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The etiology of pulmonary fibrosis is unknown. Analyses of blood, genomic DNA, and specimens procured by bronchoscopy, lung biopsy, lung transplantation, clinically-indicated extra-pulmonary biopsies, or post-mortem examination from individuals with this disorder may contribute to our understanding of the pathogenic mechanisms of pulmonary fibrosis. The purpose of this protocol is to procure and analyze blood, genomic DNA, and specimens by bronchoscopy, lung biopsy, lung transplantation, extra-pulmonary biopsies, or post-mortem examination from subjects with pulmonary fibrosis. In addition, blood, genomic DNA, clinically-indicated...
A Prospective Observational Registry to describe the disease course and outcomes of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis patients in a real-world clinical setting.
The purpose of this study is to generate a prospective database of all patients evaluated for diffuse parenchymal lung diseases to provide much needed data on the various disease aetiologies, incidence and prevalence rates, clinical and radiological presentations, pathologic correlations, disease progression and response to treatment, and final outcomes in this group of patients in Singapore.
The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation Patient Registry will collect data on at least 2,000 patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD) at approximately 40 clinical sites in the US. The Registry is targeting enrollment of approximately 60% of the 2,000 ILD participants to have idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). The aim of the Registry is to create a cohort of well-characterized patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD) for participation in retrospective and prospective research
This is an interventional double-blind randomized controlled trial, to investigate the short and long-term effects of a supervised exercise training program in patients with IPF, depending on alternate patterns of oxygen supplementation during PR.
The objective of the current research project is, by using high quality Swedish registry data, to evaluate use, tolerance and effect of anti-fibrotic drugs in IPF-patients. Secondary study objectives are to determine the clinical profile, determinants of treatment adherence, long-term safety and to describe the patient journey from the first sign of disease to end of treatment.
Reslizumab is a type of medicine called a monoclonal antibody that is made in the research clinic; it works by blocking a specific protein in the body called interleukin-5. The study medicine, reslizumab, is not yet approved for doctors to treat patients with EGPA. It is considered an experimental drug in this study.
Respiratory muscle strength, dyspnea perception, physical activity and quality of life measurements will be performed and groups will be compared in two groups consisting of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis referred to pulmonary rehabilitation clinic and healthy volunteers in similar age range.
The overall goal of this study is to define the phenotype of Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The investigators hypothesize that there are common elements between other forms of ILD such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and sub-clinical RA-ILD that places individuals at risk for the development of lung disease. This is not a treatment study. It is a protocol designed to enroll individuals affected by RA and explore associated lung disease so that the investigators can better understand the clinical phenotype and genetic and molecular endotypes of this disease.
Mechanistic study to assess whether dual B-cell immunotherapy by co-administration of rituximab and belimumab will result in improvements in biological endpoints, functional outcomes and clinical status compared to rituximab with placebo.
The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation rates among top charities in the U.S. The PFF has a three-star rating from Charity Navigator and is a Better Business Bureau accredited charity.
