Clinical trials: Chest Wall Disease
Critically Ill, Acute Lung Injury
Respiratory Mechanics and Pleural Effusion
The investigators aim to compare the respiratory mechanics in acute lung injury (ALI)/acute respiratory diseases syndrome (ARDS) patients with and without pleural effusion.
- Conditions
- Critically Ill, Acute Lung Injury, ARDS
- Trial name
- NCT00258518
- Testing
- mechanical ventilation/CT Scan
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Policlinico Hospital
Pectus Excavatum
Quantification of Chest Wall Changes After Nuss Bar Removal Utilizing Three-dimensional Optical Surface Scans
Pectus excavatum is the most common anterior chest wall deformity that affects up to 1:400 of newborns. If an operative correction is indicated, patients are often operated via the Ravitsch or Nuss bar procedure. The latter (i.e.
- Trial name
- CHEST (NCT04052321)
- Testing
- 3D optical surface scan
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zuyderland Medisch Centrum
Pectus Excavatum
Multicenter Trial of Magnetic Mini-Mover for Pectus Excavatum
This study is a Phase 3, multicenter, non-randomized study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the next-generation outpatient Magnetic Mini-Mover Procedure (3MP) in 15 patients aged 8-14 years for the correction of pectus…
- Trial name
- 3MP (NCT01327274)
- Testing
- Magnetic Mini-Mover Procedure (Magnimplant)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Michael Harrison
Pectus Excavatum
Quantifying Changes in the Thoracic Wall After Nuss Bar Removal in Pectus Excavatum Patients Using 3D Imaging
Pectus excavatum (funnel chest) is the most common congenital anterior thoracic wall deformity. It can be associated not only with cosmetic concerns but also with psychosocial and limiting somatic complaints.
- Trial name
- CHEST (NCT07498699)
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 69 people
- Sponsor
- Erik de Loos
Mesothelioma, Lung Neoplasms
Chest Wall Motion Analysis in Disease
Breathing movements, called chest wall motion, are very complex. The investigators are studying how movement of the abdomen, ribs and diaphragm contribute to breathing and how this differs with different diseases in the chest.
- Conditions
- Mesothelioma, Lung Neoplasms, Surgery, Cystic Fibrosis
- Trial name
- CWM (NCT02958683)
- Testing
- Chest wall motion analysis
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Heart of England NHS Trust
Pectus Excavatum
Magnetic Mini-Mover Procedure to Treat Pectus Excavatum
This is a medical research study. The study investigators have developed a method to gradually repair pectus excavatum (sunken chest) deformity by placing a magnet on the sternum (breastbone) and then applying an external…
- Trial name
- 3MP (NCT00466206)
- Testing
- Magnetic Mini-Mover Procedure (3MP), Magnatract (external magnet in a removable external brace), 3MP (Magnetic Mini-Mover Procedure)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Esophageal Atresia, Oesophageal Atresia
Evaluation of the Respiratory Impact After Conventional or Minimally Invasive Esophageal Atresia Surgery
Right thoracotomy, conventional approach to esophageal atresia repair, leads to up to 60% radiological chest wall sequelae anomalies. The impact of these anomalies on the patient's respiratory function remains unknown.
- Conditions
- Esophageal Atresia, Oesophageal Atresia, Restrictive Lung Disease, Chest Wall Anomaly
- Trial name
- RestriMIS (NCT04136795)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Angers
COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease), Cystic Fibrosis (CF)
ELECTROVEST: Electro-Stimulation Vibratory Vest for Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Patients With Chronic Respiratory Diseases
This study will evaluate the effectiveness, safety, and tolerability of a novel wearable device, the ELECTROVEST, designed to improve airway clearance in patients with chronic respiratory diseases.
- Conditions
- COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease), Cystic Fibrosis (CF), Bronchiectasis Adult, Asthma Bronchiale
- Trial name
- Electrovest (NCT07175012)
- Testing
- ELECTROVEST, The Vest® Model 105
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Hospitales Universitarios Virgen del Rocío
Chest Wall Deformity, Funnel Chest
Chest Wall Deformities in Children - Epidemiological Data
Pectus excavatum (PE) or funnel breast is the most common congenital deformity of the chest wall, which occurs in about 1 in 400 births with a boy to girl ratio of 4: 1 to 3: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT04448574
- Testing
- Chest Wall Deformities Questionaire
- Where
- 2 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Abdominal Hernia, Abdominal Wall Defect
To Investigate the Use of a New Syringe "Visual Pressure Control (VPC)" for Epidural Anesthesia in Children Surgery
Pediatric epidural anesthesia has emerged as a safe and effective regional anesthesia technique for providing intraoperative and postoperative analgesia in thoracic and abdominal surgery.
