# Shear Wave Elastography of Intercostal Muscles for the Non-invasive Assessment of the Work of BreathinG

> **NCT07371754** · — · NOT_YET_RECRUITING · sponsor: **Groupe Hospitalier du Havre** · enrollment: 20 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- COPD
- Healthy Adult

## Interventions

- **DIAGNOSTIC_TEST:** Intercostal muscle shear wave elastography (SWE) during standardized inspiratory loading

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT07371754
- **Lead sponsor:** Groupe Hospitalier du Havre
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** —
- **Study type:** OBSERVATIONAL
- **Status:** NOT_YET_RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2026-03-01
- **Primary completion:** 2027-03-01
- **Final completion:** 2027-03-01
- **Target enrollment:** 20 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2026-01-28


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07371754

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT07371754, "Shear Wave Elastography of Intercostal Muscles for the Non-invasive Assessment of the Work of BreathinG". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-03 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT07371754. Licensed CC0.

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