COPD AND ASSESSMENT OF RADIOLABELED AEROSOL DURING NONINVASIVE VENTILATION

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Background: Beneficial effects from noninvasive ventilation (NIV) in acute COPD are well-established, but couple to nebulization is still challenging. Aim: To compare radioaerosol pulmonary deposition and radioaerosol mass balance in the different compartments (pulmonary and extrapulmonary) using vibrating mesh nebulizer (VMN) and jet nebulizer (JN) coupled to NIV.Methods: It was a crossover study involving 9 stable moderate to severe COPD randomly allocated for both phases of the study: Phase 1(NIV+MN,n=9) and phase 2(NIV+JN,n=9). Bronchodilators were delivered during NIV using a facemask (pressures of 12 cmH2O and 5 cmH2O - inspiratory and expiratory, respectively). Radioactivity counts were performed using a gamma camera and regions of interest(ROIs) were delimited. We determine aerosol mass balance from the lungs, upper airways, stomach, nebulizer, circuit, inspiratory and expiratory filters, and mask as a percentage.

Official Title
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IN VIVO ASSESSMENT OF RADIOLABELED AEROSOL DURING NONINVASIVE VENTILATION IN STABLE COPD: A RANDOMIZED CROSSOVER CLINICAL TRIAL

Conditions
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COPD

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Noninvasive ventilation
* Device: Jet Nebulizer
* Device: Vibrating Mesh Nebulizer (VMN)


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Inclusion criteria were considered as follows: moderate to severe stable COPD (50% ≤ FEV1 < 80% from predicted values or 30% ≤ FEV1 < 50% from predicted values)(4); none exacerbation in the last six months; age between 18 - 60 years; both sexes; no smoking history; able to understand verbal commands, and consent to participate in this protocol. Exclusion Criteria: Presence of dyspnea; cardiopulmonary diseases (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pneumonia, cardiac failure, myocardial infarction, pneumothorax); hyperthermia; hemodynamic instability (heart rate > 150 bpm and systolic blood pressure < 90 mmHg); arrhythmia absence; pregnancy; and contraindications for use of NIV (29).

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 60 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Active Comparator: Control Group<br>Noninvasive ventilation+ jet nebulizer | Other: Noninvasive ventilation<br>* Bilevel positive pressure (BiPAP Synchrony, Respironics®, Murrysville, Pennsylvania, USA) was applied through face mask (Comfort Full 2, Respironics®, Murrysville, Pennsylvania, USA) attached with straps and pressure adjusted were 12 cmH2O of inspiratory pressure and 5 cmH2O of expiratory pressure after a period of adaptation before beginning the procedure to avoid ventilator-patient asynchrony<br>Device: Jet Nebulizer<br>* Both nebulizers were charged with 2.5 mg of salbutamol and 0.25 mg of ipratropium bromide and 3 mL of saline solution was added to complete 3 Ml. JN (Mist yMax, Air Life, Yorba Linda, USA) was positioned in the circuit using a T piece, particle size generation in a 5 µm range (according to the manufacturer information) and flow oxygen tritated at 8 L/min<br>|
| Experimental: Experimental Group<br>Noninvasive ventilation+ Vibrating Mesh Nebulizer (VMN) | Other: Noninvasive ventilation<br>* Bilevel positive pressure (BiPAP Synchrony, Respironics®, Murrysville, Pennsylvania, USA) was applied through face mask (Comfort Full 2, Respironics®, Murrysville, Pennsylvania, USA) attached with straps and pressure adjusted were 12 cmH2O of inspiratory pressure and 5 cmH2O of expiratory pressure after a period of adaptation before beginning the procedure to avoid ventilator-patient asynchrony<br>Device: Vibrating Mesh Nebulizer (VMN)<br>* Both nebulizers were charged with 2.5 mg of salbutamol and 0.25 mg of ipratropium bromide and 3 mL of saline solution was added to complete 3 Ml. VMN (Aeroneb Solo, Galway, Ireland) was positioned in the mask using an elbow (Elbow Kit, Respironics®, Murrysville, Pennsylvania, USA), particle size generation in a 1 µm and connected to electrical energy.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| radioaerosol deposition index into the lungs | Immediately after inhalation, participants sat in a chair with the back positioned in front to the gamma camera (STARCAM 3200 GE, California, USA) to obtain radioactivity counts from the posterior thorax during a period of 300 seconds on a matrix of 256 X 256. After, participants were positioned sitting in front to the gama camera to obtain images from face. Then, the same procedure was performed to analysis deposition in the nebulizer, circuits, inspiratory filter, expiratory filter and face mask. Counts representing stomach were obtained from posterior thorax and corrections for decay of technetium were used to during extrapulmonary measurements | 10 months | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| radioaerosol mass balance that reached pulmonary and extrapulmonary compartments. | The analysis of deposition in pulmonary and extrapulmonary compartments was expressed as a percentage from the count in each compartment to the total radioaerosol mass generated by nebulizers. The inhaled radioaerosol was considered the sum of deposition into the upper airways, lungs and stomach. Regions of interest were delimited based on a previous protocol and RDI was expressed as absolute values and was calculated according to the counts generated from each regions of interest. | 10 months | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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nebulizers,, noninvasive ventilation, COPD, scintigraphy,, aerosol