Clinical trials: Pulmonary Interstitial Emphysema
Emphysema, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Phase 2 Study of Ex-vivo Perfusion and Ventilation of Lungs to Assess Transplant Suitability
The purpose of this research study is to perfect the technique of EVLP and learn about the safety of transplanting lungs that have been ventilated (attached to a breathing machine or ventilator to deliver oxygen) and perfused…
- Conditions
- Emphysema, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Cystic Fibrosis, Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Trial name
- NCT01241942
- Testing
- Steen Solution™, Conventional Lung Transplant
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Interstitial Lung Disease, Interstitial Lung Diseases
Ultrasound and Respiratory Physiological Signals in Lung Diseases
The use of lung ultrasound is instrumental in the evaluation of many chest pathologies and its ability to detect pleuro-pulmonary pathology is widely accepted.
- Conditions
- Interstitial Lung Disease, Interstitial Lung Diseases, Interstitial Pneumonia, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Trial name
- SAURON (NCT06068647)
- Testing
- Lung ultrasound, computed tomographic scan and patch-based cardio-respiratory evaluations
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Pulmonary Hypertension, Interstitial Lung Disease
Safety and Efficacy of Inhaled Treprostinil in Adult PH With ILD Including CPFE
This was a multicenter, randomized (1:1 inhaled treprostinil: placebo), double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of inhaled treprostinil in subjects with pre-capillary pulmonary hypertension…
- Conditions
- Pulmonary Hypertension, Interstitial Lung Disease, Combined Pulmonary Fibrosis and Emphysema
- Trial name
- NCT02630316
- Testing
- Inhaled Treprostinil
- Where
- 97 sites in United States, Puerto Rico
- Volunteers
- 326 people
- Sponsor
- United Therapeutics
Cystic Fibrosis, Pulmonary Fibrosis
Role of Genetic Factors in the Development of Lung Disease
This study is designed to evaluate the genetics involved in the development of lung disease by surveying genes involved in the process of breathing and examining the genes in lung cells of patients with lung disease.
- Conditions
- Cystic Fibrosis, Pulmonary Fibrosis, Tuberous Sclerosis, Asthma
- Trial name
- NCT00001532
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Lung Transplant, Lung Resection
Developing Optimal Parameters for Hyperpolarized Noble Gas and Inert Fluorinated Gas MRI of Lung Disorders
The goal of this research is to optimize the MRI system to obtain ideal lung images using Hyperpolarized (HP) Noble and Inert Fluorinated Gases as contrast agents. Lung coils tuned to the frequencies of these gases will be used.
- Conditions
- Lung Transplant, Lung Resection, Lung Cancer, Asthma
- Trial name
- NCT02748798
- Testing
- HP 3He, HP 129Xe, PFP
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Thunder Bay Regional Health Research Institute
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Smoking
Collection of Airway, Blood and/or Urine Specimens From Subjects for Research Studies
The purpose of this study is to obtain biologic materials from the blood, airways and/or urine of normal individuals and individuals with lung disease.
- Conditions
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Smoking, Smoking Cessation, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF)
- Trial name
- NCT01776398
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Exploring the Utility of Hyperpolarized 129Xe MRI in Healthy Volunteers and Patients With Lung Disease
This is a single centre exploratory study that aims to apply hyperpolarized xenon-129 (129Xe) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) methods and measurements in individual patients with and without lung disease to better understand…
- Conditions
- Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Bronchiectasis, Emphysema
- Trial name
- NCT03455686
- Testing
- Hyperpolarized 129Xe MRI
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Emphysema, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Ex-vivo Perfusion and Ventilation of Lungs Recovered From Non-Heart-Beating Donors to Assess Transplant Suitability
The purpose of this research study is to learn about the safety of transplanting lungs obtained from non-heart-beating donors (NHBDs) that have been ventilated (attached to a breathing machine or ventilator to deliver oxygen) and…
- Conditions
- Emphysema, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Cystic Fibrosis, Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Trial name
- NCT01615484
- Testing
- Transplantation of lungs obtained from Non-Heart-Beating Donors (NHBDs) after ex-vivo perfusion w/ STEEN Solution™, STEEN Solution™
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Lung Disease
Immunological Characterization of Bronchoalveolar Cells in Normals
To obtain the monocytes (white blood cells) from normal volunteers for the purpose of studying how proteins, fats, carbohydrates, as well as RNA and DNA for gene expression, relate to immunity.
- Trial name
- NCT00843414
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,232 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University