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Filter by:This is a Phase 3, international, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, efficacy and safety study of ataluren in patients with nonsense mutation cystic fibrosis (nmCF) not receiving chronic inhaled aminoglycosides.
maldigestion of dietary macronutrients (pancreas not producing enough enzymes for digestion of fat, sugars and proteins) in Cystic Fibrosis
This trial aims to provide prospective evidence of the safety and efficacy of mannitol 400 mg b.i.d. in subjects aged 18 years and above. We hypothesize that inhaled mannitol 400 mg b.i.d. will increase the mean change from baseline FEV1 (mL) compared to control over the 26-week treatment period in adult subjects with cystic fibrosis. Any improvement in FEV1 is considered clinically meaningful, however, this trial has set a threshold of 80 mL for the purposes of determining an appropriate sample size for statistical power while retaining trial feasibility in an orphan disease population
Hypothesis 1: Mindfulness is a feasible tool for use within a cystic fibrosis (CF) clinic Hypothesis 2: Participants in the mindfulness intervention will show an increased level of quality of life post intervention with the Mindfulness course Hypothesis 3. Levels of mindfulness: Participants in the mindfulness intervention will report increased mindfulness levels post-program completion as compared to pre-program completion Hypothesis 4. Levels of stress: Participants in the mindfulness intervention will report lower levels of stress post-program completion as compared with pre-program commencement. Hypothesis 5. Levels of residual depressive symptoms post-mindfulness intervention program: Residual symptoms of depression are a risk factor for relapse of depression. Post -program participants of mindfulness will purport fewer residual depressive symptoms compared with pre-program. Hypothesis 6. CF is associated with severe neutrophilic inflammation of the airways. As mindfulness intervention has been shown to modulate immune system it may improve physical aspects of CF including markers of inflammation and markers of lung disease (lung function tests and rate of pulmonary exacerbations) and nutritional state.
The purprose of this study is to develop and validate an analytical and clinical NIPD test for cystic fibrosis from maternal blood by analysis circulating free fetal DNA (cff-DNA), searching for the paternal mutation in families with CFTR compound heterozygosity
This study is a single center, randomized pilot study to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of nasal high flow 20LPM humidification therapy in subjects with Cystic Fibrosis.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a nutritional supplement is effective in the treatment of malnutrition in pediatric patients with failure to thrive or cystic fibrosis.
There is plenty of evidence to suggest that the lung is not uniform. The internal surface area is 30 times that of skin, and the different bronchioles/bronchi/alveoli differ greatly in blood perfusion, temperature, oxygen tension, and pH. Also, particularly in the context of respiratory disease, notable differences are present in the structure of epithelial cells, cilia, production of mucus, and inflammatory/immune responses. All of these factors are known to impact the physiology of bacteria, yet, there is very little understanding of how they impact a) the presence/absence of particular bacterial species throughout the respiratory tract, or b) the metabolic processes used by these bacteria within the human host environment. A greater understanding of the relationships between environmental (chemical) gradients in the lungs of diseased patients (particularly those with cystic fibrosis) and the microbial communities that are present may lead to novel hypotheses about manipulation of the respiratory environment for therapeutic benefit. To investigate this further, the investigators propose to use explanted lung specimens from cystic fibrosis patients to test the following hypothesis: Hypothesis: In patients with cystic fibrosis, bacterial community composition, metabolism and environmental chemistry will vary depending on their spatial location within the airways.
The objective of the investigators research program is to determine whether a combined exercise program (aerobic and resistance) improves abnormal glucose tolerance and diabetes control in CF patients. This program of exercises to increase strength and muscle endurance, exercise tolerance, will be assessed in a group of 12 CF patients with impaired glucose tolerance. The effect of exercise will be compared with a control group of 12 patients also glucose intolerant but do not participate in structured physical activity program. The duration of the exercise program will be 12 weeks and several measures (glucose tolerance, inflammatory profile, lung function, exercise capacity, muscle strength and endurance) will be conducted pre and post program to assess the program's impact .
Exacerbation in cystic fibrosis play an important role in terms of mortality and morbidity. Exacerbation frequencies is relatedto FEV1 decline and mortality. There is a relationship between exacerbation frequency and QoLdeterioration. Moreover exacerbation treatments present health costs burden leading to important physical psychological and social impact. Preventing exacerbation and early detection of these exacerbations may decrease intensity and freqauency of exacerbation leading to increase clinical status and QoLwith a decreased health cost. Patients actually follow in CRCM track exacerbations when visits out patient clinic and during phone call. If patients did not call or did not present regularly to out patient clinic, exacerbation detection came later and so increasde the burden and therapeutic pressure. The objective of our study is to identify earlier the potential exacerbations and so decreased the health costs and increased the patient's QoL. Forthis purpose we propose to use modern technologiessuch as smartphone in order to create alert when patients report weekly health satatus. We will compra patients randomize in control group with standart follow-up to patients randomize in the smartphone group.Moreover we will study the compliance and satisfactory degree of the use of this device in the interventional arm.