Detection of Pleural Effusion by Internal Thoracic Impedance Method
Recruitment status was Not yet recruiting
Early detection of pleural effusion (PLE) would improve the treatment. However, preclinical detection of pleural effusion is often not possible.
Radiographic examination, widely used for detecting pleural effusion ,is not suitable for prolonged monitoring of patients at high risk of developing PLE especially ambulatory or at home The currently available methods for monitoring and early detection such as the measurement of pulmonary capillary wedge pressure or measurement by double indicator thermodilution, are not reliable enough and may themselves lead to complications.
Measuring internal thoracic impedance (ITI), the main component of which is lung impedance, is a noninvasive and safe method. PLE will be diagnosed in accordance with well-accepted clinical signs(dyspnea, cyanosis, pulmonary rales, crepitations, arterial hypoxemia) and roentgenological criteria
|Study Design:||Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
|Official Title:||Detection of Pleural Effusion by Internal Thoracic Impedance Method|
- Internal thoracic impedance [ Time Frame: 12 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
|Study Start Date:||June 2012|
|Estimated Study Completion Date:||August 2013|
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:||May 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)|
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