NCT00840723

Bronchoscopy Assisted Sampling of Cells and Fluid From the Lower Respiratory Tract of Human Subjects

Bronchoscopy-Assisted Sampling of Cells and Fluid From the Lower Respiratory Tract of Human Subjects

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 30 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this research study is to collect cells and liquid from the air passages of healthy adults, both smokers and non-smokers. These samples will be used for test-tube studies to explore mechanisms of diseases of the respiratory tract, and to compare the samples between people who smoke cigarettes and people who don't. Obtaining these samples requires an invasive procedure called "bronchoscopy".

Conditions

• Respiratory Diseases

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-02-01
• Primary completion: 2013-08-01
• Completion: 2013-08-01
• First posted: 2009-02-10
• Last updated: 2013-09-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States