 min. The total period of testing per session should take approximately 30 minutes per person.
Receives: Device: Structured Light Plethysmography (SLP) - Pneumscan
Infants aged 0-1 with BronchiolitisInfants admitted to hospital within last 24hrs (AVB participants only). A structured light pattern (Structured Light Plethysmography (SLP) - Pneumscan) will be projected onto the chest and abdominal wall and the movement of this pattern as the patient breathes will be recorded for 2 min. The total period of testing per session should take approximately 30 minutes per person
Receives: Device: Structured Light Plethysmography (SLP) - Pneumscan

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Difference in SLP measurements between infants.

    Difference in SLP measurements between infants. SLP provides a measure of the chest and abdominal movement (Respiratory effort) of the subjects, the movement signal will be used to quantify clinically relevant tidal breathing parameters such as timing indices: Ti (Time of inspiration), Te ( Time of expiration) and Ttot (Ti+Te). Parameters will be quantified for each recorded SLP signal (averaged) from each infant, and then used to compare between infants with bronchiolitis and healthy babies.

    Measured: Measured upto 7 days

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Changes in SLP measurements in infants during their clinical course.

    Changes in SLP measurements in infants during their clinical course in hospital. SLP provides a measure of the chest and abdominal movement (Respiratory effort) of the subjects, the movement signal will be used to quantify clinically relevant tidal breathing parameters such as timing indices: Ti (Time of inspiration), Te ( Time of expiration) and Ttot (Ti+Te). For each subject SLP was recorded on a daily basis, this will allow the comparison between the parameters within subject to check the progression of the disease with time

    Measured: Measured upto 7 days

  2. Changes in SLP measurements in infants given additional breathing support.

    Changes in SLP measurements in infants during their clinical course in hospital who are given additional breathing support. SLP provides a measure of the chest and abdominal movement (Respiratory effort) of the subjects, the movement signal will be used to quantify clinically relevant tidal breathing parameters such as timing indices: Ti (Time of inspiration), Te ( Time of expiration) and Ttot (Ti+Te). For each subject SLP was recorded on a daily basis, this will allow the comparison between the parameters within subject to check the progression of the disease with time.

    Measured: Measured upto 7 days

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted29 Aug 2016 (estimated)
  2. Study startNov 2015
  3. Primary completionMar 2016
  4. Study completionMar 2016

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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
60 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02881632
Sponsor's protocol ID
836
Status last verified
Aug 2016
First submitted
28 Apr 2016
Last updated
29 Aug 2016
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Bronchiolitis, run by University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust at 1 site in United Kingdom.

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 4 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 29 Aug 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 United Kingdom. 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?

Difference in SLP measurements between infants. (time frame: Measured upto 7 days). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 29 Aug 2016.

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