Inspired Sinewave
An NIHR i4i funded study in collaboration with the University of Oxford examining the performance of a new lung function device, the ‘inspired sinewave test’ (IST). This non-invasive technique is simple to perform and requires only passive cooperation, with the patient breathing a tracer gas during normal tidal breathing. IST measures lung volume, pulmonary blood flow, and ventilatory heterogeneity. The study will initially phenotype patients with COPD but will also be tested in asthma CF and critical care. Testing will take place in the CHAPS laboratories, King’s College Hospital, Denmark Hill Campus.