Impact of Chronic Air Pollution on Non-cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis

Bronchiectasis Clinical Trial

Official title:

Impact of Chronic Air Pollution on Non-cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01906047
• Other study ID #: NCFB chronic pollution
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: July 18, 2013
• Last updated: July 18, 2013
• Start date: June 2006
• Est. completion date: April 2013

Study information

• Verified date: July 2013
• Source: Universitaire Ziekenhuizen Leuven
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Belgium: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Observational [Patient Registry]

Clinical Trial Summary

We aim at investigation the impact of chronic air pollution exposure on non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis outcome.

Description:

• Patient files will be search for time of death and cause of death.

• Other variables will be collected: bacterial culture results, therapy, gender, age, etc.

• These data will be linked with pollution data: trafic load, distance to major road, etc.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 189
• Est. completion date: April 2013
• Est. primary completion date: October 2012
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• HRCT diagnosis of bronchiectasis

• recurrent infections or chronic sputum production

• patients between 18 and 65 years old.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Cystic Fibrosis

• Tumoral disease

• Traction bronchiectasis due to interstitial lung disease

• patients older than 65 years or younger than 18 years at recruitment

• COPD

Study Design

Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Prospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Bronchiectasis

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Belgium	UZ Leuven	Leuven	Vlaams-Brabant

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Universitaire Ziekenhuizen Leuven

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Belgium, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Death	From June 2006 till October 2012, enrolled patients' medical file will be screened if death has occurred. If so, cause of death will be search for in the patients' file.	6 years	No