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Ultrasound Evaluation of Alveolar Stress by Measurement of Ultrasound Pleural Strain in Healthy Subjects

Ultrasound Evaluation of Alveolar Stress by Measurement of Ultrasound Pleural Strain in Healthy Subjects

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05415605
Acronym
LUNGSTRAIN
Enrollment
30
Registered
2022-06-13
Start date
2022-07-24
Completion date
2022-07-27
Last updated
2025-12-04

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Conditions

Ultrasound Strain Measurement

Keywords

lung strain, speckle tracking, lung stress

Brief summary

In the critical patient, lung ultrasound is routinely performed for acute respiratory distress, adult respiratory distress syndrome and for hemodynamic evaluation. Its diagnostic performance is superior to that of chest radiography in the context of pleuropulmonary parenchymal pathologies. The search for lung sliding is performed to diagnose a pneumothorax or to search for the correct placement of the endotracheal intubation tube. However, this analysis is qualitative and is sometimes difficult to interpret. At present, there is no global evaluation technique at the patient's bed allowing to analyze simultaneously the alveolar recruitment, the pulmonary over-distension and the quality of the lung sliding, whereas the pulmonary damage is most often heterogeneous. The justification of our research project is based on the need to develop and validate a means of global and regional quantification of the mechanical and aeration properties of the lung parenchyma by the analysis of the acoustic markers of the pleura (pleural strain) by the ultrasound technique of speckle tracking. The aim is to establish the normal values of the pleural strain in healthy volunteers, in spontaneous ventilation and then in non-invasive mechanical ventilation, in order to vary the lung volume.

Interventions

DEVICELung Strain

The main objective of this study is to describe the physiological values of lung strain in healthy volunteers as well as its variations induced by non-invasive positive pressure ventilation and their correlation with tidal volume.

Sponsors

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 50 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

-Healthy volunteer male or female between 18 and 50 years old

Exclusion criteria

* History of traumatic or spontaneous pneumothorax * History of connective tissue disease * Any history of chronic respiratory disease * Presence of an ongoing clinical respiratory Ear-Nose-Throat (ENT) or pulmonary syndrome (rhinitis, sinusitis, bronchitis, lung disease) * History of gastro-duodenal reflux or stomach surgery

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Lung Strain valuesduring the procedure (30 minutes)Lung strain values (%) in spontaneous ventilation and then under non-invasive mechanical ventilation (NIV) by varying tidal volume and PEEP

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Ultrasound semiology and normal valuesduring the procedure (30 minutes)Description of the ultrasound semiology and the normal values of the different strain parameters (Global longitudinal strain and strain rate) during apnea
Variations of the strain under NIV in the different pulmonary zones testedduring the procedure (30 minutes)Description of the variations of the strain and strain rate (inspiratory and expiratory) according to the variations of the level of inspiratory support and positive expiratory pressure (PEEP) under NIV in the different pulmonary zones tested
Longitudinal and transversal values of lung strain in the different pulmonary zones testedduring the procedure (30 minutes)Description of the longitudinal and transversal values of the lung strain and lung strain rate in the different pulmonary zones tested
Variations of the strain under NIV in the right ventricleduring the procedure (30 min)Description of the variations of the strain and strain rate (inspiratory and expiratory) according to the variations of the level of inspiratory support and positive expiratory pressure (PEEP) under NIV of the right ventricle
Variations of the strain under NIV of the diaphragmduring the procedure (30 minutes)Description of the variations of the strain and strain rate (inspiratory and expiratory) of the diaphragm according to the variations of the level of inspiratory support and positive expiratory pressure (PEEP) under NIV. The evaluation of the diaphragmatic strain will be coupled and compared to the fraction of shortening of the diaphragm, which is currently the ultrasound reference method to measure the function of this muscle

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 6, 2026