Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT) and Physiotherapy

N/AUnknownNCT01932567

Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain30 enrolled

Overview

To compare the effect of different airway clearance techniques on lung ventilation by electrical impedance tomography.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Respiratory Disease

Interventions

PhysiotherapyOTHER

Electrical impedance tomographyPROCEDURE

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 90 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * \>18 years old * Surgery under anesthesia (PEP and incentive spirometry) or healthy subjects * Intervention time before first bed lift * Cooperative * Can perform devices techniques correctly Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with pacemaker, implantable pumps or automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator * Patients with pulmonary disease (acute or chronic) * Patients with cognitive problems * Presence of patches or wounds in EIT belt zone placement * Patients with initial pain \> 2/10 * Patients with severe obesity (BMI \> 35)

Locations (2)

Clinique universitaire Saint-Luc

Brussels, Belgium

RECRUITING

Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc

Brussels, Belgium

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Regional lung ventilation measured by Electrical impedance tomography

Time frame: Recording by electrical impedance tomography will be performed during 30 minutes

Central Contacts

Coralie Colbrant, PT

CONTACT

colbrant.coralie@hotmail.com

Jean Roeseler

CONTACT

jean.roeseler@uclouvain.be

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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