J44
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Patients without pre-existing pulmonary disease
Conducted examinations:
- Medical history regarding prior pulmonary diseases
- Conventional lung function test using spirometry in a seated pos
Sponsors
UKSH Campus Kiel
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
50 Years to 100 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Healthy non-smokers or a clinical/anamnestic suspicion of COPD
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Withdrawal of informed consent - Contraindications for forced breathing maneuvers (e.g., acute myocardial infarction, acute fulminant pulmonary embolism, large ascending aortic aneurysm, tension pneumothorax) - Pacemaker or other electrically active thoracic implants - Wounds or open skin lesions in the thoracic area - History of thoracic surgery (e.g., lung segment resection, cardiac surgery, esophagus resection) - Asthma - Pulmonary fibrosis - Cystic fibrosis - Advanced heart failure (= NYHA III or ACC/AHA Stage C-D) - Lack of ability to provide informed consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Regional variability of respiratory flow limitation during undisturbed resting breathing, determined by electrical impedance tomography | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Correlation between EIT parameters for expiratory flow limitation during undisturbed resting breathing and FEV1/FVC | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactTobias Becher
Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel
Outcome results
None listed