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Human Electrical-Impedance-Tomography Reconstruction Models

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02773680
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified May 2016 by Ass.-Prof. Dr. Stefan Boehme, Medical University of Vienna.
Recruitment status was:  Not yet recruiting
First Posted : May 16, 2016
Last Update Posted : May 16, 2016
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Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Ass.-Prof. Dr. Stefan Boehme, Medical University of Vienna

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
Current EIT analyses are based on the assumption of a circular thorax-shape and do not provide any information on lung borders. The aim is to obtain the body and lung border contours of male subjects by multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) in defined thresholds of anthropometric data (gender = male; height; weight) for calibration of more realistic EIT reconstruction models.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Respiratory Monitoring Device: "electrical impedance tomography" Phase 3

Detailed Description:

A major drawback of EIT is its relatively poor spatial resolution and its limitation in measuring changes in bioimpedance as compared to a reference state (and not absolute quantities). Therefore, the technique cannot differentiate between extrapulmonary structures (muscles, thorax, heart, large vessels, spine, etc.) and non-aerated lung tissues - which is a major limitation for the clinical use of information derived from EIT-imaging. Moreover, current EIT-reconstruction algorithms are based on the consideration of a complete circular thoracic shape and do not take into account the body contours and lung borders.

The investigators are convinced that EIT-derived dynamic bedside lung imaging can be advanced by morphing computed tomography (CT) scans of the respective thoracic levels with concomitant EIT images - thus enhancing EIT-image information with CT-data. Integrating the anatomy of thoracic shape and lung borders provided by high-spatial resolution multi detector CT-scans (MDCT) with high-temporal resolution EIT has the potential to improve image quality considerably. This data can be used to compute mean EIT-reconstruction models that further offer the possibility to develop novel and clinically meaningful EIT parameters.

Therefore, the investigators hypothesize that by integration of CT-scan information of body and lung contours (and by computing different EIT reconstruction models) the current methodological limitations of EIT technology can be overcome.

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Estimated Enrollment : 160 participants
Allocation: N/A
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
Official Title: Assessment of CT-derived Thoracic Electrical-Impedance-Tomography Finite Element Models
Study Start Date : May 2016
Estimated Primary Completion Date : November 2016
Estimated Study Completion Date : June 2017
Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: Study cohort 1
"electrical impedance tomography"
 Device: "electrical impedance tomography"
One continous electrical impedance tomography (EIT) measurement per subject of approximately 5 minutes duration (2 min prior to MDCT scanning, during end-inspiratory MDCT acquisition and 2 min after MDCT scanning)


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Electrical Impedance Tomography Finite Element Model [ Time Frame: approximately 1 year through study completion ]
    Based on CT-derived thorax, lung and heart contours we propose to calculate human finite element models (FEM) for EIT analysis


Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. height [ Time Frame: at the time-point of inclusion ]
  2. weight [ Time Frame: at the time-point of inclusion ]
  3. gender [ Time Frame: at the time-point of inclusion ]

Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   Male
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • spontaneous breathing male subjects
  • age > 18,
  • clinical indication for thoracic CT scanning,
  • matching of weight and height to the predefined model-thresholds

Exclusion Criteria:

  • pre-existing chronic pulmonary disease
  • skin lesions / wounds in the thoracic plane where the EIT SensorBelt will be attached
  • known allergy against any ingredient of the used ContactAgent
  • abnormalities in thoracic shape as defined by the radiologist in charge (e.g. extreme kyphosis, funnel chest, pigeon breast, multiple rip fractures)
  • pneumothorax
  • pace maker (external and internal)
  • other implanted electrical devices
  • other methods measuring bioimpedance
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02773680


Contacts
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Contact: Stefan Boehme, MD +43 40400 41020 stefan.boehme@meduniwien.ac.at

Sponsors and Collaborators
Medical University of Vienna
Investigators
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Principal Investigator: Stefan Boehme, MD Department of General Anesthesia, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Management, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
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Responsible Party: Ass.-Prof. Dr. Stefan Boehme, MD, Medical University of Vienna
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02773680    
Other Study ID Numbers: 1917/2015
First Posted: May 16, 2016    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: May 16, 2016
Last Verified: May 2016
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
Plan to Share IPD: No
Keywords provided by Ass.-Prof. Dr. Stefan Boehme, Medical University of Vienna:
respiration
monitoring, physiologic
diagnostic techniques, respiratory system