Aerosol Drug Therapy Clinical Trial
Open-vent jet nebulizers are frequently used to promote drug lung deposition but their
clinical efficacy and indications are not clear.
Our study aimed to compare inhaled mass, and lung deposition of amikacin by using a jet
nebulizer (Sidestream) under two different configurations: vented and unvented coupled to a
110 ml corrugated piece of tubing.
| Status | Recruiting |
| Enrollment | 7 |
| Est. completion date | September 2011 |
| Est. primary completion date | September 2011 |
| Accepts healthy volunteers | Accepts Healthy Volunteers |
| Gender | Male |
| Age group | 18 Years to 60 Years |
| Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: - Healthy Volunteers between 18 and 60 years old Exclusion Criteria: - Smokers - Pathological spirometry - History of treatment with aminoglygosides 1 month prior the study - Known allergy to aminoglycosydes - Any lung pathology or history of lung surgery |
Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Pharmacokinetics Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label
| Country | Name | City | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc | Bruxelles |
| Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
|---|---|
| Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain | Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique |
Belgium,
| Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | Amikacin Urinatory excretion | Each miction during 24 hours | No |