Clinical trials: Sputum
Tuberculosis, HIV
Collection of Tissue Specimens in Mali, West Africa, for HIV and Tuberculosis Research
This study, conducted in Bamako, Mali (West Africa), will collect blood and sputum samples to establish normal values for laboratory test results among Malians.
- Trial name
- NCT00341042
- Where
- Mali
- Volunteers
- 253 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Asthma
Characterizing Asthma Sputum Elasticity in the UCSF Severe Asthma Research Program
This study is designed to characterize subjects in terms of their sputum phenotype. The purpose of this study is to learn more about the impact of having abnormally elastic sputum on asthma severity by comparing subjects with…
- Trial name
- CAESAR (NCT02103348)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Sputum Studies of Anti-Citrullinated Protein Antibodies (ACPA) and Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Origins
The study is designed to learn more about the causes of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). People who get RA have elevated protein markers called autoantibodies in their blood years before initial symptoms of arthritis.
- Trial name
- SPARO (NCT04474392)
- Testing
- N/A (Observational Study)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 340 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Refractory/Unexplained Chronic Cough
ATP Level and Cough Sensitivity to ATP in Subjects With Refractory/Unexplained Chronic Cough
This is a cross-sectional study to investigate ATP level in induced sputum and cough sensitivity to ATP in subjects with refractory/unexplained chronic cough.
- Trial name
- NCT05265871
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 131 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kefang Lai
Asthma
Biomarkers of Irritant-Induced and Allergic Asthma
Asthma is a heterogeneous disease, and although much is understood about mechanisms of inflammation in allergic asthma, less is known about mechanisms of irritant-induced asthma (IA).
- Trial name
- NCT02740543
- Testing
- Fluticasone propionate HFA 220
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
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, Copd
A Study to Obtain Normal Values of Inflammatory Variables From Healthy Subjects
Smoking induces an inflammatory reaction in the airways which can ultimately result in persistent damage and the development of a Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). However, not all subjects who smoke end up with COPD.
- Trial name
- NORM (NCT00848406)
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Medical Center Groningen
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
Asthma
Total IgE (Immunoglobulin E) and Der p 1 (d1) Specific IgE in Induced Sputum in Patients With Allergic and Non-allergic Asthma
Asthma is a heterogeneous disease, and specifically the phenotype of non-allergic asthma is not yet well defined. Several studies describe this group of patients as having severe asthma, persistent eosinophilia and poor…
- Trial name
- NCT03640936
- Testing
- Induced Sputum
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Asthma, Bronchial Hyperreactivity
Early Antiinflammatory Treatment of Asthma
The inflammatory process that leads to the development of asthma may be present before the onset of asthma symptoms and cause a certain degree of airway hyperresponsiveness.
- Trial name
- EATA (NCT00567463)
- Testing
- Fluticasone
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 83 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Laval University
Lung Cancer
Sputum Labeling Utilizing Synthetic Meso-Tetra (4-Carboxyphenyl) Porphyrin (TCPP) for Detection of Lung Cancer
The primary objective of this study is optimization of the assay to discriminate between cancer cells and non-cancer cells in sputum samples by the performance of experiments that will determine methods to liquefy sputum, select…
- Trial name
- NCT03837600
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 197 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- bioAffinity Technologies Inc.
Asthma, Healthy
Minimally Invasive Biomarker for Asthma Disease Severity
Can a clinical test be developed that could help manage asthma symptoms?
- Trial name
- NCT02225678
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
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
Asthma Chronic
Azithromycin Treatment for the Airway Microbiome in Asthma
The purpose of this study to determine whether the bacteria inside the lungs of people with asthma can be modified (changed) if they are given an antibiotic and if this change is associated with an improvement in asthma symptoms.
- Trial name
- NCT03736629
- Testing
- Azithromycin
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Asthma, COPD
Leukocyte Function in Asthma and COPD
The aim of this study is to examine the inflammatory mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of inflammatory lung disease, in particular to compare the inflammatory profile seen in asthma and COPD.
- Conditions
- Asthma, COPD, Emphysema, Chronic Bronchitis
- Trial name
- NCT00147069
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
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
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Single Dose Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) Study In Healthy Volunteers
A single dose study with the inhaled anti-inflammatory agent PF-03715455 to establish if it has anti-inflammatory activity following a challenge with LPS.
- Trial name
- NCT01314885
- Testing
- PF-03715455, PH-797804
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
COPD, Asthma
Assessment of Rheological Parameters of Human Sputum.
This is a proof of concept study. The aim of this study is to assess a device measuring rheological properties of human sputum of four populations : 10 patients with Broncho Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) 10…
- Conditions
- COPD, Asthma, Cystic Fibrosis
- Trial name
- RHEOMUCO (NCT02682290)
- Testing
- Expectoration and measurement of sputum rheological properties
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
Bronchiectasis Adult
Characterization of Airway Mucus in Bronchiectasis Patients and Healthy Controls
Analysis of mucus, mucin and DNA concentration, MUC5B/5AC ratio, rheology, osmotic pressure, cohesion and nucleotides in sputum on 30 individual samples of good quality in healthy individuals and those with bronchiectasis.
- Trial name
- NCT03125174
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill