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Assessment of Oral and Nasal Breathing With Sensors Analyzing Algorithm

Recruiting
Conditions
COPD
Nasal Polyps
Allergic Rhinitis
Asthma
Interventions
Device: Sensor analyzing software (own development)
Device: Body plethysmograph
Registration Number
NCT05869071
Lead Sponsor
Oulu University Hospital
Brief Summary

The goal of this observational study is to learn about the agreement between sensors analyzing algorithm and body plethysmography in measuring oral and nasal breathing in healthy adults, and in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The main question it aims to answer is: • Is the algorithm-based method accurate enough in analyzing respiratory obstruction as compared to body plethysmography (reference method)? Participants will perform a short breathing protocol (oral and nasal breathing with different masks) during which time their breathing is monitored with both methods.

Detailed Description

The data collected in the Patient Registry include: Parameters on general health, like previous illnesses, medications, height, weight, answers to symptoms queries and queries on quality of life (Asthma test, COPD test, Sinonasal Outcome Test 22) as well as results from the examined medical devices (body plethysmography, spirometry, sensors analyzing algorithm).

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
20
Inclusion Criteria
  • 5 healthy and asymptomatic volunteers with regard to lungs and nose
  • 5 patients with allergic rhinitis or nasal polyps (diagnosis of allergic rhinitis confirmed by a PRICK test or specific Ig E antibody tests and Nasal polyposis diagnosed by an ENT specialist, with endoscopy)
  • 5 patients with asthma (diagnosis of asthma based on peak expiratory flow (PEF) monitoring, spirometry, or other appropriate objective measurement methods performed by a pulmonologist
  • 5 patients with Chronic Obstructive Pumonary Disease (diagnosis of COPD based on spirometry (post-bronchodilator Forced Expiratory Volume/ Forced Vital Capacity (FEV1/FVC) ratio below 0.70)
Exclusion Criteria
  • Pregnancy.
  • History of surgical procedures in the chest, larynx, throat (excluding tonsillectomy), or nasal area.
  • Recent illnesses or surgeries that pose a risk to the patient or prevent proper measurement (common contraindications for spirometry):
  • Recent (<1 month) myocardial infarction.
  • Severe coronary artery disease with easily triggered symptoms.
  • Cerebral artery aneurysm.
  • Recent brain (<4 weeks) or eye (<1 week) surgery.
  • Severe cardiac arrhythmias.
  • Pulmonary tuberculosis.
  • Pneumothorax
  • Immediate postoperative period of lung surgery (<1 day).
  • Dementia or confusion.

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Patients with COPDBody plethysmographParticipants with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Healthy volunteersBody plethysmographParticipants with no chronic disease and no acute symptoms
Patients with asthmaSensor analyzing software (own development)Participants with asthma
Patients with asthmaBody plethysmographParticipants with asthma
Patients with Allergic rhinitis or Nasal PolypsBody plethysmographParticipants with allergic rhinitis or nasal polyps
Patients with COPDSensor analyzing software (own development)Participants with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Healthy volunteersSensor analyzing software (own development)Participants with no chronic disease and no acute symptoms
Patients with Allergic rhinitis or Nasal PolypsSensor analyzing software (own development)Participants with allergic rhinitis or nasal polyps
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Bias for oral breathing (estimate and 95% confidence intervals)5 minutes

Bias between specific airway resistances given by analyzing software and plethysmograph

Limits of agreement for oral breathing5 minutes

Limits of agreement between specific airway resistance given by analyzing software and plethysmograph

Bias for nasal breathing (estimate and 95% confidence intervals)5 minutes

Bias between specific airway resistance given by analyzing software and plethysmograph

Limits of agreement for nasal breathing5 minutes

Limits of agreement between specific airway resistance given by analyzing software and plethysmograph

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Mean error for oral breathing (estimate and 95% confidence intervals)5 minutes

Mean error between specific airway resistance given by analyzing software and plethysmograph

Correlation between analyzing software and subjective sensation of oral breathing obstruction5 minutes

Correlation between specific airway resistance and graded (6 steps) subjective sensation

Correlation between plethysmograph and subjective sensation of oral breathing obstruction5 minutes

Correlation between specific airway resistance and graded (6 steps) subjective sensation

Correlation between analyzing software and subjective sensation of nasal breathing obstruction5 minutes

Correlation between specific airway resistance and graded (6 steps) subjective sensation

Mean error for nasal breathing (estimate and 95% confidence intervals)5 minutes

Mean error between specific airway resistance given by analyzing software and plethysmograph

Reliability of plethysmograph5 minutes

Measurer's opinion of the reliability of the measurement (4 steps)

Harms of plethysmography5 minutes

Frequency of harmful events related to measurement

Convenience of plethysmography5 minutes

Metrizable's opinion of the convenience (6 steps)

Correlation between plethysmograph and subjective sensation of nasal breathing obstruction5 minutes

Correlation between specific airway resistance and graded (6 steps) subjective sensation

Reliability of analyzing software measurement5 minutes

Measurer's opinion of the reliability of the measurement (4 steps)

Convenience of analyzing software method5 minutes

Metrizable's opinion of the convenience (6 steps)

Harms of analyzing software method5 minutes

Frequency of harmful events related to measurement

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Oulu University Hospital

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Oulu, Finland

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