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The Effect of Lateral Tilt on Ventilation Distribution in Lungs Assessed by Electrical Impedance Tomography

NCT04235231 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 250

Last updated 2025-04-06

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Prevention of lung inhomogeneity is an essential part of preventive strategy in neurocritical care, reducing the risks of secondary brain damage from hypoxemia, hypo/hypercapnia or pneumonia.

Conditions

  • Lung Collapse

Interventions

DEVICE

Bed tilting

15° lateral tilt, original product brand name LINET Eleganza 5

OTHER

Body positioning

Manual positioning of body by nurse: left side, back, right side, using positioning pillows

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Charles University, Czech Republic

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Sao Paulo

    collaborator OTHER

  • Technology Agency of the Czech Republic

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Regional Hospital Liberec

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Vera Spatenkova, MD, Ph.D. · NeuroCenter

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
99 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-06-01
Primary Completion
2024-09-17
Completion
2024-10-09

Countries

  • Czechia

Study Locations

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