NCT00001618

Segmental Bronchoalveolar Lavage

Bronchoscopy in Patients With Pulmonary Diseases and Research Volunteers

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 153 (actual)
• Sponsor: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) · NIH
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is a diagnostic and therapeutic procedure conducted by placing a small fiberoptic scope into the lung of a patient, and injecting sterile water (saline) into the lung and removing the fluid. The sterile solution removed contains secretions, cells, and protein from the lower respiratory tract. This sample can be analyzed to provide more information about possible disease processes going on in the lungs. This protocol will be used to perform BAL, bronchial brushing, and bronchial wall biopsy in normal volunteers and patients with pulmonary disease. The samples collected during the study will be used to examine biochemical processes in the lung that may contribute to lung disease

Detailed description

This protocol proposes to perform bronchoalveolar lavage, bronchial brushing and bronchial wall biopsy in research volunteers and in patients with pulmonary disease to evaluate the cellular components of normal and diseased lungs. This research study will help to improve our understanding of pathogenic mechanisms in the lung during progression of pulmonary disease.

Conditions

• Asthma
• Pulmonary Fibrosis

Timeline

• Start date: 1996-11-18
• Completion: 2018-08-31
• First posted: 1999-11-04
• Last updated: 2018-09-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States