Clinical trials: Pulmonary Function Testing
Lung Diseases
Assessment of Exposures of the Mother-infant Pair to the Air Pollution of São Paulo
A single group of pregnant women who was analyzed in the first and in the third trimesters of pregnancy
- Trial name
- NCT02807038
- Testing
- Lung function test
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
Mesothelioma, Lung Neoplasms
Chest Wall Motion Analysis in Disease
Breathing movements, called chest wall motion, are very complex. The investigators are studying how movement of the abdomen, ribs and diaphragm contribute to breathing and how this differs with different diseases in the chest.
- Conditions
- Mesothelioma, Lung Neoplasms, Surgery, Cystic Fibrosis
- Trial name
- CWM (NCT02958683)
- Testing
- Chest wall motion analysis
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Heart of England NHS Trust
Cystic Fibrosis
Exocrine Pancreatic Function Testing in Cystic Fibrosis
Purpose The purpose of this study is to develop and validate multimodal testing of exocrine pancreatic function (EPF). The investigators will be testing exocrine pancreatic function in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF).
- Trial name
- NCT01446861
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Haukeland University Hospital
Respiratory Insufficiency
High Flow Nasal Cannula Versus Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
The purpose of this study is to compare two common methods of providing respiratory support: nasal continuous airway pressure and high flow nasal cannula to see what effect it has on babies breathing.
- Trial name
- NCT01531465
- Testing
- Pulmonary Function Testing & esophageal pressure monitoring, Pulmonary function testing and esophageal pressure
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Christiana Care Health Services
Oxidant Imbalance, Pulmonary Function
In Utero Household Air Pollution Exposure and Lung Development in Ghana
Household air pollution from cook stoves using solid fuels dominates total population air pollution exposures. Females and young children are disproportionately affected as they either perform or are present for the majority of…
- Trial name
- NCT02200289
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Tuberculosis
Early Risk Assessment in Household Contacts (≥10 Years) of TB Patients by New Diagnostic Tests in 3 African Countries
The ERASE - TB study will be conducted in order to fill a critical unmet need for tuberculosis control. Persons who are in contact with an infectious TB case may become infected themselves.
- Trial name
- ERASE-TB (NCT04781257)
- Testing
- New test candidates
- Where
- 3 sites in Mozambique, Tanzania and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 2,100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Michael Hoelscher
Right Ventricular Dysfunction, Cardiopulmonary Diseases
Right Heart and Lung Blood Flow During Exercise (RIGHT-NET 2.0)
RIGHT-NET 2.0 is a multicenter observational study with a retrospective-prospective design that builds on the original RIGHT-NET study.
- Conditions
- Right Ventricular Dysfunction, Cardiopulmonary Diseases, Pulmonary Hypertension
- Trial name
- RIGHT-NET 2 (NCT07851610)
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS SYNLAB SDN
Pregnancy, Smoking
Evaluating the Effects of Supplemental Vitamin C on Infant Lung Function in Pregnant Smoking Women
Women who smoke during their pregnancy place their unborn child at an increased risk of health problems, including decreased lung function and possible lung diseases later in life.
- Trial name
- NCT00632476
- Testing
- Vitamin C
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 282 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Bronchiolitis Obliterans
Lung Function, LCI, Bronchial Inflammation and Epigenetics of Patients With BO
Bronchiolitis obliterans is a chronic disease in which a persistent inflammatory process leads to obliteration of the small airways.
- Trial name
- FRABO-03 (NCT02627833)
- Testing
- observation
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Hospital
Chronic Lung Disease
A Pilot Study of Pulmonary Function in Dysphagic Infants
Infants less than 2 years old who have been newly diagnosed with problems swallowing will have pulmonary function tests performed to try to detect the presence of chronic lung disease.
- Trial name
- NCT00831038
- Testing
- Infant Pulmonary Function Tests
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Tennessee
Asthma in Children, Lung Function Decreased
Lung Function Variability in Children and Adolescents
Long-term variability analysis of peak expiratory flow (PEF) and forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) has been successfully used in research to predict the exacerbation of the disease in adult individuals with asthma.
