Noninvasive Ventilation Masks Carbon Dioxide Clearance in Normal Volunteers

Not Applicable

Completed

Conditions: Mask Comfort
CO2 Clearance
Rebreathing Exhaled Gas

Interventions: Device: Evaluated 4 masks used for NIV with mechanical ventilators

Registration Number: NCT03882723

Lead Sponsor: Rush University Medical Center

Brief Summary: This study will be a randomized crossover trial that will be conducted at Rush University. The study will be conducted with 20 healthy volunteers who will be placed on ICU ventilator operating in the NIPPV mode. All subjects will perform 15 minutes of breathing on NIPPV on each mask of the 4 different masks (2 oronasal and 2 full face masks) that are randomly selected. Breathing through each mask will be followed by a 5- minute wash out period between masks. End tidal Carbon Dioxide (EtCO2) will be sampled nasal/oral. Different levels of EPAP will be set and CO2 clearance will be monitored. Additionally, subjective mask comfort will be assessed via visual analog scale (VAS) with 1 referring to least comfortable and 5 being the most comfortable.

Detailed Description: This study will be a randomized crossover trial that will be conducted at Rush University. Normal volunteers will be recruited from Rush University Medical Centers. Volunteers will be screened with inclusion and exclusion criteria and an informed consent is required in order for them to participate.

Also, initial baseline vital signs (heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, and oxygen saturation) will be obtained. EtCO2 will be obtained at baseline and periodically using an oral/nasal sample line with the CapnostreamTM 20p monitor (Medtronic, Minneapolis, MN). The study will use a double limb circuit ICU ventilator Puritan Bennett™ (Medtronic, Dublin, Ireland).

Investigators will evaluate 4 NIPPV masks (2 oronasal masks and 2 full face masks). Oronasal masks will be labeled as group A and numbered as A1 and A2; while full face masks will be labeled group B and numbered as B1 and B2. Order of the masks will be randomly chosen in two steps. First steps will be choosing A or B then randomly assign mask in each of these groups. Investigators will randomly assign mask in group A or B by drawing an initial mask from the group and then continue the sequence of masks from that point. For example, investigators randomly chose group A, then randomly chose A2, the sequence will be A2, A1. Then Investigators would randomly choose B2, then the sequence would be B2, B1. All subjects will perform 15 minutes on each mask followed by 5 minutes wash out interval between masks. EPAP levels will be 0, 2, 4, \& 5 while IPAP remains at 5 higher than EPAP. EtCO2 will be collected at 4:00, 4:30 and 5:00 minute mark. These three measures should differ by less than 20% of their average. Also, subjective mask ORA: 18011502-IRB01 Date IRB Approved: 3/30/2018 Amendment Date: 5/11/2018 comfort will be assessed via visual analog scale (VAS) with 1 referring to least comfortable and 5 being the most comfortable after 5 each EPAP setting.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: COMPLETED

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 8

Inclusion Criteria

Healthy subjects greater than 18 years old.

Exclusion Criteria

Prior history of NIPPV as a patient.
Facial surgery or deformity
Ear infection
History of pulmonary or cardiac disease

Study & Design

Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Randomized Crossover Trial with 4 NIV Masks	Evaluated 4 masks used for NIV with mechanical ventilators	Order of the masks (BiTrac MaxShield™ with standard elbow, BiTrac™ Full Face with standard elbow, Respironics PerforMax with standard elbow, and Respironics AF531 with standard elbow) were randomly chosen. Investigators randomly assigned all masks for paper raffling from container. All subjects performed 20 minutes on each mask followed by 5 minutes wash out between masks. EPAP levels will be 0, 2, 4, \& 5 (5 minutes for each level) while IPAP remains at 5 higher than EPAP. FiCO2 and EtCO2 were collected at 4:00, 4:30 and 5:00 minute mark for each EPAP level. Also, subjective mask comfort was assessed via visual analog scale (VAS) with 1 referring to least comfortable and 5 being the most comfortable after 5 each EPAP setting.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Carbon Dioxide Clearance From the Masks	5 min	Measured the percentage of CO2 being re-breathed or inspired using a nasal cannula and sidestream end-tidal CO2 monitor.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Tidal Volume	5 minutes	Tidal volume measured by the ventilator.
Leak (L/Min)	5 min	Amount of leak measured by the ventilator.
Respiratory Rate (BPM)	5 minutes	The ventilator measured the subjects' respiratory rates.