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The goal of this study is to establish the safety of high fluence LED-RL from 160 J/cm2 up to 640 J/cm2 in healthy subjects. The hypothesis is that high fluence LED-RL phototherapy is safe in human skin.
This study evaluates the ability of the drug sildenafil to improved exercise capacity, cardiac performance during exercise, and quality of life in patients with moderate to severe CF lung disease. 3/4 of the subjects will receive sildenafil and 1/4 will receive placebo.
The purpose of the study was to assess the clinical outcome of patients with a mild to moderate IPF after a one-year therapy with Esbriet® (Pirfenidone).
GSK3008348 is an investigational drug, being developed by GlaxoSmithKline Research and Development Limited (the Sponsor, a pharmaceutical company based in the UK) for the treatment of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF). IPF is a rare and poorly understood disease that causes scarring of the lungs. The main symptoms are shortness of breath and a dry cough. Symptoms generally worsen over time and in some subjects may prove fatal. The cause of IPF is unknown. This is a First Time in Human, Phase 1, 3-part study which is being carried out on behalf of the Sponsor by Quintiles. The primary purpose of Part A is to examine the safety and tolerability of single nebulised (a medicated spray) doses of GSK3008348 following inhalation in healthy volunteers. The secondary objective is to determine how and at what rate the body absorbs, distributes, breaksdown and eliminates the drug. Parts B and C of this study will be in-patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF). The purpose of Part B and C is to examine the safety and tolerability, and how much of the drug binds to its target, following single nebulised (a medicated spray) doses of GSK3008348 following inhalation in patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF). The secondary objective is to determine how and at what rate the bodies of these patients absorbs, distributes, breaksdown and eliminates the drug. The total duration of Part A will be 65 - 87 days, Part B 62 days and Part C 43 days.
This protocol represents an open-label pilot study to assess whether oral administration of SBI in subjects with decompensated cirrhosis with ascites can lead improvements in the management of the disease. The impact of SBI therapy will be based on changes to markers of bacterial translocation, gut barrier damage, and inflammation as well as the impact on rates of SIBO. Study subjects will be given one packet of EnteraGam, each packet containing 5.0 g SBI, twice daily for 8 weeks.
This is a non-interventional study based on new data collection to gather real-world information (i.e., data under routine medical practice) on safety and effectiveness of the Ofev® Capsules treatment. The study will consist of a baseline visit and follow-up visits at Week 4, 13, 26, 39, 52, 65, 78, 91 and 104 for patients who have newly initiated Ofev® Capsules. The patients will be followed up until discontinuation of Ofev® Capsules treatment. As this is an observational study, no specific treatment is mandated or withheld from the patients. The choice of maintenance treatment for IPF must be according to regular medical practice and at the discretion of the physician (i.e., no randomised assignment of patient to treatment is performed). All patients administrated Ofev® Capsules after the launch at the sites contracted with the sponsor will be registered. The Case Report Forms (CRFs) of 1000 patients will be collected. However the patient registration continues until the approval condition has been removed. Patients participating in the subsequent follow-up will undergo regular observations. These observations should be reported after approximately Week 4, 13, 26, 39, 52, 65, 78, 91 and 104 since the initiation of Ofev® Capsules as long as they continue to receive the treatment. Patients will not be followed any longer once they are reported to have discontinued the Ofev® Capsules treatment.
The investigators aim to assess whether pulmonary MRI (hyperpolarised 129Xe ventilation imaging [Xe-MRI]) can detect changes in ventilation defects in patients with CF before and after treatment for a pulmonary exacerbation. The investigators will determine whether changes seen using pulmonary Xe-MRI are associated with changes in pulmonary function (spirometry, lung volumes, lung clearance index [LCI]) in patients with CF before and after pulmonary exacerbation.
While the process of fibrosis is essential for normal wound healing, an excessive and uncontrolled 'fibrotic' response can result in impaired tissue structure and function. In other words, affected 'fibrotic' tissues are unable to heal back to normal and therefore don't work as effectively as they normally would. In the case of the lung, fibrosis can occur across large parts of the lung such as in conditions like Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) and sarcoidosis or it can occur in much smaller patches such as around the borders of some lung tumours. At the moment the investigators don't fully understand the mechanisms of fibrosis and so therefore cannot monitor or treat these conditions as effectively as the investigators could. Despite the significant global financial burden of these diseases, treatment options are very limited and monitoring of disease progression remains a real challenge. In an effort to address this problem, the research group are currently developing a library of novel optical molecular imaging SmartProbes that are targeted against key pathological processes in the human lung. The functional profile for this portfolio of probes is that they exhibit high stability and specificity in vivo and have a short activation time permitting rapid point-of-care in situ molecular profiling enabling in the future, improved diagnostic certainty and stratification for targeted pharmacological intervention. This clinical microdosing study protocol focuses around the intrapulmonary delivery of microdoses (<100µg) of the Smartprobe Fibroproliferation (FIB ONE) to disparate regions of the human lung to highlight MMP activity combined with an active MMP inhibitor (AZD1236) to the distal lung. This approach will enable the research team to directly demonstrate the utility of this SmartProbe-based platform in the validation of drug target engagement in areas of suspected fibroproliferation (characterised by increased MMP activity).
The aim of the study is to find CF patients at risk for cystic fibrosis related liver disease (CFLD). Comparison of ultrasound by two modalities and biochemical markers with histological evaluation of liver biopsy if present.