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RecruitingNCT03797183Updated Nov 13, 2025

Genesis Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT): A Preliminary Study

An observational study in Premature Infant, Chronic Respiratory Disease and Neuromuscular Diseases, sponsored by University of Colorado, Denver. Recruiting at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 14 Days to 40 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-11-13.

Sponsored by University of Colorado, Denver · Observational

From the registry’s dates

  • Started May 2019; still recruiting 7 years 6 months later.
Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
90
Ages
14 Days to 40 Years
Sex
All
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-12

Among 741 studies in Premature Birth with a site in United States — 103 open to participants now, 135 under way, 9 of them phase 3. Premature Birth · United States.

Planned enrollment
115th of 209
90 · median 104
Started
2019
with 40 others
Observational
209 of 741
25 open now
Primary completion
2026-11
later than 44 of 134 live
Registered
524th of 741
by date

Among the 741 studies in Premature Birth with a site in United States, this one is the 115th largest by planned enrollment of the 209 observational ones that give a count, is one of 41 that started in 2019, is one of 209 observational ones, reaches primary completion later than 44 of the 134 other live ones, and was the 524th registered.

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This study: 14 Days to 40 Years · all sexes · healthy volunteers too.

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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the Genesis Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT) imaging system for use in pediatric respiratory disease populations including neuromuscular and bronchopulmonary dysplasia, as well as in age and height matched controls. The EIT does not use radiation, and is read through electrodes.

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate EIT for use in pediatric respiratory disease populations including neuromuscular and bronchopulmonary dysplasia, as well as in age and height matched controls.

Researchers will use EIT to determine changes in regional ventilation with pulmonary interventions including airway clearance and invasive and noninvasive ventilation in a pediatric respiratory disease population.

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Conditions studied

  • Premature Infant
  • Chronic Respiratory Disease
  • Neuromuscular Diseases
  • Healthy
  • Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
  • Pulmonary Vein Stenoses
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
14 Days to 40 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes
Sampling method
Probability sample

Study population

pediatric respiratory disease populations including neuromuscular and bronchopulmonary dysplasia, as well as in age and height matched controls. Populations who will be undergoing cardiac catheterization for pulmonary vein stenosis, pulmonary hypertension and/or pulmonary artery stenosis

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Inclusion criteria

  • 2 weeks old - 40 years old
  • Premature infants with current age >2 weeks with a confirmed diagnosis of BPD based on NIH criteria
  • Or Chronic respiratory disease due to underlying neuromuscular disease
  • Or confirmed neuromuscular disease with an echo completed within the preceding 12 months of study participation of DMD or other diagnoses associated with mild cardiomyopathy.
  • have had a VQ scan
  • will be undergoing cardiac catherization for for pulmonary vein stenosis, pulmonary hypertension and/or pulmonary artery stenosis
  • Or healthy controls

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • \<2 weeks of age
  • Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
  • Severe congenital heart disease
  • Significant genetic abnoralities
  • Anything that interferes with lead placement on the chest wall
  • Unwilling/refusal to sign consent
  • Pregnant or lactating
  • Pacemaker of other surgical implant and spinal implant (causes noise in the data)
  • Moderate to severe cardiomyopathy
  • Patients with temporary cognitive disability due to illness
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
90 participants (estimated)
Patient registry
No

Groups and cohorts

  • Premature Infants

    Premature infants \>1 month of age currently hospitalized with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) without acute respiratory infection

  • Chronic Respiratory Disease

    Participants ages \>1 month-21 years with chronic respiratory disease due to underlying neuromuscular disease

  • Neuromuscular Disease

    Participants ages 21-40 years with confirmed neuromuscular disease with an echo completed within the preceding 12 months of study participation of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) or other diagnoses associated with mild cardiomyopathy

  • Healthy Controls

    Age and height matched healthy controls

  • V/Q Scan validation

    Adults or children who are having or have recently had a V/Q scan

  • Premature Infants (Longitudinal Cohort)

    Premature infants ages 2 weeks to 1 year with diagnosed or suspected bronchopulmonary dysplasia

  • Pulmonary Vein/Artery Stenosis

    Children age 2 months to 18 years, who will be undergoing cardiac catheterization for pulmonary vein stenosis, pulmonary hypertension and/or pulmonary artery stenosis

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. EIT imaging maps that provide regional information regarding ventilation and perfusion of the lung.

    These images will be analyzed both visually for qualitative abnormalities and through quantitative pixel analysis that can provide information regarding lung volume, blood volume, and changes in either based on respiratory cycle, cardiac cycle, or intervention. Areas of low ventilation (atelectasis and consolidation) will be identified.

    Time frame: 24 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Regional conductivity changes due to ventilation

    Describe regional ventilation in pediatric respiratory disease populations including neuromuscular weakness, skeletal/chest wall disorders, and chronic airway and parenchymal lung disease including bronchopulmonary dysplasia. This is a qualitative aim and will summarize EIT images pictorially. Pixel densities will be evaluated for normality and summarized as mean (SD) or median (interquartile range). EIT images will be qualitatively compared between cases and controls.

    Time frame: 24 months

  2. Waveform for a mesh element

    Time-series waveform indicated by time in seconds compared to Recon signal (au).

    Time frame: 24 months

  3. Regional conductivity changes due to perfusion

    This is a qualitative and quantitative aim. Results will qualitatively compare EIT images with CXR and CT scan images when available. Images will be displayed side by side and interpreted by both the clinician and the EIT study staff. Various summary measures of EIT outcomes will be calculated including pixel heterogeneity, summary changes over tidal breath and variation between tidal peaks. Pearson and Spearman correlation will be calculated between summary EIT outcomes and continuous primary clinical values. Linear and logistic regression will be used to estimate associations (with 95% CI) between EIT measures and clinical outcomes. Summary data will be presented in tables and figures using basic descriptive statistics stratified by study group.

    Time frame: 24 months

  4. Regional pulsatile perfusion imaging at the end of systole

    Time frame: 5 minutes

  5. Power waveform (computed as the inner product of measured voltages and applied currents)

    Time frame: 24 months

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Started May 2019 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Nov 2026, 90 months after the start.

Of 372 non-industry observational studies under Premature Birth, half reached primary completion within 35 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 18 and three quarters within 63. This study's planned 90 months is above that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 387 studies reached it within 35 months; a quarter within 18 and three quarters within 61.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Dec 28, 2018
First posted
Jan 9, 2019
StartActual
May 3, 2019
Primary completionEst.
Nov 2026
CompletionEst.
Nov 2026
Last update
Nov 13, 2025
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Nov 13, 2025, 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
NCT03797183
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jan 9, 2019
Start date
May 3, 2019
Primary completion
Nov 2026 (estimated)
Completion
Nov 2026 (estimated)
Last update
Nov 13, 2025

Study contacts

Emily DeBoer, MD
Contact
emily.deboer@childrenscolorado.org
720-777-4953

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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