The primary objective of this study is to determine ex vivo the amount of fluticasone deposited onto a filter (delivered dose) interposed between the OptiChamber Diamond Valved Holding Chamber (VHC) mouthpiece and the subject's mouth during coordinated and uncoordinated actuation/inhalation maneuver.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
34
Pressurized Metered-Dose Inhaler
Arkansas Children's Hospital
Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Delivered Dose of Fluticasone (on the Filter)
This is a measure of the the amount of fluticasone deposited onto a filter (delivered dose) during coordinated and uncoordinated actuation/inhalation maneuver. The coordinated maneuver occurs when the firing of the fluticasone is coordinated with the inhalation of the patient . An uncoordinated maneuver occurs when the firing of the fluticasone is coordinated with the exhalation of the patient.
Time frame: Day 1
Delivered Dose of Fluticasone (on the Filter) Comparing Coordinated and Uncoordinated Maneuvers
This is a measure of the the amount of fluticasone deposited onto a filter (delivered dose) during coordinated and uncoordinated actuation/inhalation maneuver. The coordinated maneuver occurs when the firing of the fluticasone is coordinated with the inhalation of the patient . An uncoordinated maneuver occurs when the firing of the fluticasone is coordinated with the exhalation of the patient.
Time frame: Day 1
Inspiratory Peak Flow
Inspiratory peak flow is a person's maximum speed of inspiration, as measured with a peak flow meter, a small, hand-held device used to monitor a person's ability to breathe in air. This study compared the inspiratory peak flows of all participants between the coordinated and uncoordinated maneuvers.
Time frame: Day 1
Inspiratory Tidal Volume
Inspiratory tidal volume is a person's lung volume representing the normal volume of air displaced between normal inhalation and exhalation when extra effort is not applied. In a healthy, young human adult, tidal volume is approximately 500 mL per inspiration or 7 mL/kg of body mass. This study compared the inspiratory tidal volume of all participants between the coordinated and uncoordinated maneuvers.
Time frame: Day 1
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