NCT03320382

Brief Summary

Monitoring patients with chronic, inflammatory airways disease particularly in the early stages is hampered by the relative insensitivity of current outcome measures to detect subtle changes. Multiple breath washout is a potential sensitive test that is a useful readout of disease at these early stages but it lacks standardisation and knowledge of variability with reference to standard lung function measures. This is a Cross sectional and longitudinal observation study. The hypothesis is that multiple breath washout-derived indices will provide a robust signal of gas mixing inhomogeneity, correlating with conventional measures of airway disease severity. Multiple breath washout performed on different devices will generate indices which correlate but differ in value.

Trial Health

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Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
530

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for all trials

Timeline
Completed

Started May 2017

Longer than P75 for all trials

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
unknown

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

May 5, 2017

Completed
12 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

May 17, 2017

Completed
5 months until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

October 25, 2017

Completed
6.4 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

March 1, 2024

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

March 1, 2024

Completed
Last Updated

May 6, 2022

Status Verified

May 1, 2022

Enrollment Period

6.8 years

First QC Date

May 17, 2017

Last Update Submit

May 5, 2022

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Lung Clearance Index

    Multiple breath washout involves recording concentrations of a tracer gas whilst it is cleared from the lungs during normal tidal breathing. The tracer gas can either be an inert gas such as sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) that is washed out by room air, or resident Nitrogen (N2) that is cleared by 100% oxygen (O2). All tracer gases are traditionally cleared to 1/40th (or 2.5%) of their starting concentration. This procedure is performed in triplicate, each test will take around 5-10 minutes with wait time in-between.

    Each testing session may take up to 90 minutes but most likely it will be under an hour. The MBW test will be completed at each visit and the LCI and other MBW results are obtained from data analysis post completion.

Secondary Outcomes (3)

  • Spirometry

    Spirometry will be completed at each visit (unless already taken at a clinical visit). Maximum 10 visits over 3 years

  • Disease specific Quality of life questionnaire

    The quality of life questionnaire will be completed at each visit and compared to the primary outcome at each visit. Maximum 10 visits over 3 years

  • Review of clinically indicated tests

    Post each visit review of clinically indicated tests will take place and compared to the primary outcome. Maximum 10 visits over 3 years

Interventions

Multiple breath washout testing will be completed on different devices over time

Also known as: Exhlayzer D (Ecomedics), Modified Innocor (Innovision), Amis 2000 (Respiratory Mass Spectrometer) (Innovision), EasyOne Pro (New Diagnostic Design (NDD) Medical Technologies Inc

Eligibility Criteria

Age2 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
Sampling MethodNon-Probability Sample
Study Population

Patients aged two and upwards with chronic airways disease including CF, PCD, Asthma and Bronchiectasis, Persistent bacterial bronchitis and sleep disordered breathing and obesity as well as aged matched healthy control patients will be approached to take part in the study. Healthy volunteers will only complete MBW and Spirometry for comparison with respiratory disease patients.

You may qualify if:

  • For patients with the following respiratory disease, diagnosis confirmed by:
  • CF: diagnosed by standard criteria
  • PCD: diagnosed by ciliary beat frequency measurement, ciliary beat pattern analysis or electron microscopy of ciliary ultrastructure, or genetics
  • Non-CF bronchiectasis: CT diagnosis of bronchiectasis and not fulfilling diagnostic criteria for CF or PCD
  • Asthma: as diagnosed by standard diagnostic criteria of British Thoracic Society/Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network (BTS/SIGN) guidelines.
  • Persistent bacterial bronchitis defined as a wet cough present for \>1 month, usually with bronchoscopic evidence of chronic infection, that resolves with appropriate antibiotic therapy
  • Sleep Disordered Breathing.
  • For healthy volunteers, these will be colleagues and staff contacts (including children) at a participating centre i.e. Royal Brompton Hospital, or will be siblings of patients.
  • Written informed consent (assent from children of appropriate age) obtained.

You may not qualify if:

  • Positive culture (within the last year of / receiving treatment for Mycobaterium tuberculosis or abscessus (due to cross-infection concerns).
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding.
  • Inability to understand or cooperate with the test(s).
  • Inability to give informed consent, or withdrawal of informed consent.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Royal Brompton Hospital

London, sw36lr, United Kingdom

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Cystic FibrosisCiliary Motility DisordersBronchiectasisAsthmaBronchitisSleep Wake Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pancreatic DiseasesDigestive System DiseasesLung DiseasesRespiratory Tract DiseasesGenetic Diseases, InbornCongenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and AbnormalitiesInfant, Newborn, DiseasesOtorhinolaryngologic DiseasesCiliopathiesAbnormalities, MultipleCongenital AbnormalitiesBronchial DiseasesLung Diseases, ObstructiveRespiratory HypersensitivityHypersensitivity, ImmediateHypersensitivityImmune System DiseasesRespiratory Tract InfectionsInfectionsNervous System DiseasesNeurologic ManifestationsSigns and SymptomsPathological Conditions, Signs and SymptomsMental Disorders

Study Officials

  • Jane C Davies, Professor

    Imperial College London

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Study Design

Study Type
observational
Observational Model
COHORT
Time Perspective
CROSS SECTIONAL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

May 17, 2017

First Posted

October 25, 2017

Study Start

May 5, 2017

Primary Completion

March 1, 2024

Study Completion

March 1, 2024

Last Updated

May 6, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-05

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

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