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Detection of Pleural Effusion by Internal Thoracic Impedance Method

NCT01601444 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2012-05-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Early detection of pleural effusion (PLE) would improve the treatment. However, preclinical detection of pleural effusion is often not possible.

Radiographic examination, widely used for detecting pleural effusion ,is not suitable for prolonged monitoring of patients at high risk of developing PLE especially ambulatory or at home The currently available methods for monitoring and early detection such as the measurement of pulmonary capillary wedge pressure or measurement by double indicator thermodilution, are not reliable enough and may themselves lead to complications.

Measuring internal thoracic impedance (ITI), the main component of which is lung impedance, is a noninvasive and safe method. PLE will be diagnosed in accordance with well-accepted clinical signs(dyspnea, cyanosis, pulmonary rales, crepitations, arterial hypoxemia) and roentgenological criteria

Conditions

  • Pleural Effusion

Interventions

DEVICE

Pletysmograph

Pletysmograph electrodes are applied to the thoracic wall

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Michal Roll PhD,MBA

    lead OTHER_GOV

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Max Age
90 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-06-30
Primary Completion
2013-05-31
Completion
2013-08-31

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