Status:

COMPLETED

Air Pollution and Children With Cystic Fibrosis

Lead Sponsor:

Queen Mary University of London

Conditions:

Cystic Fibrosis

Eligibility:

All Genders

1-17 years

Brief Summary

1. To determine personal exposure to air pollution in children with cystic fibrosis; 2. To determine airway macrophage uptake of inhaled particulate matter in cystic fibrosis children; 3. To establish...

Detailed Description

Background: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the commonest hereditary life-shortening respiratory condition, resulting in premature death secondary to recurrent airway infections and inflammation, leading to ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age 1-17
  • Diagnosis of Cystic Fibrosis
  • Diagnosis of non-CF bronchiectasis
  • Living in or around London With age matched healthy controls

Exclusion

  • Current active smoker
  • Receiving immunosuppressive drug therapy
  • For children with CF not on regular nebulised hypertonic saline: drop in FEV1 of \>15% post-bronchodilator (exclusion criterion for sputum induction)
  • For healthy controls: Post-bronchodilator FEV1 \<80% (standard exclusion criterion for sputum induction in healthy individuals)
  • For participants currently or recently involved in other research study, they will be excluded if their current or recent research have any potential impact on our sampling or results.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 15 2017

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 30 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

60 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03853629

Start Date

February 15 2017

End Date

January 30 2020

Last Update

March 10 2020

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Queen Mary University of London

London, United Kingdom, E1 2AT