Status:
COMPLETED
Radioaerossol Pulmonary Deposition Using Mesh in Normal Subjects
Lead Sponsor:
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Collaborating Sponsors:
Georgia State University
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior.
Conditions:
Normal Subjects
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-60 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
In vivo deposition studies of aerosol administration during noninvasive ventilation are scarce in the current literature. We assessed 10 normal subjects in a crossover study evaluated by pulmonary sc...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- No history of lung disease;
- Forced vital capacity (FVC) or forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1) higher or equal to 80% from predicted values (Pereira et al., 1992),
- No history of smoking;
- Without respiratory or cardiovascular disease;
- Ability to understand verbal commands;
- Willing to provide signed consent to participate in this study.
Exclusion
- Pregnant;
- Were unable to tolerate NIV (Metha and Hill, 2001).
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2012
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
10 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01889524
Start Date
January 1 2012
End Date
April 1 2012
Last Update
June 28 2013
Active Locations (1)
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Hospital das Clínicas
Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, 50000-000