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Active Not RecruitingNCT06530615

Investigation of MP Pollution in the Human Respiratory System and Its Relationship to Lung Cancer

Investigation of Microplastic Pollution in the Human Respiratory System and Its Relationship to Lung Cancer

Status
Active Not Recruiting
Phase
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
119 (actual)
Sponsor
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

This project will study and characterize Microplastic (MP) burden in the lungs of patients undergoing Bronchoalveolar Levage (BAL) in thoracic clinics at Moffitt.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
PROCEDUREBronchoalveolar Lavage (BAL) during BronchoscopyBronchoalveolar Lavage (BAL) is a standard diagnostic tool for the evaluation of lower respiratory tract pathology including respiratory infections and unexplained radiographic pulmonary lesions including lung neoplasia. It is a minimally invasive procedure that involves introduction of the bronchoscope, installation of sterile normal saline into a subsegment of the lung, and suction and collection of the recovered saline for diagnostic evaluation.

Timeline

Start date
2024-02-05
Primary completion
2026-09-18
Completion
2026-09-18
First posted
2024-07-31
Last updated
2025-12-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT06530615. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.