Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Registry for Future Studies

The Ohio State University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Lung Disease, Interstitial; Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00815711

2007H0002

Details and patient eligibility

About

To establish a registry of patients for future studies of Inflammation in Interstitial Lung Disease/Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.

Full description

To establish a framework in which biologic samples and physiologic measures from patients with IPF can be longitudinally collected and evaluated. Having a bank of samples that are correlated with physiologic measures that follow patients through their course will allow the following proposed studies as well as future investigations to be efficiently carried out.

Enrollment: 13 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• any patient referred to the Interstitial Lund Disease clinic who is undergoing evaluation and or treatment for a new diagnosis of ILD. This can include patients referred for presumed pulmonary fibrosis/interstitial pneumonitis (IPF, UIP, NSIP), sarcoidosis, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, cryptogenic organising pneumonia, drug-induced, or other idiopathic ILDs.

Exclusion criteria

• pregnancy
• inability to follow study requirements