- Conditions
- Abdominal Hernia, Abdominal Wall Defect, Abdominal Neoplasm, Urogenital Disease
- Trial name
- NCT05308771
- Testing
- VPC syringe
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Tivoli
Funnel Chest
Cardiorespiratory Assessment and Quality of Life After Surgical Correction of Congenital Wall Malformations
The main objective of this study is to characterize the cardiorespiratory functional gain in patients with pectus excavatum following corrective surgery.
- Trial name
- HeartSoar (NCT03770390)
- Testing
- Surgical correction of pectus excavatum
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Montpellier
Desmoid, Desmoid Fibromatosis of Skin
Doxorubicin Eluting Intra-arterial Embolization for Aggressive Desmoid Fibromatosis
In this study Drug-eluting microbeads (DEB) loaded with Doxorubicin will be delivered into the target Desmoid Fibromatoses (DF) tissue via selective arterial embolization by angiographic technique.
- Conditions
- Desmoid, Desmoid Fibromatosis of Skin, Desmoid Neoplasm of Chest Wall, Desmoid Tumor Caused by Somatic Mutation
- Trial name
- NCT03966742
- Testing
- Drug Eluting Bead Embolization (DEB) for Desmoid Fibromatosis
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Rabin Medical Center
Breast Cancer
A Novel Therapy for the Treatment of Chest Wall Progression of Breast Cancer
This study will assess safety and ergonomics/engineering design of a novel cancer treatment, Continuous Low Irradiance Photodynamic therapy (CLIPT).
- Trial name
- NCT01262716
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Rogers Sciences Inc.
Pectus Excavatum
Non-invasive Negative Pressure Treatment for Pectus Excavatum
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the non-invasive negative pressure treatment with the use of the device Vacuum Bellfor is effective for the pectus excavatum treatment
- Trial name
- NCT01816373
- Testing
- Vacuum Bell
- Where
- 2 sites in Brazil
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
ACBT and High Frequency Chest Wall Oscillations in COPD Patients
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients with mucus hyper secretion tend to demonstrate increased frequency of infective exacerbations and a steeper slope of decline in lung function.
- Trial name
- NCT05424133
- Testing
- High frequency chest wall oscillation, Active cycle of breathing
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Bone Diseases, Obesity
Stereophotogrammetry of the Torso in Healthy Individuals and Patients With Scoliosis, Chest Wall Deformations, or Obesity
Background: Stereophotogrammetry (SP) uses four sets of digital cameras to generate a three-dimensional computer image. Unlike other types of evaluations which require radiation, SP only uses computer images to learn more about…
- Conditions
- Bone Diseases, Obesity, Healthy Volunteers
- Trial name
- NCT01352949
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 199 people
- Sponsor
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
Funnel Chest
Evaluation of Chest Wall Motility After MIRPE
Pectus excavatum (PE) is the most common congenital deformity of the chest wall and surgical treatment using the minimally invasive technique (MIRPE) is consolidating as the choice to perform PE correction.
- Trial name
- NCT05124626
- Testing
- MIRPE with two bars, MIRPE with one bar
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Cerebral Palsy
Study Assessing High-Frequency Chest Wall Oscillation (HFCWO) in Preventing Pulmonary Exacerbations
To asssess efficacy of airway clearance provided by Vest therapy (HFCWO) in the reduction of respiratory exacerbations requiring hospitalization or antibiotic utilization in patients with muscle weakness and restrictive lung…
- Trial name
- NCT00739310
- Testing
- Vest Treatment (high frequency chest wall oscillation)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- Hill-Rom
Cystic Fibrosis
High Frequency Chest Wall Oscillation and Cystic Fibrosis
High frequency chest wall oscillation (HFCWO) has been shown to increase tracheal mucus clearance compared with a control group.
- Trial name
- NCT01057524
- Testing
- High Frequency Chest Wall Oscillation (HFCWO), Usual airway clearance
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Cystic Fibrosis
Long-term Study, Comparing Vest Therapy to Positive Expiratory Pressure (PEP) Therapy in the Treatment of Cystic Fibrosis
This study is a preliminary study designed to determine the safety and effectiveness of HFCWO using the InCourage vest system as an airway clearance technique for the treatment of CF.
- Trial name
- NCT00817180
- Testing
- Positive Expiratory Pressure (PEP), High Frequency Chest Wall Oscillation (HFCWO) using InCourage Vest System
- Where
- 13 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 107 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia