Bronchoscopy Assisted Sampling of Cells and Fluid From the Lower Respiratory Tract of Human Subjects (SCCOR Bronch)

University of North Carolina (UNC)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Respiratory Diseases

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00840723

NHLBI P50-HL084934

CTRC 2799

Details and patient eligibility

About

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".

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 75 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Current cigarette smokers
• Must be otherwise healthy with no chronic illness

Exclusion criteria

• Asthma
• Smoking related lung disease (including bronchitis)

Trial design

30 participants in 2 patient groups

Current smokers

Description:

Current cigarette smokers with no other illness

Healthy controls

Description:

Healthy non smokers