Blood, Hair and Lung Concentrations of Metals and Metalloids in Patients With Lung Cancer or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (Métaux/Poumons)

Hopital Foch

Status: Completed

Conditions: Lung Surgery; Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Emphysema; Lung Cancer

Treatments: Procedure: Lung surgery

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01949181

2010/37

Details and patient eligibility

About

Prospective research to study the relationship between concentrations of metals/metalloids in blood, hair and lung tissue with the occurence of lung cancer or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Enrollment: 251 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients of 18 to 75 years of age.
• Patients admitted for lung resection (either cancerous or non-cancerous) or lung transplant

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with mental or physical conditions that prevent them giving their agreement for the study

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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251 participants in 1 patient group

Pulmonary cancer

Experimental group

Treatment:

Procedure: Lung surgery