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Cystic FibrosisNCT00015756

Tissue Collection From People With Cystic Fibrosis

An observational study of Cystic Fibrosis, run by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) at 2 sites in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

This study will examine the relationship between bacterial products in lung infections in cystic fibrosis and disease severity. It will examine plasma and lung tissue from cystic fibrosis patients. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 9 to 65 years
Conditions the study is for
Cystic Fibrosis
How many people
100 participants
Where
2 sitesUnited States
Study dates
2 May 2001to 21 Apr 2008
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 9 to 65 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Individuals with CF with an identified mutation in the cystic fibrosis transmembrance regulator (CFTR) (i.e., any of the known variants of the CFTR gene, such as the change in F508 allele) who are between the ages of 18 years to 65 years will be included in the apheresis portion of the study. Patients will have been or will be genotyped under another protocol. Patients must be colonized or have a history of colonization with P. aeruginosa. Patients may have cultured other organisms (e.g., Burkholderia cepacia).
  • All patients undergoing lung transplantation will be included in the study. Based on data from various CF registries, the mean age for patients receiving transplant is 26 years with a range from 5 to 59 years. Any patient age 9 and over with CF undergoing transplantation will be eligible for the explantation portion of the study.

Who cannot join

  • There are no exclusion criteria for subjects in the transplant portion of the study.
  • Patients with CF will be excluded from the apheresis portion of the study if they are less than 18 years, weigh less than 40kg, or demonstrate:
  • Cardiovascular instability;
  • Severe anemia (hematocrit less than 28 percent, hemoglobin less than10gm/ml);
  • Thrombocytopenia (Platelets less than 50,000);
  • Inadequate venous access in the upper extremities (No central venous catheters will be used);
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  • Severe coagulation disorder;
  • Positive serology for hepatitis B, C, or HIV;
  • Pregnancy;
  • Pulmonary hypertension;
  • Respiratory exacerbation requiring intravenous antibiotics;
  • Any other condition which the physician or Apheresis Unit staff considers a contraindication to the procedure.
  • Individuals who are unable to provide adequate consent/assent will be excluded from the study.

Trial locations and contacts

2 sites in 1 country.

United States2 sites
  • National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike

    Bethesda, Maryland, 20892

  • Medical College of Wisconsin 8701 Watertown Plank Road Milwaukee, WI 53226

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226

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About this study

Official title: Tissue Collection Protocol for Individuals With Cystic Fibrosis

This study will examine the relationship between bacterial products in lung infections in cystic fibrosis and disease severity. It will examine plasma and lung tissue from cystic fibrosis patients.

Patients with cystic fibrosis and having certain genetic characteristics, who are between 9 and 65 years of age and any cystic fibrosis patient undergoing lung transplantation at INOVA Fairfax Hospital in Fairfax, Virginia, may be eligible for this study.

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Patients who cannot undergo apheresis may be asked to provide up to an additional 100 cc (7 tablespoons) of blood for research to look at bacterial products.

Lung specimens of participating transplant patients will be collected at INOVA Fairfax Hospital. Patients who participate in the apheresis portion of the study will be admitted to the NIH Clinical Center for 2 to 3 days. Apheresis is a procedure for collecting large quantities of specific blood components. For this study, plasma-the liquid part of the blood-will be collected. For the procedure, whole blood is collected through a needle in an arm vein, similar to donating blood. The blood is separated into its components by centrifugation (spinning), the plasma and white cells are extracted and collected in a bag, and the red cells are returned to the body, either through the same needle or through another needle in the other arm.

During the hospital stay, patients may also be asked to participate in other cystic fibrosis studies involving blood tests, an echocardiogram (ultrasound test of the heart), urine pregnancy test, and pulmonary function (breathing) tests.

Read the detailed description

Lungs of individuals with cystic fibrosis (CF) are frequently colonized with a number of bacterial pathogens. One of the most common organisms is Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Previous studies have shown the presence of the type III-secretion pathway within P. aeruginosa, implicating these cytotoxins as virulence factors for this organism. To evaluate further the effect of these cytotoxins on lung cells, we would like to collect plasma and tissue from individuals with CF. Because larger quantities of plasma than can safely be obtained by simple phlebotomy will be required, apheresis procedures performed in the Clinical Center Apheresis Unit will be used. To obtain lung cells from patients with CF infected with P. aeruginosa, tissue from explanted lungs will be collected in collaboration with INOVA Fairfax Hospital. We intend to look for expression of the type- III proteins of P. aeruginosa by measuring the immune response against components of the type- III pathway and their presence in lung cells.

Conditions
Cystic Fibrosis
Keywords
Apheresis, Transplantation, Type III Secretion Pathway, Exotoxins, Pseudomonas Aeruginosa, Cystic Fibrosis, CF
Medical subject headings
Cystic Fibrosis, Pseudomonas Infections

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted7 May 2001 (estimated)
  2. Study start2 May 2001
  3. Study completion21 Apr 2008

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Enrolment
100 participants
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00015756
Sponsor's protocol ID
010163
Other IDs
01-H-0163
Status last verified
21 Apr 2008
First submitted
4 May 2001
Last updated
2 Jul 2017
Results posted
No

Publications

  • Frank DW. The exoenzyme S regulon of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Mol Microbiol. 1997 Nov;26(4):621-9. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.6251991.x.

    PubMed 9427393

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Cystic Fibrosis, run by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) at 2 sites in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 13 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 2 Jul 2017. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 2 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00015756, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 2 Jul 2017.

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