Recruitment

Recruitment Status
Unknown status
Estimated Enrollment
Same as current

Summary

Conditions
  • Airway Obstruction
  • Smoking
Type
Interventional
Phase
Not Applicable
Design
Allocation: N/AIntervention Model: Single Group AssignmentMasking: None (Open Label)Primary Purpose: Basic Science

Participation Requirements

Age
Between 40 years and 125 years
Gender
Both males and females

Description

Clinical evaluation will be conducted and anthropometric measurements, then the pulmonary function tests: forced oscillation technique (FOT), whole body plethysmography, spirometry and-administration of salbutamol aerosol for assessment of bronchodilator response. After 20 minutes, the individual wi...

Clinical evaluation will be conducted and anthropometric measurements, then the pulmonary function tests: forced oscillation technique (FOT), whole body plethysmography, spirometry and-administration of salbutamol aerosol for assessment of bronchodilator response. After 20 minutes, the individual will be evaluated again following the same sequence.

Tracking Information

NCT #
NCT01521572
Collaborators
  • Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
  • Rio de Janeiro State Research Supporting Foundation (FAPERJ)
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Gerusa M Costa, MSc State University of Rio de Janeiro Study Director: Pedro L Melo, PhD Laboratory biomedical instrumentation