System for Measuring Non-invasive Blood Flow in the Tracheobronchial Mucosa: Validation of Reproducibility
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the reproducibility of a method of measuring blood flow rates to the tracheo-bronchial mucosa using diluted dimethyl ether as a tracer.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Experimental: All patients All patients included in this study according to stated inclusion and exclusion criteria. |
Biological: Blood flow to the tracheo-bronchial mucosa
Measurement of blood flow to the tracheo-bronchial mucosa via differential absorption of diluted dimethyl ether tracer gas.
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- The reproducibility of two measures of Qaw at a five minute interval [Five minutes]
Qaw is the blood flow measured in the tracheobronchial mucosa. Qaw = VDME/(FDME*alpha*10s) where VDME is the volume of dimethyl-ether exhaled (ml), FDME is the mean concentration of dimethyl-ether (%), alpha is the Bunsen coefficient for the dissolution of dimethyl ether in tissues and blood at 37°C (i.e. 9ml/ml).
Secondary Outcome Measures
- The time necessary to complete one measure of Qaw (minutes) [Day 1]
Qaw = blood flow measured in the tracheobronchial mucosa
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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The patient must have given his/her informed and signed consent
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The patient must be insured or beneficiary of a health insurance plan
Exclusion Criteria:
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The patient is under judicial protection, under tutorship or curatorship
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The patient refuses to sign the consent
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It is impossible to correctly inform the patient
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Patient is pregnant
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Patient is breast feeding
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The patient is a smoker
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The patient has, or has a history of, chronic respiratory insufficiency
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The patient has a contra-indication for a treatment necessary in this study
Contacts and Locations
Locations
No locations specified.Sponsors and Collaborators
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Charles Le Merre, MD, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nîmes
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- LOCAL/2011/CLM-02