Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT) and Physiotherapy

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-08-31

Brief Summary

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To compare the effect of different airway clearance techniques on lung ventilation by electrical impedance tomography.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Respiratory Disease

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Positive expiratory pressure

Use of positive expiratory pressure during 3 minutes

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Physiotherapy

Intervention Type OTHER

Electrical impedance tomography

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Incentive spirometry

Use of incentive spirometry during 3 minutes

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Physiotherapy

Intervention Type OTHER

Electrical impedance tomography

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

manual airway clearance technique

Use of manual airway clearance technique during 3 minutes

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Physiotherapy

Intervention Type OTHER

Electrical impedance tomography

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Interventions

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Physiotherapy

Intervention Type OTHER

Electrical impedance tomography

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* \>18 years old
* Surgery under anesthesia (PEP and incentive spirometry) or healthy subjects
* Intervention time before first bed lift
* Cooperative
* Can perform devices techniques correctly

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients with pacemaker, implantable pumps or automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator
* Patients with pulmonary disease (acute or chronic)
* Patients with cognitive problems
* Presence of patches or wounds in EIT belt zone placement
* Patients with initial pain \> 2/10
* Patients with severe obesity (BMI \> 35)

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

90 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes