The goal of this clinical trial is to compare responses to bronchodilator treatment delivered by three different aerosol delivery methods in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The main question it aims to answer is whether there are differences in lung ventilation following treatment with each of the three methods as measured using hyperpolarized Xe 129 with MRI. Participants will: Receive a standard dose of albuterol delivered using each of 3 aerosol delivery devices. In total, participants will receive three treatments separated by at least 1 week each. Following each treatment, participants will have inhale an MRI contrast agent called hyperpolarized Xe 129 and will have images of their lungs taken with an MRI. Researchers will compare the different lung images taken after each treatment to see if there are differences in the distribution of air in the lungs (known as ventilation).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
6
Aerosolized albuterol
A vibrating mesh nebulizer will be used to deliver aerosolized albuterol
A metered dose inhaler will be used to deliver aerosolized albuterol
A jet nebulizer will be used to deliver aerosolized albuterol
University of Virginia Sheridan Snyder Translational Fontaine Research Unit
Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
RECRUITINGVentilation Defect Percent
A measure of the percentage of lung area with low ventilation measured using hyperpolarized Xe 129 MRI
Time frame: measured immediately postdose
Distribution of ventilated space
A measure of distribution of lung ventilation measured using hyperpolarized Xe 129 MRI
Time frame: measured at baseline and immediately postdose
Membrane uptake of Xe 129
A measure of lung membrane air conductance measured using hyperpolarized Xe 129 MRI
Time frame: measured at baseline and immediately postdose
Red blood cell Xe 129 transfer
A measure of red blood cell uptake of Xe 129 measured using hyperpolarized Xe 129 MRI
Time frame: measured at baseline and immediately postdose
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