Clinical trials: Sputum
Covid19
Comparison of Detection of SARS-CoV2 (COVID-19) Between Nasopharyngeal Swab Specimens and Those Obtained by Salivary Sputum
Multicenter observational study of diagnostic test validation (Research Involving the Human Person, type 3) In addition to the diagnosis by the reference method (nasopharyngeal swab), the patient will be asked to provide a saliva…
- Trial name
- COVISAL (NCT05024461)
- Testing
- Salivary test for COVID19
- Where
- French Guiana
- Volunteers
- 1,159 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne
Lung Cancer, Small Cell Lung Cancer
A Multicenter Clinical Trial of Sputum DNA Testing for Lung Cancer in China
The primary objective of this study is to assess the safety and effectiveness of Human Multigene Methylation Detection Kit (Fluorescent PCR Method) for help diagnose lung cancer by comparing with clinical standard method…
- Conditions
- Lung Cancer, Small Cell Lung Cancer, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT05337163
- Testing
- Diagnostic Test: Sputum DNA methylation analysis, chest CT or pathological examination
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 1,564 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Creative Biosciences (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd.
Cystic Fibrosis
Biodistribution of Neutrophile Proteases in the Sputum of Patients Affected by Cystic Fibrosis
The purpose of the proposed project is to characterize the neutrophile proteases which participate in the chronic inflammatory phenomenon associated with the cystic fibrosis and which are responsible for the degradation of the…
- Trial name
- Pro-Muco (NCT00750932)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Tours
TB - Tuberculosis
Start Taking Action for Tuberculosis in Kids
Start4Kids: Evaluating the performance, feasibility, acceptability and cost effectiveness of computer-aided detection (CAD) of chest X-ray (CXR) and concurrent testing using novel diagnostics and non-sputum specimens for…
- Trial name
- Start4Kids (NCT07248423)
- Testing
- Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra, Truenat, MTB, Truenat MTB Plus
- Volunteers
- 7,920 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
ALLERGIC ASTHMA
A Description of Inflammatory Cell Types In Moderate to Severe Pediatric Asthma: Eosinophilic and Non Eosinophilic Sputum Markers While on Anti-IgE Therapy
The researcher proposes to assess levels of sputum inflammatory markers (eosinophils, eosinophil cationic protein (ECP), neutrophils IL-8) before and while on anti-IgE therapy in a pediatric population of moderate to severe…
- Trial name
- NCT00283504
- Testing
- ANTI-IGE THERAPY (XOLAIR)
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters
Tuberculosis (TB)
Research on Key Interventional Technologies for Controlling the Epidemic in High-prevalence Areas of Tuberculosis in Guangxi, China
The goal of this study is to find out if using mobile vans with advanced technology can help reduce tuberculosis (TB) in rural Guangxi, China. The study will also examine how practical and cost-effective this approach is.
- Trial name
- NCT06702774
- Testing
- Active case finding
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 43,067 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
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
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
Asthma Patients, Healthy Subjects
Development and Validation of a Sputum Biomarker mRNA Panel for the Diagnostic Work-up of Asthma 1.
The main objectives of the study are 1. to study the different T cell subtypes (Th1, Th2, Th17 and Treg) in the lower airways of healthy subjects and clinically different asthma patients, based on a non-invasive procedure of…
- Trial name
- BioSput-Air (NCT01224938)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 395 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Asthma
Correlation of Particulate Matter and Heme Oxygenase-1 Protein Activity in Asthmatic Children by Induced Sputum Analysis.
Samples of sputum from asthmatic children, between 5-17 years, will be collected during two years of the study period to perform tests Particle Size Distribution (PSD) and Shape Analysis (SA) of the particulate matter in the…
- Trial name
- NCT00969670
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Measurement of Soluble Factors and Particulate Matter in Induced Sputum and EBC in Inflammatory Diseases of the Lung
In the present study inflammatory mediators will be isolated in induced sputum and exhaled breath condensate and will be correlated with particulate matter measured in these samples.Particulate matter will be assessed by partcle…
- Conditions
- Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Interstitial Lung Diseases, Occupational Lung Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT00511290
- Testing
- no generic names
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), Microbiome Dysbiosis
Multi-Omics Integrative Analysis of Serum and Sputum to Uncover Key Determinants of Prognosis in Patients With ARDS
This study is a prospective observational investigation designed to systematically characterize key microbial signatures, metabolite profiles, and gene-expression features in serum and sputum from patients with acute respiratory…
- Conditions
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), Microbiome Dysbiosis, Multiomics Analysis, Metabolomics
- Trial name
- NCT07380997
- Volunteers
- 411 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ruijin Hospital
Bronchiolitis Obliterans
LCI and Bronchial Inflammation in Patients With BO
The investigators here compare lung function parameters (RV, RV/TLC and FEF75) with the results of the Lung Clearance index (LCI) .
- Trial name
- FRABO-02 (NCT02495597)
- Testing
- no intervention - just observational
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Hospital
Bronchial Asthma With eNO-levels Greater Than 30 ppB
Cell Distribution in Induced Sputum in Patients With Asthma
The aim of this case-control study is the comparison of the cell distribution in induced sputum in young adults with asthma and in healthy controls. The study consists of two visits.
- Trial name
- NCT01543516
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Hospital
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive, Emphysema or COPD
The Microbiome of Sputum, Urine and Feces in Healthy Persons and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients
Extensive studies suggest composition of microbiome of respiratory samples or lung tissues in COPD patients is different from the composition of healthy smokers.
- Conditions
- Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive, Emphysema or COPD, Microbiota
- Trial name
- COPD (NCT03755505)
- Testing
- obtain samples from sputum, feces and urine
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Asan Medical Center
Leukocyte Disorders, Respiratory Tract Diseases
Collection of Lung Fluid and Tissue Samples for Research
This study will collect fluid and tissue specimens from the lungs and nose of healthy people and people with a history of lung infections.
- Conditions
- Leukocyte Disorders, Respiratory Tract Diseases, Bronchoscopy
- Trial name
- NCT00471250
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 550 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Bronchiolitis Obliterans
Clinical Status and Bronchial Inflammation in Patients With Bronchiolitis Obliterans
The aim of this case-control study is the characterization of the bronchial and systemic inflammation of children and young adults with bronchiolitis obliterans.
- Trial name
- Frabo (NCT01327248)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Hospital
Tuberculosis
Improving the Outcomes of Children With Tuberculosis Through Innovative Diagnostics and Treatment Monitoring
This study aims at identifying and evaluating novel diagnostic methods for children evaluated for respiratory tuberculosis. The investigators will use alternative samples like stool, urine, and masks to diagnose children with…
- Trial name
- RoGer Pedi (NCT06815588)
- Where
- Romania
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Research Center Borstel
Asthma, Airway Hyperresponsiveness
Bronchospasm Associated With High Nitric Oxide
Intraoperative bronchospasm challenges anesthesia's safety. This study aims to investigate high concentration of exhaled nitric oxide as a marker of intraoperative bronchospasm.
- Trial name
- NCT00666510
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Cystic Fibrosis
Bronchial Inflammation of Small Airways in Patients With Cystic Fibrosis
In the planned study, 60 patients with mild cystic fibrosis (CF) with and without the involvement of small airways (small airway disease - SAD) are to be compared with a historical control group matched in age and gender.
- Trial name
- FRA-MUKO (NCT01479166)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Hospital