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CompletedNCT02460757Updated Dec 9, 2015

Glottic Width and Respiratory Flow in Patients With Various Lung Diseases

An observational study in Lung Diseases, sponsored by University Hospital, Essen. Completed at 1 site in Germany. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2015-12-09.

Sponsored by University Hospital, Essen · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
56
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

In this study the investigators examine the glottic width and the respiratory flow at rest in patients with various lung disease. The investigators postulated that a positive expiratory pressure is created through the narrowing of the glottic width in patients with hyperinflation.

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Conditions studied

  • Lung Diseases

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Keywords

  • glottic movement
  • emphysema
  • copd
  • vocal cord
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In context

Lung Diseases

3,303 studies on the registry are indexed under Lung Diseases; 355 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 56 is below the median of 157 across 929 observational studies indexed under Lung Diseases.

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Lead sponsor

University Hospital, Essen is the lead sponsor of 111 studies on the registry; 35 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes
Sampling method
Probability sample

Study population

Patients with various lung diseases in a primary care clinic

Inclusion criteria

  • Clinical indication for a bronchoscopy
  • Minimum age of 18 years
  • Signed informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients requiring mechanical ventilation during bronchoscopy
  • Disease of the larynx
  • Inability to breathe through the mouthpiece
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
56 participants (actual)
Patient registry
No

Groups and cohorts

  • Patients with COPD

    Other: Laryngoscopy

  • Patients with interstitial lung disease

    Other: Laryngoscopy

  • Healthy subjects

    Other: Laryngoscopy

Interventions

  • OtherLaryngoscopy

    Observation of glottic width in different arms

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Angle of the glottic width

    Time frame: 18 Months

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Study locations

1 site
  • Ruhrlandklinik
    Essen, 45239, Germany
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Dec 9, 2015, 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
NCT02460757
Lead sponsor
University Hospital, Essen
Responsible party
Jane Winantea (Principal Investigator, University Hospital, Essen) — Principal investigator
First posted
Jun 2, 2015
Start date
Feb 2014
Primary completion
Dec 2015
Last update
Dec 9, 2015

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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