- Trial name
- LUV (NCT04163146)
- Testing
- Measurements of PEF and FEV1
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Patras
Respiratory Disease
Luftibus in the School: a Study on the Respiratory Health of Schoolchildren.
This study assessed the respiratory health of schoolchildren from the canton of Zurich by combining self-reported information on respiratory symptoms with lung function test results and air pollution measurements.
- Trial name
- LUIS (NCT03659838)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 3,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Children's Hospital, Zurich
Asthma
Airflow Obstruction and Biomarkers of Airway Inflammation During and Following Acute Exacerbations of Childhood Asthma
This study is a longitudinal single-center pilot study designed to describe changes in lung function and levels of noninvasive biomarkers of airway inflammation in children ages 6-18 years over two months following…
- Trial name
- NCT01227070
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seattle Children's Hospital
Asthma
The Effect of Single Dose Paracetamol on the Lower Airways of Asthmatic and Healthy Children
Asthma is a common inflammatory airway disease. Several researches have demonstrated a possible connection between asthma and exposure to paracetamol.
- Trial name
- NCT01073748
- Testing
- paracetamol
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Fear Anxiety, Pulmonary
Preparation Methods on PFT Performance
Background: Successful spirometry in children depends on adequate cooperation and correct performance of respiratory maneuvers. Although several preparation strategies have been proposed, evidence comparing their effects on both…
- Conditions
- Fear Anxiety, Pulmonary, Performance Assessment
- Trial name
- NCT07713225
- Testing
- Verbal Instruction with Demonstration, Animation-Assisted Preparation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Selcuk University
Cystic Fibrosis
Study of Ibuprofen to Preserve Lung Function in Patients With Cystic Fibrosis
OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the effect of different doses of ibuprofen on neutrophil (polymorphonuclear leukocyte; PMN) delivery to a mucosal surface (the oral mucosa) in patients with cystic fibrosis and healthy controls. II.
- Trial name
- NCT00004440
- Testing
- ibuprofen
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- FDA Office of Orphan Products Development
Infant, Premature, Diseases, Infant, Newborn, Diseases
Pulmonary Function Using Non-invasive Forced Oscillometry
The purpose of this observational study is to measure pulmonary function in term and preterm infants with and without pulmonary disease including respiratory distress syndrome, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, transient tachypnea of…
- Conditions
- Infant, Premature, Diseases, Infant, Newborn, Diseases, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn
- Trial name
- PUFFOR (NCT03346343)
- Testing
- Non-invasive forced airway oscillometry
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Larynx Disease, Laryngeal Stenosis
The Effectiveness of Reconstructive Microsurgery on the Clinical and Functional State of Laryngeal Stenosis
To improve diagnostic methods for patients with laryngeal stenosis for the optimal determination of the technique of surgical treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT04734483
- Testing
- spirometry, MRI and CT, Laryngoscopy
- Where
- 2 sites in Kazakhstan, Russia
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Astana Medical University
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Pulmonary Function
Lung Function in Patients With Early Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
To investigate the protective effect of calcium dobesilate, Xuefuzhuyu Decoction, calcium dobesilate combined with Xuefuzhuyu Decoction on the early lung function of type 2 diabetes mellitus
- Trial name
- NCT03167918
- Testing
- Calcium Dobesilate, Xuefuzhuyu Decoction, Xuefuzhuyu Decoction & Calcium dobesilate
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Asthma
Testing the Effects of Temperature & Humidity on Children With and Without Asthma in an Environmental Climatic Chamber
The goal of this clinical study is to learn how different temperature and humidity conditions affect breathing, lung function, exercise capacity, symptoms, and other physical responses in children and youth aged 11 to 18 years…
- Trial name
- NCT07864506
- Testing
- Controlled Temperature and Humidity Exposure
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ontario Institute of Technology