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BronchiectasisNCT01906047

Impact of Chronic Air Pollution on Non-cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis

An observational study of Bronchiectasis, run by Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven at 1 site in Belgium.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

We aim at investigation the impact of chronic air pollution exposure on non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis outcome. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 65 years
Conditions the study is for
Bronchiectasis
How many people
189 participants
Where
1 siteBelgium
Study dates
Jun 2006to Apr 2013
How long will I take part?
6 Years
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 65 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: Patients with a HRCT diagnosis of bronchiectasis and do not have a diagnosis of cystic fibrosis. They also need to have typical bronchiectatic disease (recurrent infections and sputum).

Who may be able to join

  • HRCT diagnosis of bronchiectasis
  • recurrent infections or chronic sputum production
  • patients between 18 and 65 years old.

Who cannot join

  • Cystic Fibrosis
  • Tumoral disease
  • Traction bronchiectasis due to interstitial lung disease
  • patients older than 65 years or younger than 18 years at recruitment
  • COPD

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Belgium1 site
  • UZ Leuven

    Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, 3000

Other trials in Belgium

About this study

We aim at investigation the impact of chronic air pollution exposure on non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis outcome.

Read the detailed description
  • Patient files will be search for time of death and cause of death.
  • Other variables will be collected: bacterial culture results, therapy, gender, age, etc.
  • These data will be linked with pollution data: trafic load, distance to major road, etc.
Conditions
Bronchiectasis
Keywords
Non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis
Medical subject headings
Bronchiectasis

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Death

    From June 2006 till October 2012, enrolled patients' medical file will be screened if death has occurred. If so, cause of death will be search for in the patients' file.

    Measured: 6 years

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted23 Jul 2013 (estimated)
  2. Study startJun 2006
  3. Primary completionOct 2012
  4. Study completionApr 2013

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
189 participants (actual)
Target duration
6 Years
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01906047
Sponsor's protocol ID
NCFB chronic pollution
Status last verified
Jul 2013
First submitted
18 Jul 2013
Last updated
23 Jul 2013
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Goeminne PC, Bijnens E, Nemery B, Nawrot TS, Dupont LJ. Impact of traffic related air pollution indicators on non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis mortality: a cohort analysis. Respir Res. 2014 Sep 3;15(1):108. doi: 10.1186/s12931-014-0108-z.

    PubMed 25183428

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Bronchiectasis, run by Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven at 1 site in Belgium.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 23 Jul 2013. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Belgium. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Death (time frame: 6 years). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01906047, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 23 Jul 2013.

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