Status:
COMPLETED
Open, Prospective Pilot Study to Obtain Aerosol Distribution in Asthmatic Patients Using Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) for Comparison With Functional Imaging Using Computer Methods
Lead Sponsor:
University Hospital, Antwerp
Conditions:
Asthma
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
In this open prospective study, 6 well controlled asthmatic patients will undergo a high-resolution multi-slice computed tomography (CT) scan, lung function tests and a SPECT scan to obtain patient sp...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients with well controlled asthma as defined by the current GINA guidelines
- Male or female patients aged ≥18 years
- Patients with a documented positive response to the reversibility test (i.e. FEV1 increase ≥ 12% and 200mL from baseline value after 4 puffs of 100 µg of inhaled salbutamol pMDI) within the 12 months preceding the screening visit or performed at screening visit after a wash-out of 2 days for long acting β2 agonists or a documented positive response to the methacholine challenge test
- Patients with a co-operative attitude
- Written informed consent obtained
- Patients maintained on stable respiratory medication for 4 weeks prior to visit 1
Exclusion
- Patients who are pregnant or are breast-feeding
- Inability to carry out pulmonary function testing
- Diagnosis of COPD as defined by the current GOLD guidelines
- History of near fatal asthma
- Hospitalization due to exacerbation or respiratory infection of the airways 4 weeks prior to visit 1
- Current smokers or ex-smokers
- Patients with an uncontrolled disease or any condition that might, in the judgement of the investigator, place the patient at undue risk or potentially compromise the results or interpretation of the study
- Cancer or any other chronic disease with poor prognosis and/or affecting patient status
- BMI ≥ 35 kg/m2
- Patients treated with CPAP or BiPAP
- Known active tuberculosis
- A history of cystic fibrosis, central bronchiectasis or interstitial lung disease
- A history of thoracotomy with pulmonary resection
- Patients unlikely to comply with the protocol or unable to understand the nature, scope and possible consequences of the study
- Patients who received any investigational new drug within the last 4 weeks prior to the screening visit
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
6 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00966758
Start Date
July 1 2009
End Date
August 1 2009
Last Update
September 16 2010
Active Locations (1)
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University Hospital Antwerp
Edegem, Antwerp, Belgium, 2650