Clinical trials: Mucociliary Clearance
Cystic Fibrosis
Effect of Lucinactant on Mucus Clearance in Cystic Fibrosis Lung Disease
Mucus clearance is impaired in cystic fibrosis. Inhaled surfactants may reduce adhesive forces between mucus and airway surfaces and improve mucus clearance. This in turn my improve lung health.
- Trial name
- NCT00934362
- Testing
- Lucinactant first
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Cystic Fibrosis
Absorptive Clearance in the Cystic Fibrosis Airway
The objective of this overall project is to develop a new aerosol-based technique for quantifying liquid absorption in the airways of subjects with cystic fibrosis(CF) that can be used to help develop new therapies.
- Trial name
- NCT00541190
- Testing
- Technetium [Tc-99m] sulfur colloid and Indium [In-111] DTPA
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Cystic Fibrosis, Mucociliary Clearance Defect
Researching the Effects of Airway Clearance Therapies in Cystic Fibrosis
This is a pilot study investigating the effectiveness and clinical efficacy of airway clearance therapy (ACT) in cystic fibrosis (CF).
- Trial name
- REACT-CF (NCT03078127)
- Testing
- Baseline (Huff-Cough alone), Oscillatory Positive Expiatory Pressure Device, Whole-Body Vibration Platform
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Cystic Fibrosis
Durability of Hypertonic Saline for Enhancing Mucociliary Clearance in Cystic Fibrosis
Direct measurement of mucociliary and cough clearance (MCC/CC) has been used as a biomarker in cystic fibrosis (CF). Additional knowledge of the performance of this biomarker is needed to inform exploratory clinical trial design…
- Trial name
- NCT01094704
- Testing
- sodium chloride (7%)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Smokers, Never Smokers
Prefatory Study to Explore Changes in Nasal Mucociliary Clearance and to Standardize Nasal Scraping Procedure
This study intends to evaluate the nasal mucociliary clearance (NMC) by determining the value obtained for saccharin transit time (STT) test over the course of 12 hours following a single cigarette use in adult smokers, to…
- Trial name
- NCT03086707
- Testing
- Cigarette
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Philip Morris Products S.A.
Cystic Fibrosis
Hypertonic Saline and Mucociliary Clearance in Children
Previously, the investigators and others have shown that mucociliary clearance (MCC) is defective in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) and it is now thought that alterations in airway mucus rheology figure prominently in the…
- Trial name
- NCT01293084
- Testing
- 0.12% saline, 7% saline
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
COPD, Chronic Bronchitis
The Effectiveness of Roflumilast in Improving Mucociliary Clearance in Patients With COPD and Chronic Bronchitis
Specific Aim: To determine the effectiveness of Roflumilast in improving i) whole right lung and ii) peripheral right lung mucociliary clearance (MCC) in patients with COPD and chronic bronchitis.
- Conditions
- COPD, Chronic Bronchitis, Emphysema
- Trial name
- NCT03073798
- Testing
- Roflumilast
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Healthy Subjects
Study to Characterize the Durability of Hypertonic Saline to Enhance Mucociliary Clearance in Healthy Subjects
The purpose of this research study is to learn about how long hypertonic saline (HS) works in healthy subjects. Inhaled hypertonic saline is one of the medications used to treat Cystic Fibrosis (CF).
- Trial name
- NCT01617369
- Testing
- Hypertonic Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Cystic Fibrosis
Inhaled Mannitol on Mucociliary Clearance in Moderate to Severe Cystic Fibrosis
This study will provide important mechanistic information regarding the effect of inhaled mannitol (Bronchitol) in people with cystic fibrosis (PwCF) with moderate to severe disease who are already using…
- Trial name
- NCT05740618
- Testing
- Mannitol Inhalant Product
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
COPD
Study of Humidified Air to Improve Mucociliary Clearance (MCC) in COPD
This purpose of this study is to determine whether nasal delivery of heated and humidified air for a period of 4 hours will improve the clearance of mucus from the lungs of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease…
- Trial name
- NCT03935932
- Testing
- nasal delivery of heated and humidified air
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Frank C Sciurba
Acute Respiratory Infection
Evaluating the Effect of Mucinex 1200mg on Mucociliary and Cough Clearance During an Acute Respiratory Infection
The purpose of this research study is to explore the mechanism of action of Mucinex, an oral, over-the-counter, FDA approved expectorant in patients with acute respiratory tract infections.
- Trial name
- MCC/CC (NCT01114581)
- Testing
- Mucinex
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Reckitt Benckiser LLC
Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia
Functional Studies of Novel Genes Mutated in Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia II: Genotype to Phenotype
The purpose of this study is to measure mucociliary clearance (MCC) in groups of subjects with the disease Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) caused by mutations in different genes, and compare to healthy subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT04901715
- Testing
- Albuterol, Technetium99m - Sulfur Colloid (Tc99m-SC)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Mucociliary Clearance
Study to Assess the Effect of the New HFA-152a Propellant on Mucociliary Clearance
The primary objective of this study was to assess the effect of multiple doses of the HFA-152a propellant and the HFA-134a propellant on mucociliary clearance (MCC).
- Trial name
- NCT05875025
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A.
Asthma
Study of the Effect of HFA-152a and HFA-134a Propellants on Mucociliary Clearance in Healthy Participants
The main goal of the study is to assess the effect of the administration of reference propellant [HFA-134a (1,1,1,2 - Tetrafluoroethane)] and test propellant [HFA-152a (1 - Difluoroethane)] in healthy adults on mucociliary…
- Trial name
- NCT06506266
- Testing
- HFA-152a, HFA-134a, Radiolabeled saline solution
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Cystic Fibrosis
Imaging Airway Liquid Absorption in Cystic Fibrosis
The investigators are developing a new nuclear medicine imaging technique for measuring liquid absorption in the airways that can be applied to screen new medications being developed to treat cystic fibrosis (CF).
- Trial name
- NCT01486199
- Testing
- Absorptive clearance scan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Cystic Fibrosis
Effect of Hypertonic Saline on Mucus Clearance in Children Ages 5-12 With Cystic Fibrosis
Previous work demonstrated that inhaled hypertonic saline (HS) reduces exacerbation frequency and improves lung function in adults with cystic fibrosis (CF).
- Trial name
- NCT01031706
- Testing
- Hypertonic Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill