An interventional study of Mesh nebulizer and Jet nebulizer in Normal Subjects, sponsored by Universidade Federal de Pernambuco. Completed at 1 site in Brazil. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 60 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2013-06-28.
Sponsored by Universidade Federal de Pernambuco · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
In vivo deposition studies of aerosol administration during noninvasive ventilation are scarce in the current literature.
We assessed 10 normal subjects in a crossover study evaluated by pulmonary scintigraphy aiming to compare radiaoaerosol pulmonary index and radioaerosol mass balance in the different compartments (pulmonary and extrapulmonary) of radiotagged aerosol administered using vibrating mesh nebulizers (VMN) and conventional jet nebulizer (JN) during noninvasive ventilation (NIV).
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Noninvasive ventilation-NIV plus jet nebulizer
Other: Jet nebulizer · Other: Noninvasive ventilation-NIV
Noninvasive ventilation- NIV plus Mesh nebulizer
Other: Mesh nebulizer · Other: Noninvasive ventilation-NIV
VMN (NIVO, Respironics®, Murrysville, Pennsylvania, USA) with an MMAD of 3.0 µm was placed in the elbow adapter at the mask. Inhalation was performed using diethilene triamine penta-acetic technetium (99mTc-DTPA) with radioactivity of 25 millicuries (Nobre et al., 2007). Both nebulizers were charged with 2.5 mg of salbutamol and 0.25 mg of ipratropium bromide and normal saline solution to complete a fill volume of 3 mL.
The JN (Misty Max, Air Life, Yorba Linda, USA) with a particle MMAD of 5 µm (according to the manufacturer information) was positioned in the circuit using a "T" piece placed between the circuit leak and the mask, and operated with oxygen flow at 8 L/min. Inhalation was performed using diethilene triamine penta-acetic technetium (99mTc-DTPA) with radioactivity of 25 millicuries (Nobre et al., 2007). Both nebulizers were charged with 2.5 mg of salbutamol and 0.25 mg of ipratropium bromide and normal saline solution to complete a fill volume of 3 mL.
Bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP Synchrony, Respironics®, Murrysville, Pennsylvania, USA) was applied through face mask (Comfort Full 2, Respironics®, Murrysville, Pennsylvania, USA) attached with straps and pressure adjusted to12 cmH2O peak inspiratory pressure and 5 cmH2O of expiratory pressure at the beginning of the procedure. Patients were adapted to use NIV before starting measurements, pressures were titrated before reaching the established levels and just after this period masks were fitted using the straps. They were oriented to use a breathing pattern inspiring deeply and exhaling slowing to avoid ventilator-patient asynchrony.
Radioaerosol deposition index
Inhalation was performed using diethilene triamine penta-acetic technetium (99mTc-DTPA) with radioactivity of 25 millicuries (Nobre et al., 2007). Both nebulizers were charged with 2.5 mg of salbutamol and 0.25 mg of ipratropium bromide and normal saline solution to complete a fill volume of 3 mL. The JN (Misty Max, Air Life, Yorba Linda, USA) with a particle MMAD of 5 µm (according to the manufacturer information) was positioned in the circuit using a "T" piece placed between the circuit leak and the mask, and operated with oxygen flow at 8 L/min. VMN (NIVO, Respironics®, Murrysville, Pennsylvania, USA) with an MMAD of 3.0 µm was placed in the elbow adapter at the mask.
Time frame: 4 m
Radioaerosol mass balance in pulmonary and extrapulmonary compartments
the same procedure was performed to analysis deposition in the nebulizer, circuits, inspiratory filter, expiratory filter and face mask. Counts representing stomach were obtained from posterior thorax and corrections for decay of technetium were used during extrapulmonary measurements. The analysis of deposition in pulmonary and extrapulmonary compartments was expressed as a percentage from the cumulative count in each compartment representing the total radioaerosol mass.
Time frame: 4 m
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