Forced Oscillation Versus Spirometry in Diagnosing Post Pulmonary Transplant Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome

Hopital Foch110 enrolled

Overview

A study to evaluate the role of forced oscillation in precocious diagnosis of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome in patients with pulmonary transplant (time difference in detecting distal airways functional impairment by forced oscillation and the standard technique using spirometry).

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

110

Conditions

Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome

Interventions

Forced oscillationOTHER

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients of more than 18 year-old. * Patients with cardiopulmonary transplant or bilateral lung transplant. * Clinically stable patients Exclusion Criteria: * Patients already diagnosed with bronchiolitis obliterans. * Respiratory infection. * Acute graft rejection. * Mechanical complications (bronchial dehiscence, pneumothorax, pleural effusion). * Iatrogenic pneumopathy. * Inability to perform Respiratory function test.

Locations (1)

Hôpital FOCH

Suresnes, Île-de-France Region, France

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Time difference in diagnosing distal airways functional disturbance by forced oscillation and by spirometry (standard methode).

Time frame: 2 years

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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