Assessment of Inspiratory Profiles Through Airflow Resistances Designed to Mimic Inhalers
It is hypothesized that different inhalation profiles (inhalation flow rate versus time curves) result from different forms of patient training. Furthermore, significant inter-subject variability in these profiles should exist that can, under some circumstances, depend on the design of different inhalation devices; this is because dry powder inhalers have different airflow resistances. The investigators also hypothesize that the spread of flow rate versus time profiles for inhalation can be collected. Finally, these profiles can be analyzed from a group of human subjects and used to define a mean and statistical range of inhalation flow rate versus time curves.
The investigators propose to collect the inhalation profiles from 20 'inhaler naïve' healthy volunteers after they have (a) read a typical inhaler package insert and (b) been formally trained in inhaler use by a pharmacist. No drug exposure will occur. The data will be used from this pilot study to (a) show the inter-subject variability in the inhalation profiles used by adults inhaling through realistic airflow resistances (like those in inhalers) following different types of training (b) show how formal training changes inhalation technique and (c) provide a database of typical inspiratory profiles for use and improvement of realistic tests of inhalers in the laboratory. Since pulmonary deposition from inhalers greatly depends upon the way patients inhale through them, this research will result in a database to improve the design and in vitro characterization of inhalers.
Studieoversigt
Status
Betingelser
Undersøgelsestype
Tilmelding (Faktiske)
Kontakter og lokationer
Studiesteder
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Virginia
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Richmond, Virginia, Forenede Stater, 23298
- Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Pharmacy
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Deltagelseskriterier
Berettigelseskriterier
Aldre berettiget til at studere
Tager imod sunde frivillige
Køn, der er berettiget til at studere
Prøveudtagningsmetode
Studiebefolkning
Beskrivelse
- Must be healthy as determined by a health questionnaire
- Must not be currently pregnant (self reported)
- Must not have symptoms of an obstructive or restrictive lung disease or be suffering from allergies or congestion at the time of testing
- Must have Forced 'Expiratory Volume in one second' >'Lower Limit of Normal' predicted
- Must be medically stable with no evidence of acute medical or psychiatric illness,
- Must have never used or been trained to use a dry powder inhaler,
- Must not be currently using any inhaler, nasal spray or drug known to affect lung function, Bronchodilators and decongestants in any form are excluded
- Must be at least 4 feet 10 inch tall,
- Must weigh at least 110 pounds (50 kilograms) and be no more than 264 pounds (120 kilograms)
- Must not currently, or in the past year, have used tobacco products
Studieplan
Hvordan er undersøgelsen tilrettelagt?
Design detaljer
Kohorter og interventioner
Gruppe / kohorte |
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Inhaler naive healthy volunteers
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Hvad måler undersøgelsen?
Primære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse |
Tidsramme |
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Change in inhalation flow rate and inhalation volume after the formal training in use of inhaler
Tidsramme: 1 year
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Inhalation Profiles will be collected through different airflow resistance, before and after formal training
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1 year
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Samarbejdspartnere og efterforskere
Sponsor
Efterforskere
- Ledende efterforsker: Peter R Byron, PhD, Virginia Commonwealth University
Datoer for undersøgelser
Studer store datoer
Studiestart
Primær færdiggørelse (Faktiske)
Studieafslutning (Faktiske)
Datoer for studieregistrering
Først indsendt
Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier
Først opslået (Skøn)
Opdateringer af undersøgelsesjournaler
Sidste opdatering sendt (Skøn)
Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier
Sidst verificeret
Mere information
Begreber relateret til denne undersøgelse
Yderligere relevante MeSH-vilkår
Andre undersøgelses-id-numre
- HM13708
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