Replaceability of Fluoroscopy and Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Hemidiaphragm Excursion

University of Aarhus

Status

Completed

Conditions

Diaphragm Disease

Treatments

Diagnostic Test: Diaphragm evaluation

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT04098939

Diaphragm Study AUH

Details and patient eligibility

About

Precise measurement of diaphragm function is difficult. Several methods exist. No are sufficiently validated.

With this study, the investigators wish to investigate the validity of different ultrasound and radiological methods and compare them with inspiratory pressure measurements.

Full description

Fluoroscopy assessment of diaphragm motility is obtained and simultaneously correlated to sonographic assessments of motility.

Enrollment

42 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Completed informed consent
one of the following conditions:
- Healthy participants, control group
- Lung disease group.
  - COPD or
  - Ideopatic pulmonary fibrosis.
- Heart disease group.

Heart disease that lead to:

heart transplantat or
left ventricular assist device.

Exclusion criteria

Known diaphragm dysfunction.
Neuromuscular disease.
Pleural effusion.
Pneumothorax.
In the healthy group: Significant comorbidity that affect heart og lung function (arterial hypertention, mild valve disease and COPD without symptoms are accepted).
In the healthy group and in the lung disease group: Previous thorax surgery.