NCT00803881

Longitudinal Pathogen-colonization in Cystic Fibrosis Airways and Ability to Smell

Prevalence of Chronic Rhinosinusitis, Pathogen-colonization in the Upper and Lower Airways and Ability to Smell in Cystic Fibrosis

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 180 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Jena · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Aim of the study is to detect the prevalence of chronic rhinosinusitis, pathogen colonization of the lower and upper airways and, in a sub-cohort the sense of smelling in patients with cystic fibrosis.

Detailed description

The sub-study on the sense of smelling in CF has been finalized in the meantime. Results were published in 2012: Smell in cystic fibrosis. Lindig J, Steger C, Beiersdorf N, Michl R, Beck JF, Hummel T, Mainz JG. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2013 Mar;270(3):915-21. doi: 10.1007/s00405-012-2124-2. Epub 2012 Aug 14.

Conditions

• Cystic Fibrosis With Other Manifestations
• Sinusitis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	nasal lavage and sputum collection	non-invasive longitudinal assessment of pathogen colonization in both airway levels

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-12-01
• Primary completion: 2018-07-01
• Completion: 2018-12-01
• First posted: 2008-12-08
• Last updated: 2016-10-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Germany