Status:

UNKNOWN

Impact of Air Pollution on Chronic Respiratory Diseases

Lead Sponsor:

Seoul National University Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

Seoul National University Bundang Hospital

SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center

Conditions:

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Asthma

Eligibility:

All Genders

19+ years

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of air pollution on the occurrence and clinical course of chronic respiratory diseases, and discover new biomarkers from various devices such as CT imag...

Detailed Description

Normal people (n=90) and patients with chronic respiratory diseases (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, n=90 for each disease) will be enrolled at 5 differen...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Normal: People with no lung lesions in chest X-ray and St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire score \<25, and post bronchodilator FEV1/FVC (forced expiratory volume at one second/forced vital capacity) \>= 0.7 and FEV1 \>= 80% and FVC \>= 80%.
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Patients with over 10 pack-years of smoking history and post bronchodilator FEV1/FVC \<0.7 and FEV1 \< 80%, and no other reason for decline of lung function.
  • Asthma: Patients with FEV1/FVC \< 0.85 and increase in over 12% and 200mL of FEV1 by bronchodilator inhalation. Patients with P20 \< 16mg/dL by bronchial provocation test.
  • Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: Shows usual interstitial pneumonia according to chest CT and has no other reasons such as systematic diseases or medication history.

Exclusion

  • Subjects who refused for enrollment in the study
  • Subjects who experienced an acute exacerbation within 1 month.
  • Subjects under age of 19.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 25 2019

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

360 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03813810

Start Date

January 25 2019

End Date

December 1 2021

Last Update

January 23 2019

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