Emphysema Research Registry and Biosample Repository
Recruiting · NCT00307281 · Observational (researchers observe without assigning treatment) · Lead sponsor: University of Pittsburgh
View the official record on ClinicalTrials.gov →What this trial is about
The Comprehensive Lung Center (CLC) at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC Health System) provides patients with any type of breathing or lung disorder a full range of diagnostic and therapeutic services. The Emphysema/COPD Research Center (ECRC) is a specialty clinic, within this center, that attempts to advance the understanding of emphysema and to evaluate new therapies for patients with emphysema. The Emphysema Research Registry will enable pulmonary research physicians to: 1) gather information and create a research registry of people who have been diagnosed with emphysema; 2) utilize this research registry with the purpose of conducting research that attempts to advance the understanding of emphysema and to evaluate new therapies; and, 3) use the research registry to identify potential candidates for future research programs. These aims will be achieved by the collection of DNA (genetic material)for analysis and storage in addition to pulmonary function tests and other medical information.
Who can take part
Inclusion criteria
- Patients would be required to have COPD based on at least one of the following: clinical history, pulmonary function results, or radiographic results.
Exclusion criteria
- none
Where it is running
1 location listed across 1 US state.
- University of Pittsburgh Emphysema/COPD Research Center - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States