Examination of Double-Lumen Tube Placement by Functional Electrical Impedance Tomography

This study has been completed.

First Received: June 13, 2007 Last Updated: February 11, 2008 History of Changes

Sponsor:	University Hospital Freiburg
Information provided by:	University Hospital Freiburg
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00486616

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to determine whether functional electrical impedance tomography is suitable for examination of double-lumen tube placement compared with fibreoptic evaluation.

Condition	Intervention
Double-Lumen Tube Placement One-Lung Ventilation	Device: electrical impedance tomography Procedure: double-lumen tube placement

Study Type:	Observational
Study Design:	Prospective
Official Title:	Examination of Double-Lumen Tube Placement: Functional Electrical Impedance Tomography Versus Fibreoptic Bronchoscopy

Further study details as provided by University Hospital Freiburg:

Study Start Date:	May 2007
Study Completion Date:	August 2007
Primary Completion Date:	August 2007 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

consent of the patient
intubation with left- or right-sided double-lumen tube
age >= 18 years

Exclusion Criteria:

refusal by the patient
contraindications for EIT-measurement (e.g. pacemaker, pregnancy)

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00486616

Locations

Germany
University Hospital Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany, 79106

Sponsors and Collaborators

University Hospital Freiburg

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Daniel Steinmann, MD

Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, University Hospital Freiburg

More Information

No publications provided

Study ID Numbers:	117/07
Study First Received:	June 13, 2007
Last Updated:	February 11, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00486616 History of Changes
Health Authority:	Germany: Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on November 30, 2009