dynamic hyperinflation
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Phase 1: - Healthy adult control subjects Phase 2: - Patients with COPD GOLD II-IV - Patients with a high likelihood of experiencing dynamic hyperinflation, based on the expert's opinion and clinical parameters such as residual volume and a barrel shaped thorax. - Patients that receive planned lung function tests, including spirometry and exercise testing. - Patients with pulmonary problems, other than COPD, are incorporated in the control group of phase 2.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Inability to fit the available shirts - Physical impairments preventing the execution of a physical task - inability to read, speak or understand Dutch - Subjects with a pacemaker or ICD device
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Correlation between the lung function equipment and the Hexoskin smart shirt for the detection of dynamic hyperinflation in patients with COPD. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The degree of dynamic hyperinflation - Cohen's kappa to assess the level of agreement between the two used methods. - Linear regression to describe the correlation - Sensitivity and specificity in the detection of dynamic hyperinflation under the assumption that lung function equipment serves as gold standard. - Bland Altman analyssis - User experience of the smart shirt | — |
Contacts
Medisch Spectrum Twente Hospital Department of Pulmonology PO Box 50.000