Imbalances of Regional Pulmonary Ventilation in Patients With Post-acute-COVID-19
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: additional EIT Measurement.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: COVID-19 Pneumonia, Post-acute COVID-19 Syndrome, Electric Impedance. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Germany
- Next step
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Official title
Imbalances of Regional Pulmonary Ventilation in Patients With Post-acute-COVID-19 Symptoms
Overview
Investigation of the correlation of CT-morphological changes of the lung compared to regional ventilation distribution on electrical impedance tomography in patients with post-acute-Covid-19 symptoms.
Detailed description
Prospective non-interventional, monocentric observational study on imbalances in regional lung ventilation compared to chest CT in post-acute-Covid-19. The aim is to verify the agreement between computerized tomography derived imaging variables and electrical impedance tomography in detecting lung ventilation imbalances. The primary study objective is to match CT morphological changes in regional ventilation in post-acute-COVID-19 patients and/or changes in lung function examination, with changes that can be visualized by electroimpedance tomography.
Interventions
- Diagnostic test additional EIT Measurement
Patients who receive standard CT and pulmonary function testing also receive electroimpedance tomography measurement. The lunghealthy Patients in the control group only receive a EIT.
Primary outcome measures
- Correlation between tomography and electroimpedance tomography [Time frame: until May 2022]
Secondary outcome measures (1)
- Correlation between lung function testing and electroimpedance tomography [Time frame: until May 2022]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- all patients undergoing a Chest CT due to suspected post-acute-Covid-19-syndrome
- >18 years
- informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
- trauma patients and patients with unstable spinal injuries or fractures
- patients with an BMI over 50
- patients with uncontrolled body movements
- Patients with a pacemaker
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
Study locations
Germany · 1 center
- Klinik für Notfallmedizin — Jena
Identifiers
NCT: NCT05238623 · KIM-IV-EIT03