Clinical trials: Electrical Impedance Tomography
Thoracic Surgery
Electrical Impedance Tomography in Evaluating the Effects of Noninvasive Ventilation in Post-Operative Cardiac Surgery
NTRODUCTION: cardiac surgery can lead to pulmonary complications such as hypoxemia and atelectasis. Noninvasive ventilation has been used to prevent and treat such complications.
- Trial name
- NCT03371628
- Testing
- Non invasive ventilation
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Asthma
Research on the Application of Electrical Impedance Tomography in Bronchial Challenge Testing
The purpose of this study was to examine whether electrical impedance tomography (EIT) was capable of identifying the deteriorated lung function on a regional level during bronchial challenge testing and whether EIT may provide…
- Trial name
- NCT06502405
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- wang kaifei
Obstructive Lung Diseases
Electrical Impedance Tomography of Lung in Child and Young Age
The investigator will determine a compliance of two diagnostic techniques (EIT and Body plethysmography) in collective of children and teenagers with obstructive lung disease and a matched control group.
- Trial name
- EIT-Lunge (NCT02290535)
- Testing
- patients, probands
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 192 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RWTH Aachen University
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Early Predictors of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Extremely Preterm Infants
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) remains one of the most common complications in extremely preterm infants despite advances in neonatal intensive care.
- Trial name
- EPIRESP (NCT07771387)
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Atelectasis, Hypertension
Pulmonary Evaluation With Ultrasound in Different Levels of PEEP
Patients submitted to general anesthesia and artificial ventilation almost always develop pulmonary atelectasis, which can determine adverse consequences both intraoperatively and postoperatively.
- Conditions
- Atelectasis, Hypertension, Lung Edema
- Trial name
- EVALUS (NCT03211936)
- Testing
- PEEP TITRATED, Use ultrasound, Impedance tomography
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto do Cancer do Estado de São Paulo
Cystic Fibrosis, Healthy
Real-Time Assessment of Lung Structure and Function in Children and Young Adults With CF Using Electrical Impedance Tomography
The purpose of this study is to determine the ability of electrical impedance tomography (EIT) to identify structural and functional physiological changes that occur with disease progression in cystic fibrosis patients.
- Trial name
- NCT05455671
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Critical Illness
Effect of Early Physical Exercise on Pulmonary Ventilation and Recruitment
In the critically patient bed rest and immobilization are some of the responsable of the development of respiratory complications.
- Trial name
- EFRA (NCT02226406)
- Testing
- A: Chair - Leg Cycle ergometer, B: Chair - Arm Cycle ergometer, C: Walk in place
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain
Lung Diseases
The Use of Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT) in Pulmonary Diseases
The study titled "The Use of Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT) in Pulmonary Diseases" investigates the impact of using EIT as a non-invasive method to monitor the distribution of pulmonary ventilation and its relationship to…
- Trial name
- NCT07356076
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Olomouc
Healthy
Spirometry Using Electrical Impedance Tomography
The main aim of this study is to test spirometry measurements using EIT with a calibration using tidal volume obtained from the simultaneous standard spirometry measurement.
- Trial name
- EIT (NCT03746795)
- Testing
- Spirometric examinations realized using the EIT, Simultaneous measurement by spirometer and EIT
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Czech Technical University in Prague
Pulmonary Embolism Acute
Pulsatile Electrical Impedance Tomography for Diagnosis and Monitoring of Acute Pulmonary Embolism
This multicenter observational diagnostic study aims to evaluate pulsatile electrical impedance tomography (EIT) for the diagnosis and monitoring of acute pulmonary embolism.
- Trial name
- EIT-PE (NCT07724197)
- Testing
- Pulsatile Electrical Impedance Tomography
- Where
- 4 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 275 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beijing Tsinghua Chang Gung Hospital
Chronic Kidney Diseases
Assessment of Kidney Function by Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT)
The product under investigation is named Gense EIT-kidney device. This kidney device is a portable and non-invasive imaging modality capable of capturing the cross-sectional bioelectrical impedance distribution of the kidney at…
- Trial name
- NCT06898294
- Testing
- EIT kidney function assessment
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 144 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Stroke
Applicability of Techniques of Lung Expansion
The survival of patients with lesions in the central nervous system is usually accompanied by physical and mental sequelae. These impairments favor the prolonged restriction to the bed, which may contribute with changes in…
- Trial name
- NCT02613832
- Testing
- EPAP, Breath Stacking
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Cystic Fibrosis
Electrical Impedance Imaging of Patients With Cystic Fibrosis
The goal of this feasibility study is to evaluate the ability of Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT) for providing regional and quantitative information about the extent and nature of bronchial obstruction in patients with…
- Trial name
- NCT02524704
- Testing
- CT scan
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Colorado State University
Mechanical Ventilation, Bioelectrical Impedance
Electrical Impedance Tomography Guided Assessment of Optimum PEEP Levels During Mechanical Ventilation in Lateral Decubitus Position
Goal of this study is to determine optimal PEEP levels for patients undergoing surgery in lateral decubitus position. Patients will be randomized into 3 groups - PEEP 0, 5 and 10 mbar.
- Trial name
- NCT03704038
- Testing
- PEEP level
- Where
- Croatia
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Dubrava
EIT Electrode Belt Stiffness, Tidal Volume Changes
Effect of Electrode Belt Used for Lung Monitoring With EIT on Tidal Volume
Tidal volumes of ten spontaneously breathing healthy volunteers were measured using spirometer in two situations: wearing EIT electrode belt and without electrode belt.
- Trial name
- NCT06419790
- Testing
- EIT electrode belt, spirometry
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Czech Technical University in Prague
Electric Impedance, Respiratory Function Tests
Prediction of COPD Severity Using Electrical Impedance Tomography
The purpose of this study is to predict the CT visual score of emphysema with EIT-based parameters, in order to provide a non-invasive and convenient method for the evaluation of lung structure and physiological and pathological…
- Conditions
- Electric Impedance, Respiratory Function Tests, Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
- Trial name
- NCT06359145
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese PLA General Hospital
Respiratory Monitoring
Human Electrical-Impedance-Tomography Reconstruction Models
Current EIT analyses are based on the assumption of a circular thorax-shape and do not provide any information on lung borders. The aim is to obtain the body and lung border contours of male subjects by multi-detector computed…
- Trial name
- NCT02773680
- Testing
- "electrical impedance tomography"
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Respiratory Disease
Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT) and Physiotherapy
To compare the effect of different airway clearance techniques on lung ventilation by electrical impedance tomography.
- Trial name
- NCT01932567
- Testing
- Physiotherapy, Electrical impedance tomography
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain
Premature Infant, Chronic Respiratory Disease
Genesis Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT): A Preliminary Study
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the Genesis Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT) imaging system for use in pediatric respiratory disease populations including neuromuscular and bronchopulmonary dysplasia, as well as in…
- Conditions
- Premature Infant, Chronic Respiratory Disease, Neuromuscular Diseases, Healthy
- Trial name
- NCT03797183
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Anesthesia
Evaluation of Atelectasis Formation With Electrical Impedance Tomography During Anesthesia for MRI in Children
This study investigates under controlled conditions the variation of poorly ventilated lung units (silent spaces) in children between 1 and 6 years of age measured by electrical impedance tomography during intravenous anaesthesia…
- Trial name
- ATLANTIS (NCT04507581)
- Testing
- electrical impedance tomography during anaesthesia
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern