Health Condition 1: J439- Emphysema, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
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Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Patients who have heterogeneous emphysema, as evidenced by high-resolution CT demonstrating a heterogeneity Index greater than 1.2 in at least one segment to be treated; 2.Patients must be greater than or equal to 18 years of age; 3.Patients must have the capacity to provide informed consent and are required to provide informed consent prior to inclusion in this registry.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.FEV1 is less than 20% predicted; 2.DLCO is less than 20% predicted; 3.Inability to walk is more than 140 meters in 6 minutes (6MWD) following optimized medical management; 4.Unstable COPD (any of the following): a.more than 3 COPD related hospitalizations requiring antibiotics in past 12 months b.COPD related hospitalization in past 3 months c.daily use of systemic steroids, i.e.more than 5 mg prednisolone; 5.Unable to discontinue anti-coagulants or platelet inhibitors (non-ASA and ASA is more than 100mg daily) pre-procedure and for at least 6 weeks post-procedure; 6.Concomitant illnesses or medications that would pose a significant increased risk for complications following treatment with InterVapor Newly prescribed morphine derivatives within the last 4 weeks 7.Newly prescribed morphine derivatives within the last 4 weeks; 8.Pregnant or breastfeeding; 9.Highly diseased lower lobes (tissue to air ratio is less than 11%); 10.Bacterial infection or symptoms indicative of active infection (i.e., fever, elevated white blood cell count); 11.Presence of single large bulla (defined as more than 1/3 volume of lobe) or a paraseptal distribution of emphysema in the treated lobe; 12.Recent respiratory infections or COPD exacerbation in preceding 6 weeks;
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| the change in St. George’s Respiratory Questionnaire for COPD (SGRQ-C) score at six (6) months post-treatment relative to pre-treatment baselineTimepoint: 6 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| change in exercise tolerance at twelve (12) months assessed by 6MWT relative to pre-treatment baselineTimepoint: twelve (12) months from baseline;change in forced expired volume in 1 second (FEV1), forced vital capacity (FVC), residual volume (RV), total lung capacity (TLC), and DLCO at twelve (12) months assessed by pulmonary function tests relative to pre-treatment baselineTimepoint: twelve (12) months from baseline;lung volume reduction at six (6) months assessed by high resolution CTTimepoint: six (6) months from baseline;six (6) and twelve (12) month serious adverse events (further categorized into procedure-related and device-related SAEs, and major medical complications) Timepoint: six (6) and twelve (12) months from baseline;the change in SGRQ-C at twelve (12) months post-treatment relative to pre-treatment baselineTimepoint: twelve (12) months from baseline | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Yashoda Hospital