Determination of regional lung function by electrical impedance tomography in children with atopia and bronchial asthma compared to lung-healthy childre

Not Applicable

• Conditions: J45; R94; Asthma; Abnormal results of function studies

• Registration Number: DRKS00011644
• Lead Sponsor: niversitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus KielKlinik für Anästhesiologie und Operative Intensivmedizin

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-02-06
• Study Completion: 2017-04-04
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

Written consent of the parents, - patients with bronchial asthma: clinically indicated pulmonary function testing including a bronchial provocation test by exercise challeng and a bronchodilation test, - lung-healthy subjects: no history of chronic pulmonary disease

Exclusion Criteria

- thoracic deformities, - lung or respiratory infections in the past 3 weeks, - heart and circulatory disease, - withdrawal of consent, -

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Determination of regional lung function using electricl impedance tomography before and after exercise challenge (patients with bronchial asthma and lung-healthy subjects) and after bronchodilation test (patients with bronchial asthma).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Determination of the degree of the ventilation distribution heterogeneity using new developped regional lung function parameters in patients with bronchial asthma and lung-healthy subjects.