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Filter by:It is hypothesised that inhaled mannitol 400 mg b.d. will lead to a significant improvement in the absolute change in percentage of predicted FEV1 from baseline following eight-weeks of trial treatment compared to treatment with inhaled placebo b.d. Any improvement in FEV1 is considered clinically meaningful; however, this trial has set a threshold of 3% for the purposes of determining an appropriate sample size for statistical power whilst retaining trial feasibility in an orphan disease population.
Epigenetic modifiers has been showed to rescue F508del-CFTR channel to apical membrane of epithelial cell lines. In this study, the investigators evaluate epigenetic modifiers effects firstly on CFTR rescue, then on secretion and synthesis of inflammatory factors (IL-8, LXA4 and SCGB1A1) and mucines (MUC5AC and MUC5B) in a dynamic epithelium model using an air-liquide interface culture of nasals cells from CF patients or controls.
There are very few studies comparing the accuracy, sensitivity and specificity of HemoCue glucose 201 RT system with the laboratory gold standard. The incidence of cystic fibrosis related diabetes (CFRD) has risen significantly as patients' survival improves. Around 30% of all cystic fibrosis (CF) adult patients have CFRD. Early diagnosis of CFRD is important to slow the deterioration of lung function and nutritional status, both of which increase mortality. The oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) is the accepted method for detecting CFRD and the Cystic Fibrosis Trust guidelines recommend that patients with CF over the age of twelve years should be screened annually. The World Health Organisation has pointed out that due to the absence of a more specific biological marker to define diabetes, plasma glucose estimation remains the basis of diagnostic criteria. WHO recommends that venous plasma glucose should be the standard method for measuring and reporting glucose concentration in blood. However, it has also recognised that there is a widespread use of capillary sampling. Although fasting values for venous and capillary plasma glucose are the same, in the nonfasting state capillary samples will give higher results than venous samples, and glucose values require conversion which can be problematic. HemoCue Glucose 201 RT (HGS 201 RT) analyzer with plasma conversion provides laboratory quality test results at the point of care for the diagnosis, screening and monitoring of diabetes mellitus. The analyzer is easy to use and the system can be operated by nonlaboratory personnel, also the results can be presented immediately, leading to significant time and resource saving. The patient also benefits from having the result immediately instead of waiting for several hours. With immediate result, the doctor and health care professionals can provide education, support and reassurance, and implement care plans, if appropriate, at the earliest opportunity. The aim of the study is to compare the clinical accuracy of HemoCue Glucose 201 RT with the laboratory standard method in the analysis of blood glucose concentration during oral glucose tolerance test.
By supplying an adequate amount of calcium and vitamin D with the addition of weekly bisphosphonate, the investigators will be able to increase bone mass and decrease the incidence of fragility fractures in these children with muscular dystrophy. The investigators think this treatment will also decrease the intensity of pain frequently present in these patients and slow the progression of scoliosis.
Our aims were to determine if exhaled breath condensate (EBC) could detect differences in ion regulation between cystic fibrosis (CF) and healthy and measure the effect of the albuterol on EBC ions in these populations. We hypothesized EBC chloride and sodium would be lower in CF patients at baseline and that albuterol would decrease EBC sodium and increase EBC chloride.
The investigators predict that a powder pill form of vitamin D will be more effectively absorbed than an oil form of vitamin D in people diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis.
In recent years, diabetes has emerged as one of the most significant co-diseases that many Cystic Fibrosis (CF) patients develop. Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes results when either the body does not make enough insulin or the body does not respond correctly to this insulin. Insulin is a hormone which is made by cells in the pancreas and helps carry glucose (sugar) from the food we eat to the cells of the body for energy. While cystic fibrosis related diabetes (CFRD) has many features similar to both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, it is very different; therefore, treatment and care of CFRD is not the same. The purpose of this research study is to examine and understand the various mechanisms that contribute to CFRD and gain a better understanding of potential means to treat CFRD. The primary objective is to determine effectiveness of chronic incretin-based therapy vs. placebo on insulin secretion in CF patients with indeterminate glucose tolerance, impaired glucose tolerance, or CFRD.
To identify whether home monitoring of multiple physiological parameters and biomarkers in sputum could provide advanced warning of an infective exacerbation or treatment failure before changes in patient-reported symptoms.
This study is designed to evaluate the risk of cataracts (lens opacities) and describe the best corrected distance vision (with glasses/contacts for those who wear them) of pediatric patients with Cystic Fibrosis who are 11 years of age or younger at the time of ivacaftor treatment initiation and are receiving or planning to receive commercially-available ivacaftor in the US.
The purpose of this research is to learn more about the heart and blood vessels in the lungs of people with cystic fibrosis (CF). This study will include approximately 36 children and adults with CF and 12 children and adults without CF. The study will involve one magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) . The research also includes blood samples to look at inflammation and lung tests called spirometry and Lung Clearance Index (LCI) determined by Multiple Breath Washout test. For the CF subjects, enrollment will be timed to coincide with routine scheduled computerized tomography (CT) or the CF subject may choose to have a CT for research purposes. The MRI will be compared to CT images of the lungs. The goal is to develop better imaging that does not use radiation.