Clinical trials: Sputum
Cystic Fibrosis
Safety and Efficacy of Sildenafil in Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Lung Disease
The purpose of this study is to determine whether sildenafil can decrease inflammation in CF lung disease.
- Trial name
- NCT00659529
- Testing
- sildenafil
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- National Jewish Health
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
Asthma Chronic
Inflammatory Indices in Predicting the Failure of Inhaled Corticosteroids Reduction in Young Participants With Asthma
A prospective, observational, interventional, single-blind study (blinded for a clinician in the field of inflammatory parameters).
- Trial name
- NCT03788057
- Testing
- ICS dose reduction
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute for Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Poland
Tuberculosis
Xpert MTB/Rif, a New Tool for the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Two Municipalities in Brazil
Diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) is a challenge because sputum smear, the most rapid and inexpensive test, often fails to detect the disease, in around 20 to 30% of cases.
- Trial name
- NCT01363765
- Testing
- Xpert MTB/Rif, Smear microscopy
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 34,758 people
- Sponsor
- Ataulpho de Paiva Foundation