Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT) Monitoring in Adults With ALI or ARDS

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Acute Lung Injury (ALI), ARDS

In brief

Electrical impedance tomography (EIT) monitoring has been researched as a method to determine the spatial impedance distribution in a body cross section, but has yet to become an established clinical tool. EIT monitoring gives a dynamic, breath-to-breath measurement of both global and regional ventilation. Recently, there has been evidence that EIT monitoring has great potential to become a non-invasive bedside tool for assessment of regional lung ventilation without documented hazards. Potential applications include any adult patients in acute respiratory failure. Data collected from this research may contribute to improved patient safety outcomes. PURPOSE: The purpose of this pilot study is to examine the feasibility of using the EIT monitor in intensive care unit (ICU) setting on patients with acute respiratory failure and to compare the EIT monitor data to standard of care patient assessments. It is hypothesized that the EIT monitor, when applied to adults in acute respiratory failure, will correlate with conventional standard of care assessments for these patients.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01272882

Run by

Christiana Care Health Services

People needed

13

Starts

2010-05-01

Expected to finish

2011-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-05-25

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients will be included in this study if the following criteria have been met:
• Males and females > 18 years old (non-pregnant, non-lactating females).
• Partial pressure of arterial oxygen (PaO2) / Fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO2) ratio < 300 torr.
• Signed informed consent has been obtained.

You may not qualify if…

• Females who are pregnant or lactating.
• Patients with skin abrasions or wounds in the chest area.
• Patients receiving dialysis.
• Patients with pacemakers or paced EKG rhythms.

Where it is running

• Christiana Hospital — Newark, Delaware, United States

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