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Filter by:Although Cystic Fibrosis is a complex genetic disease affecting many organs, lung disease is the primary cause of mortality. The objective of this study is to determine the safety and tolerability of SNSP113 in healthy subjects and subjects with stable cystic fibrosis.
We aimed to compare the functional results of the 8th week with the results of the 12th week of the exercise programs applied to the patients with ILD.
Treating and caring for people with long term conditions accounts for a substantial proportion of health care resources. Self-management is advocated as a mechanism that can empower service users with long term conditions to choose healthier options and also transform the relationship between service user and caregivers from one in which the former is a passive recipient of care to one in which they are an active partner in decision-making. Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is one such long term condition. Patients with ILD often express concern about the lack of information on possible rehabilitation programmes and other services that could potentially improve self-management of the disease. In addition, there is a general perception about a lack of co-ordination between health care professionals especially in relation to referral to services for comprehensive management of the disease. Therefore, the needs of patients with ILD and their carers, and possible gaps in service provision need to be explored further. In this study, the investigators propose to explore the needs of ILD patients from all types of ILD and all stages of severity and to also involve carers and clinicians. The investigators will conduct three focus groups for patients and carers and six one-to-one interviews with clinicians to explore perceptions about service gaps and needs in two ILD centres in South and North London, UK. This study will provide valuable information to develop the building blocks of a self-management resource and will enable the investigators to make it specific to the different types of ILD.
The agricultural environment presents a unique profile in terms of epidemiology of pulmonary diseases. Certainly due to persistent exposure to organic particles, the prevalence of COPD is higher in farmers than in the general population, despite less smoking. It is likely that the risk of COPD depends on several factors, such as the type of farm, local conditions and the region where the farm is located. It is important to diagnose COPD at an early stage in order to initiate appropriate therapy, and implement secondary prevention with a view to limiting deterioration of respiratory function and reducing complications. In this context, the aims of BM3R project were: (1) to study the epidemiology of COPD in a large representative sample of French farmers, in order to identify the types of farming, working conditions and regions that are associated with the presence of COPD; and (2) to develop a score to identify patients at risk and optimise diagnosis of COPD in the context of a screening programme.
Sputum production increases in acute exacerbation of COPD, both in amount and consistency. It increases airways obstruction and hence delays improvement and prolongs hospital stay. oscillating positive expiratory pressure (OPEP) devices were extensively studied in cystic fibrosis and bronchiectasis. Only seldom studied in chronic bronchitis. This study aims to measure the effects of mucous clearing device in hospitalized patients with acute exacerbation of COPD.
The overall goal of this study is to define the phenotype of Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD), and identify factors that predict radiologic progression in those with subclinical RA-ILD, in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The investigators hypothesize that there are common core elements (e.g. clinical features, genetic variants, and/or biologic markers) between other forms of ILD (e.g. idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, IPF) and subclinical RA-ILD that places individuals at risk for the development of lung disease.
Pulmonary rehabilitation effectively improves outcomes in patients with chronic respiratory disease, however there is a lack of pulmonary rehabilitation centers. Telehealth technology is one solution to deliver supervised home-based rehabilitation (tele-rehabilitation). However, the feasibility and the acceptability of using telehealth technology to deliver tele-rehabilitation has not been assessed in a large scale multicenter study. Therefore, the aim of this study is to assess the feasibility and the acceptability of telemonitoring system during pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with chronic respiratory disease.
Dr. Rafael E de la Hoz and colleagues have performed standardized and computer-assisted readings of all chest CT scans received by WTC workers and volunteers at the Mount Sinai Medical Center between 2003 and 2016. The clinical team sought to assess all findings suggestive of airway, interstitial, and neoplastic disease in a systematic way, and correlate those findings with clinical, functional, and exposure indicators. The study team's research will also involve analyses of longitudinal imaging and functional trends, and characterization of the WTC related lower airway diseases and their risk factors, with a focus on obesity-related imaging markers. The study team also plans to characterize the transitions into chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) among these workers.
Drug induced interstitial lung disease (DIILD) is caused by iatrogenic injury to the lung parenchyma and can be caused by over four hundred different drugs in humans. Diagnosing DIILD is a challenge for clinicians and radiologists as a positive diagnosis depends on exclusion of other causes including respiratory infection, occupational, recreational, and environmental exposures, specific respiratory disorders, and systemic diseases. The aim of this study is to qualify an objective CT scoring system for DIILD assessment. In addition, the quantitative information obtained from CT scans with densitometry and texture analysis will be explored.
This is a prospective multipart clinical performance study to compare the ability of the SnoreSounds algorithm with polysomnography (PSG) and a type III Home Sleep Testing (HST) device to identify patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).