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CompletedNCT02247856Updated Sep 25, 2014

COPD AND ASSESSMENT OF RADIOLABELED AEROSOL DURING NONINVASIVE VENTILATION

An interventional study of Noninvasive ventilation and Jet Nebulizer in COPD, sponsored by Daniella Cunha Brandao. Completed at 1 site in Brazil. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 60 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2014-09-25.

Sponsored by Daniella Cunha Brandao · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
9
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 60 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Background: Beneficial effects from noninvasive ventilation (NIV) in acute COPD are well-established, but couple to nebulization is still challenging. Aim: To compare radioaerosol pulmonary deposition and radioaerosol mass balance in the different compartments (pulmonary and extrapulmonary) using vibrating mesh nebulizer (VMN) and jet nebulizer (JN) coupled to NIV.Methods: It was a crossover study involving 9 stable moderate to severe COPD randomly allocated for both phases of the study: Phase 1(NIV+MN,n=9) and phase 2(NIV+JN,n=9). Bronchodilators were delivered during NIV using a facemask (pressures of 12 cmH2O and 5 cmH2O - inspiratory and expiratory, respectively). Radioactivity counts were performed using a gamma camera and regions of interest(ROIs) were delimited. We determine aerosol mass balance from the lungs, upper airways, stomach, nebulizer, circuit, inspiratory and expiratory filters, and mask as a percentage.

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Conditions studied

  • COPD

Keywords

  • nebulizers,
  • noninvasive ventilation
  • COPD
  • scintigraphy,
  • aerosol
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In context

Lead sponsor

Daniella Cunha Brandao is the lead sponsor of 5 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 60 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria were considered as follows: moderate to severe stable COPD (50% ≤ FEV1 \< 80% from predicted values or 30% ≤ FEV1 \< 50% from predicted values)(4); none exacerbation in the last six months; age between 18 - 60 years; both sexes; no smoking history; able to understand verbal commands, and consent to participate in this protocol.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

Presence of dyspnea; cardiopulmonary diseases (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pneumonia, cardiac failure, myocardial infarction, pneumothorax); hyperthermia; hemodynamic instability (heart rate > 150 bpm and systolic blood pressure \< 90 mmHg); arrhythmia absence; pregnancy; and contraindications for use of NIV (29).

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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Crossover assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
9 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    Control Group

    Noninvasive ventilation+ jet nebulizer

    Other: Noninvasive ventilation · Device: Jet Nebulizer

  • Experimental
    Experimental Group

    Noninvasive ventilation+ Vibrating Mesh Nebulizer (VMN)

    Other: Noninvasive ventilation · Device: Vibrating Mesh Nebulizer (VMN)

Interventions

  • OtherNoninvasive ventilation

    Bilevel positive 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 were 12 cmH2O of inspiratory pressure and 5 cmH2O of expiratory pressure after a period of adaptation before beginning the procedure to avoid ventilator-patient asynchrony

  • DeviceJet Nebulizer

    Both nebulizers were charged with 2.5 mg of salbutamol and 0.25 mg of ipratropium bromide and 3 mL of saline solution was added to complete 3 Ml. JN (Mist yMax, Air Life, Yorba Linda, USA) was positioned in the circuit using a "T" piece, particle size generation in a 5 µm range (according to the manufacturer information) and flow oxygen tritated at 8 L/min

  • DeviceVibrating Mesh Nebulizer (VMN)

    Both nebulizers were charged with 2.5 mg of salbutamol and 0.25 mg of ipratropium bromide and 3 mL of saline solution was added to complete 3 Ml. VMN (Aeroneb Solo, Galway, Ireland) was positioned in the mask using an elbow (Elbow Kit, Respironics®, Murrysville, Pennsylvania, USA), particle size generation in a 1 µm and connected to electrical energy.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. radioaerosol deposition index into the lungs

    Immediately after inhalation, participants sat in a chair with the back positioned in front to the gamma camera (STARCAM 3200 GE, California, USA) to obtain radioactivity counts from the posterior thorax during a period of 300 seconds on a matrix of 256 X 256. After, participants were positioned sitting in front to the gama camera to obtain images from face. Then, 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 to during extrapulmonary measurements

    Time frame: 10 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. radioaerosol mass balance that reached pulmonary and extrapulmonary compartments.

    The analysis of deposition in pulmonary and extrapulmonary compartments was expressed as a percentage from the count in each compartment to the total radioaerosol mass generated by nebulizers. The inhaled radioaerosol was considered the sum of deposition into the upper airways, lungs and stomach. Regions of interest were delimited based on a previous protocol and RDI was expressed as absolute values and was calculated according to the counts generated from each regions of interest.

    Time frame: 10 months

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Study locations

1 site
  • Hospital das Clínicas de Pernambuco
    Recife, Pernambuco 50670-901, Brazil
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References and documents

Publications

  • Brandao DC, Lima VM, Filho VG, Silva TS, Campos TF, Dean E, de Andrade AD. Reversal of bronchial obstruction with bi-level positive airway pressure and nebulization in patients with acute asthma. J Asthma. 2009 May;46(4):356-61. doi: 10.1080/02770900902718829. PubMed 19484669 ↗
  • Galindo-Filho VC, Brandao DC, Ferreira Rde C, Menezes MJ, Almeida-Filho P, Parreira VF, Silva TN, Rodrigues-Machado Mda G, Dean E, Dornelas de Andrade A. Noninvasive ventilation coupled with nebulization during asthma crises: a randomized controlled trial. Respir Care. 2013 Feb;58(2):241-9. doi: 10.4187/respcare.01371. PubMed 22781558 ↗
  • Soroksky A, Stav D, Shpirer I. A pilot prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of bilevel positive airway pressure in acute asthmatic attack. Chest. 2003 Apr;123(4):1018-25. doi: 10.1378/chest.123.4.1018. PubMed 12684289 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 25, 2014, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02247856
Lead sponsor
Daniella Cunha Brandao
Collaborators
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Responsible party
Daniella Cunha Brandao (PhD, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco) — Sponsor-investigator
First posted
Sep 25, 2014
Start date
Jan 2013
Primary completion
Jan 2013
Completion
Mar 2013
Last update
Sep 25, 2014

Study contacts

Valdecir G Filho, PhD
principal investigator · Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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