NCT00966758

Open, Prospective Pilot Study to Obtain Aerosol Distribution in Asthmatic Patients Using Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) for Comparison With Functional Imaging Using Computer Methods

Open, Prospective Pilot Study to Obtain Aerosol Distribution in Asthmatic Patients Using SPECT-CT for Comparison With Functional Imaging Using Computer Methods

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 6 (actual)
• Sponsor: University Hospital, Antwerp · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

In this open prospective study, 6 well controlled asthmatic patients will undergo a high-resolution multi-slice computed tomography (CT) scan, lung function tests and a SPECT scan to obtain patient specific geometries of the central and peripheral small airways, patient specific boundary conditions and the in-vivo spatial distribution of inhaled aerosols.

Conditions

• Asthma

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Computed Tomography	1 low dose CT scan is taken
PROCEDURE	Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography	1 SPECT scan is taken

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-07-01
• Primary completion: 2009-08-01
• Completion: 2009-08-01
• First posted: 2009-08-27
• Last updated: 2010-09-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Belgium