Pulmonary Function Using Non-invasive Forced Oscillometry
Purpose
The purpose of this observational study is to measure pulmonary function in term and preterm infants with and without pulmonary disease including respiratory distress syndrome, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, transient tachypnea of the newborn, meconium aspiration syndrome, and response to treatments given to newborn infants with lung diseases using a non-invasive airway oscillometry system.
Conditions
- Infant, Premature, Diseases
- Infant, Newborn, Diseases
- Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
- Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn
- Meconium Aspiration Syndrome
- Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn
Eligibility
- Eligible Ages
- Between 1 Day and 2 Years
- Eligible Genders
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- Infants with gestational age at least 22 weeks at birth - Infants off ventilator/continuous positive airway pressure ≥ 12 hours - Infants whose parents/legal guardians have provided consent
Exclusion Criteria
- Infants with major malformation - Infants with a neuromuscular condition that affects respiration - Infants with terminal illness - Infants with a decision made to withhold or limit support
Study Design
- Phase
- N/A
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- N/A
- Intervention Model
- Single Group Assignment
- Intervention Model Description
- This will be a single center prospective observational study with pre-specified Aims and Hypotheses
- Primary Purpose
- Diagnostic
- Masking
- None (Open Label)
Arm Groups
| Arm | Description | Assigned Intervention |
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Experimental Non-invasive forced airway oscillometry |
Analyze lung function using forced airway oscillometry in preterm infants and term infants with and without lung disease with both cross-sectional and longitudinal comparisons. Aim 1: Lung function in term and preterm infants without lung disease (anticipated n=264) Aim 2: Lung function in preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) who develop bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) and preterm infants with RDS who do not develop BPD (anticipated n=264) Aim 3: Lung function measurements in infants with common neonatal lung diseases (including RDS, BPD, meconium aspiration syndrome, and transient tachypnea of the newborn) and controls without lung disease (anticipated n=570) Aim 4: Lung function in infants with lung disease before and after common therapeutic interventions |
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Recruiting Locations
Birmingham, Alabama 35249
More Details
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Detailed Description
TremoFlo™ N-100 (For Investigational Use Only) Airwave Oscillometry System™ (THORASYS Thoracic Medical Systems Inc. Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a technology for measuring lung mechanics without patient effort. Pulmonary function testing using flow-volume and lung volumes is one of the most widely used tests to objectively measure lung function in adults. Such measurements are dependent on effort and coordination by the patient which is not possible for newborn infants. The minimum age for spirometry is typically 6 years to master the technique. Therefore, newborn infants usually require forced exhalation, flow interruption, and often sedation/anesthesia in order to obtain accurate pulmonary function measurements. Infant pulmonary function testing can be time-consuming and expensive to perform in newborn infants. This has limited the utilization of this potentially informative method of studying lung function. Measurements of lung function will be particularly informative during transition from having lungs filled with fluid during intra-uterine life to having lungs filled with air in extra-uterine life in preterm and term babies without lung disease, as well as in newborn infants with lung diseases including respiratory distress syndrome, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, transient tachypnea of the newborn, meconium aspiration syndrome, and after the effects of treatments given to newborn infants with lung diseases. The TremoFlo device uses the forced oscillation technique during spontaneous infant breathing and notably does not require any sedation to perform. The forced oscillation technique measures lung function by superimposing a gentle multi-frequency airwave onto the infant's respiratory airflow while the infant breathes spontaneously. Only a short period of breathing is required to obtain a reliable measurement of airway resistance and reactance. Oscillometry has been successfully utilized to quantify lung function in asthmatic children and adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, but never previously in infants. This proposal brings this non-invasive technique of measuring lung function to the neonatal population to identify changes in respiratory mechanics between term and pre-term gestations and quantify fluctuations in infant lung function in response to disease progression and therapeutic intervention. The ease of oscillometry that only requires tidal breathing eliminates the need for patient cooperation and maneuvers that previously excluded lung function testing in the neonatal intensive care unit. This proposal will evaluate the feasibility and clinical value of oscillometry in newborns, both to detect changes in premature compared to full-term gestations as well as disease cohorts by introducing functional measures of lung function to bedside care.