View clinical trials related to Bronchiectasis.
Filter by:Analysis of mucus, mucin and DNA concentration, MUC5B/5AC ratio, rheology, osmotic pressure, cohesion and nucleotides in sputum on 30 individual samples of good quality in healthy individuals and those with bronchiectasis. (60 total)
This is the registry of control participants for patients with various respiratory diseases. We screened healthy volunteers who visited Seoul National Hospital Healthcare System Gangnam Center for routine health check-up, and enrolled patients who agree to participate in the study. The participants undergo baseline questionnaires, provide blood specimen and information of the results of health check-up. We will include participants as controls if they have no significant respiratory symptom and no significant radiographic abnormality. The data from this registry will be compared with those from other registry of various respiratory diseases
The objective of the trial was to investigate the effect of the use of inhaled CMS, administered b.i.d. via a specific nebuliser for 12 months, compared to placebo in subjects with NCFB chronically infected with P. aeruginosa on the annualised frequency of pulmonary exacerbations.
To explore effectiveness of procalcitonin-guided antibiotic therapy in acute exacerbations of bronchiectasis, and to explore the clinical value of procalcitonin in bronchiectasis.
Human Neutrophil Elastase (HNE) plays a pivotal role in innate immunity and in neutrophilic lung inflammation that characterized many diseases. CHF 6333 is a potent and 24h-durable inhibitor of HNE, developed as Dry Powder Inhaler (DPI) formulation. This study is designed to investigate the tolerability, safety and pharmacokinetics of inhaled CHF6333 DPI in healthy male subjects. The study will comprise two parts: Part 1 will consist of two alternated cohorts of healthy male subjects to assess the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of Single Ascending Dose (SAD) of CHF6333. Part 2 will consist of four sequential cohorts of healthy male subjects to assess the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of Multiple Ascending Dose (MAD) of CHF6333
In this study, investigating two modes of chest physiotherapy on lung clearance index (LCI), 50 patients with bronchiectasis will be randomized to either oPEP or autogenic drainage.
Chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs) affect the airways and other structures of the lungs and thereby lead to ventilation inhomogeneity. The most common CRDs in children are asthma, bronchiectasis and cystic fibrosis (CF). All three are obstructive diseases. However, while asthma is mostly characterized by obstruction due to bronchoconstriction of the airways, obstruction in bronchiectasis and CF originates primarily from mucus retention due to abnormal airway clearance mechanisms. The Nitrogen Multiple Breath Washout test (N2-MBW-test) is a robust and sensitive detector of early pulmonary changes and ventilation inhomogeneity. The minimal cooperation which is required for this test makes it very convenient for use in any age category. Research on LCI described it as a reliable indicator of obstructive lung disease in pediatric CF patients as from 6 years of age. Whether LCI is a reliable parameter for early lung disease in asthma children is less clearly demonstrated. No data were found on LCI calculated from the N2-MBW-test in children with bronchiectasis.
The study consist of a retrospective analysis of the etiologies, investigations and outcomes of patients presenting between 2005 to 2010 with hemoptysis in a North-American Tertiary center.
An airway clearance technique (ACT) is one of the core treatments for children with chronic lung diseases who are unable to clear their secretions effectively. Unfortunately adherence to performing an ACT is low with a reported rate between 40 - 70%. Up to the present, there has been no way to objectively measure adherence to an ACT. With new technology, it is now feasible to connect an electronic manometer to an airway clearance device to objectively measure how often the child is actually performing their ACT. The first part of this proposed study is to objectively measure adherence against reported adherence over a 4 month period. During the second 4 months a video game will be added to the digital manometer which only operates if participants are performing their ACT properly. Adherence will again be measured.
Number of Patients: Study group - Bronchiectasis that is not attributable to Cystic fibrosis - Group 1 - Pulmonary Rehabilitation - Group 2 - Standard care Sample size - 20 in each arm Study Design: - Randomised controlled trial (RCT) All patients who qualify for the study will undergo a detailed evaluation. Baseline assessment will include the following parameters: - Anthropometry - Pulmonary Function Tests and Respiratory muscle strength - Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET) - Six Minute Walk Test (6MWT) - Severity of dyspnoea (Dyspnoea scale) - Limb muscle strength - Inflammatory markers in the serum - C-reactive protein - Quality of Life Patients will then be randomized (using table of random numbers) to either the pulmonary rehabilitation group or the standard arm group. After 8 weeks of pulmonary rehabilitation, patients will again be reassessed by the aforementioned tools.