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Effects of COVID-19 Infection and Critical Illness on Diaphragm Tissue Characteristics and Movement, Visualized With MRI

Conditions
Covid19
Diaphragm Disease
Interventions
Other: Contrast-enhanced MRI
Other: Measurement of respiratory muscle force
Registration Number
NCT04735757
Lead Sponsor
Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc
Brief Summary

COVID-19-infection has a large impact on the respiratory system and possibly on the diaphragm, the main respiratory muscle. In ICU-patients, diaphragm weakness is associated with prolonged ICU-stay, difficult weaning and increased mortality. Our research group recently found evidence for fibrosis and expression of genes involved in fibrosis as well as viral infiltration of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in diaphragm biopsies from COVID-19 ICU patients. This finding suggests a unique manifestation of diaphragm injury in COVID-19 patients after mechanical ventilation. However, it remains unclear what the exact nature and location of diaphragm injury is.

Additionally, it is largely unknown whether this injury affects the movement of the diaphragm, but this might have important clinical implications. Therefore, we aim at visualizing the tissue characteristics and movement of the diaphragm in COVID-19 patients who recently received long-term mechanical ventilation, other ICU patients and healthy controls, using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). MRI of the diaphragm was already shown feasible in previous research from our group (article currently under review).

New insights in the characteristics of diaphragm weakness and injury in COVID-19 patients and control ICU-patients will contribute to strategies to prevent it and monitor the diaphragm of patients under mechanical ventilation, which can contribute to better patient outcomes.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
ICU patientsContrast-enhanced MRIPatients discharged from the ICU after invasive ventilation for ARDS.
COVID-19 patientsContrast-enhanced MRIPatients discharged from the ICU after invasive ventilation for COVID-19.
COVID-19 patientsMeasurement of respiratory muscle forcePatients discharged from the ICU after invasive ventilation for COVID-19.
ICU patientsMeasurement of respiratory muscle forcePatients discharged from the ICU after invasive ventilation for ARDS.
Healthy volunteersContrast-enhanced MRIHealthy volunteers, matched by age and gender to patient groups.
Healthy volunteersMeasurement of respiratory muscle forceHealthy volunteers, matched by age and gender to patient groups.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Tissue characteristics of the diaphragm1 hour

Extracted from contrast enhanced imaging

Movement of the diaphragm1 hour

Description of the movement of the diaphragm in 4D fashion.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Quantitative dynamic contrast enhanced imaging of the diaphragm1 hour

Application of modelling to describe tissue characteristics of the diaphragm using contrast inflow.

Correlation of movement and tissue characteristics of the diaphragm with measurements of maximum inspiratory and expiratory pressure1 hour
Correlation of movement and tissue characteristics of the diaphragm with clinical parameters1 hour

Clinical parameters include ventilator settings, biomarkers for inflammation (CRP, white blood cell count) during ICU admission, daily dosage of drugs known with adverse effects on respiratory muscles, fluid balance, protein intake, primary reason for ICU admission and weaning duration.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc

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Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

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