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| 4DMedical | INDUSTRY |
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This is a pilot study to determine the utility of Novel Functional Lung Imaging and Ventilation (4DxV) Analysis software in measurement of lung ventilation abnormalities and diagnosis of chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD) after lung transplantation.
This is a pilot study to determine the feasibility and utility of Novel Functional Lung Imaging and Ventilation (4DxV) Analysis software in measurement of lung ventilation abnormalities and diagnosis of CLAD after lung transplantation. 4DxV is a technology developed by 4Dx (4Dx Limited, Melbourne, Australia and Los Angeles, CA) and is a novel computational approach to the data obtained from standard fluoroscopic imaging that measures tissue motion of the lung at all locations and in all phases of breath. These motion measurements are used to calculate 4-dimensional ventilation (4DxV) of lung tissue to provide variety of outputs. The investigators will establish the sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of this technology in diagnosis of CLAD compared to CT scan and pulmonary function results in patients with a known diagnosis of CLAD based on established diagnostic criteria.
The investigators will test the following hypotheses:
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Participants who underwent a lung transplant at Duke | Other | Participants will undergo fluoroscopic chest imaging with 4Dx technology software analysis |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Fluoroscopic chest imaging with 4Dx technology software analysis | Diagnostic Test | 4DxV utilizes a novel software algorithm to analyze data from cinefluoroscopy images to calculate regional ventilation and pulmonary function changes. Cinefluorography uses a fluorescent screen with X-rays to make real-time moving images the lung described below. This is the same x-ray fluoroscopy that is used in clinical imaging and the fluoroscopic imaging time is approximately 1 minute leading to an effective radiation dose of 2 mSv (200 mRem). This is significantly lower that the radiation exposure from a standard chest CT. Fluoroscopy images are acquired at each of five views for approximately enough time to capture at least one complete, continuous breath. The subject is required to remain in the same position for each of the five fluoroscopy imaging sequences. These images will be analyzed by the novel 4Dx technology to provide the 4Dx lung function analysis report. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Ventilation defect percentage (VDP) as measured by XV lung ventilation analysis software | Determine the VDP using XV Lung Ventilation Analysis Software to quantify ventilation in lung transplant patients | At least one year after lung transplantation |
| Regional ventilation heterogeneity percentage as measured by XV lung ventilation analysis software | Determine the ventilation heterogeneity percentage using XV Lung Ventilation Analysis Software to quantify ventilation in lung transplant patients | At least one year after lung transplantation |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Calculation of Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome (BOS) Stage based on FEV1 decline | Determine BOS stage based on subject's pulmonary function test measurements of percent FEV1 decline compared to post transplant baseline FEV1 | At least one year after lung transplantation |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Greater than or equal to 18 years of age at the time of written informed consent
Recipient of a first bilateral lung transplantation performed at Duke University at least one year prior to written informed consent
Computed tomography (CT) scan of the chest performed at Duke as standard of care after transplantation but within 1 year prior to written informed consent 4a. CLAD grades 1, 2,or 3 (per ISHLT 2014 criteria [Meyer et al 2014]) prior to or at the time of screening
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Azfar Ali, MD | Duke University | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Duke University | Durham | North Carolina | 27710 | United States |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 25359357 | Background | Meyer KC, Raghu G, Verleden GM, Corris PA, Aurora P, Wilson KC, Brozek J, Glanville AR; ISHLT/ATS/ERS BOS Task Force Committee; ISHLT/ATS/ERS BOS Task Force Committee. An international ISHLT/ATS/ERS clinical practice guideline: diagnosis and management of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome. Eur Respir J. 2014 Dec;44(6):1479-503. doi: 10.1183/09031936.00107514. Epub 2014 Oct 30. |
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This study uses a case control design and approximately 15 lung transplant recipients will be enrolled (10 CLAD cases/5 CLAD free controls). The study procedures will be performed during a single research visit.
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