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TerminatedNCT03845257

Correlation of FeNO, Blood Eosinophils, Bronchoalveolar Lavage Findings and Bronchial Epithelium Histopathology in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Asthma

Status
Terminated
Phase
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
14 (actual)
Sponsor
Heidelberg University · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

Scientific research focuses on "eosinophilic inflammation" as it seems to guide the therapeutic regimen in patients with asthma and COPD. The primary objective of this prospective trial is to evaluate which parameter(s) best reflects eosinophilic inflammation by correlating tissue eosinophils (endobronchial biopsy, protected specimen brush sampling) with FeNO, peripheral blood eosinophils, and eosinophils in the bronchoalveolar lavage of patients with obstructive pulmonary disease.

Detailed description

This is a multicenter prospective trial. Enrollment will continue until 150 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and 50 patients with severe asthma have been entered into this trial and have completed bronchoscopic evaluation. In this trial, the following parameters are to be evaluated: * Blood eosinophils (absolute and relative) * FeNO * Eosinophils in bronchoalveolar lavage * Tissue eosinophilia (protected specimen brush sampling, endobronchial biopsy)

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DIAGNOSTIC_TESTBlood sampling, FeNO, bronchoalveolar lavage, bronchoscopic tissue samplingBlood sampling (eosinophil count; eosinophilia is defined as \>300/µl (or \>150/µl during oral glucocorticosteroid treatment); FeNO: Measurement of fractional nitric oxide (NO) concentration in exhaled breath; Bronchoscopy: BAL: total leukocyte counts and leukocyte differential counts including eosinophils, PSB sampling: eosinophil count/100 cells, endobrochial biopsy: tissue eosinophil count/100 cells.

Timeline

Start date
2019-02-14
Primary completion
2020-01-08
Completion
2020-01-08
First posted
2019-02-19
Last updated
2022-07-07

Locations

3 sites across 2 countries: Australia, Germany

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03845257. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.