Clinical trials: Airway Inflammation
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive, Airway Disease
Innate Immunity in Ozone-induced Airway Inflammation in COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of death in the United States. Patients with COPD are routinely exposed to indoor and outdoor air pollution, which appears to cause escalation of their…
- Conditions
- Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive, Airway Disease, COPD Exacerbation, Pollution; Exposure
- Trial name
- CO3PD (NCT04669743)
- Testing
- Ozone exposure
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Severe Eosinophilic Asthma
Treatment With Mepolizumab on Patients With Severe Refractory Eosinophilic Asthma
Understanding how Interleukin-5 blockade modulates both immune and metabolic pathways may clarify the multidimensional impact of biologic therapy in severe eosinophilic asthma.
- Trial name
- NCT05063981
- Testing
- Mepolizumab
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri SpA
COPD, HIV Infections
Airway Microbiome and Th17-mediated Inflammation in COPD Among HIV-infected Individuals in a Rural Ugandan Cohort
Rationale: COPD is increasing in prevalence among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) as widespread use of ART has increased longevity in this population. In rural Ugandan ART clinics, we report COPD prevalence of 6.22%.
- Conditions
- COPD, HIV Infections, Respiratory Disease
- Trial name
- HLM (NCT05223114)
- Testing
- Not applicable (N/A)
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Makerere University
Asthma, COPD
Airway Inflammation and Remodeling in Asthma and COPD.
Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are inflammatory airway diseases. Although the clinical features of asthma and COPD may be similar, the pathogenesis of these diseases differs in many aspects.
- Trial name
- NCT02069054
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Warsaw
Healthy Volunteers
Early Environmental and Maternal Determinants of Airway Inflammation in Wheezing Disorders in Infants
This study collects data on microbiological, genetic and environmental factors, as well as lung function parameters (e.g. spirometry, body plethysmography, lung-MRI) to assess the complex interaction of predisposing risk factors…
- Trial name
- NCT04286464
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Asthma
Usefulness of Exhaled Breath Condensate for Evaluation of Markers of Airway Inflammation in Children With Asthma
Exhaled breath condensate (EBC) has emerged as a novel noninvasive technique for assessment of airway inflammation, and it provides information on airway lining fluid composition.
- Trial name
- NCT00961155
- Testing
- cyklezonid, montelukast sodium, formoterol 12 mcg twice daily
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Lodz
Airway Inflammation
Airborne Ultrafine and Fine Particulate Matter: A Cause for Endothelial Dysfunction in Man?
The purpose of this study is to examine biological pathways of altered blood vessel function resulting from breathing airborne particulate.
- Trial name
- NCT00814281
- Testing
- Montelukast
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marywood University
Asthma
Persistence of Airway Inflammation and Remodeling in Subjects With Symptomatic or Complete Asthma Remission
This study aims at determining the patterns of asthma remission, the prevalence of these different patterns, the various factors associated with such remissions and possible recurrences of asthma, in order to determine the…
- Trial name
- NCT00526019
- Volunteers
- 85 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Laval University
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive, Bronchitis, Chronic
Airway Macrophages and Sputum Milieu in Adult Subjects With Airflow Obstruction
Airway macrophage impairment is a central feature in the immunopathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, regardless of smoking status.
- Conditions
- Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive, Bronchitis, Chronic, Occupational Diseases, Tobacco Use Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT00871637
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Towards Restoring the Physiological Inhibition of Airway Narrowing in Asthma
Asthma and COPD are characterized by airway narrowing. The most potent, physiological mechanism leading to bronchodilation is taking a deep inspiration.
- Trial name
- NCT00279136
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Leiden University Medical Center
Exercise Induced Asthma
Study of Airway Inflammation in Relation to Exercise in Elite Athletes
High school elite training programs are today more and more under development in several 'elite sport schools' in Belgium, in order to select and train future elite athletes already at young age.
- Trial name
- NCT01942096
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Airways Allergic Inflammation of Asthmatic Children
Beneficial Effects of Lactobacillus Reuteri DSM 17938 Supplementation on Asthmatic Children
Objective The aim of the trial is to evaluate the beneficial effects of the oral administration of the probiotic L. Reuteri (Reuterin®) on the airways allergic inflammation in children with mild to moderate persistent asthma.
- Trial name
- NCT01241084
- Testing
- Antileukotrienes + Lactobacillus reuteri
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federico II University
Respiratory Tract Diseases, Occupational Diseases
Lymphocytes Cut Off Values of Induced Sputum Samples in Healthy and Non-healthy Patients- A Cross Sectional Study
Background: Induced sputum (IS) is a noninvasive methodology for evaluating airway inflammation in a large number of pulmonary diseases, i.e, Asthma, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and Interstitial Lung Diseases.
- Conditions
- Respiratory Tract Diseases, Occupational Diseases, Disorders of Environmental Origin
- Trial name
- NCT02093936
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Airway Inflammation
Woodsmoke Particulate + Prednisone
Deployment of military personnel has been associated with increased respiratory illness likely due, in part, to inhalation of unusual particulate matter (PM), such as from burn pits.
- Trial name
- Smokisone (NCT03861390)
- Testing
- 60 mg Prednisone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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
Subclinical Cardiovascular Impairments, Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
Cardiovascular Impairments and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
Which are the anthropometric parameters and/or of severity of the syndrome of apnea of sleep (SAS) which make it possible to anticipate occurred of vascular anomalies, anatomical and/or functional precociously found among…
- Trial name
- INFRASAS (NCT01089257)
- Where
- 3 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 133 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
Asthma, Inflammation
Pathogenesis and Genetics of Environmental Asthma Ozone Study
The goals of the research are designed to accomplish genetic association studies of candidate genes in healthy normal individuals exposed to 0.2 ppm for 2.25 hours with intermittent exercise in order to search for associations…
- Trial name
- NCT00574158
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 170 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Attitude to Health
Mucociliary Clearance, Airway Inflammation and Nasal Symptoms in Urban Motorcycle-drivers
Professionals working in polluted areas may present increased airways symptoms and dysfunction. Rhinopharyngeal retrograde clearance (RRC) has been used to improve mucus clearance in infants with bronchitis and bronchiolitis.
- Trial name
- NCT03510585
- Testing
- saline and sniffing, sniffing
- Where
- 2 sites in Brazil
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Exercise Performance
Role of Lung Function for Exercise Capacity in Well-trained Individuals
The purpose of the project is to investigate exercise performance in humans following prolonged inhalation of beta2-agonists vilanterol + fluticasone furoate or indacaterol + mometasone furoate
- Trial name
- NCT06077019
- Testing
- Vilanterol and Fluticasone Furoate, Indacaterol and Mometasone Furoate
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Morten Hostrup, PhD
Asthma, Healthy
Factors Involved in Asthma and Airway Inflammation
Asthma is the third leading cause of preventable admissions to the hospital in the United States. Deaths and diseases associated with asthma increase every year. Asthma is a disorder of airway inflammation.
- Trial name
- NCT00001887
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)