Active clinical trials for "Lung Diseases, Interstitial"

Participants with respiratory disease experience often a worsening of their condition, with increasing symptoms such as cough and shortness of breath. This worsening, often called exacerbation or flare up, impacts on the life of the participants, since they become limited in their daily activities. Healthcare is still based today on limited times for clinical appointments to perform investigations and to meet with specialists/clinicians. Very often, these evaluations do not reflect the way the disease is limiting the patient's life. Wearable devices offer the opportunity to collect data on physical activities and important clinical parameters (such as how the patient is active or just staying in bed during the day), on a daily basis. The HG Phoenix AI- based Smart Watch produced by Health Gauge, an Albertan company based in Edmonton, has the potential to measure heart rate, heart rate variability, blood pressure, pulse wave velocity, respiratory rate, temperature, arterial saturation, sleep pattern (deep, light sleep, awake time), duration and time, daily physical activities (site count and distance) and calories burnt in a simple and non-invasive fashion. Ideally, these parameters could be monitored and recorded 24 hours per 7 days per week. This study aims to demonstrate that this device can be used for a long time at home and it is comfortable to use for the participants, that it is not dangerous and, possibly, that it can help to identify exacerbations before the currently available investigations.

The goal of this pilot study is to assess the feasibility of a larger study on the efficacy of mycophenolate mofetil in people diagnosed with systemic sclerosis with mild lung involvement. Participants will be recruited over 12 months at 3 academic centers and assigned randomly to receive either mycophenolate mofetil or placebo, a look-alike substance that contains no active drug, for 96 weeks.

Mutations in the genes encoding cytosolic aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases are responsible for early-onset multisystemic diseases including to varying degrees interstitial lung disease, liver damage, neurological and digestive disorders, and systemic inflammation. These are rare and severe diseases whose pathophysiology is poorly understood. The investigative team hypothesizes that mutations within these genes are responsible for a decrease in protein translation and lead to a cellular stress response similar to that induced by amino acid deprivation. The investigative team also hypothesizes that these alterations could be corrected by high-dose supplementation in the culture medium of the corresponding amino acid. The main objective of the study is to precisely determine the consequences of cytosolic aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase mutations at the cell level on protein translation.

Dyspnea (i.e. breathlessness) and exercise intolerance are common symptoms for patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD), yet it is not known why. It has been suggested that muscle dysfunction may contribute to dyspnea and exercise intolerance in ILD. Our study aims to: i) examine differences in the structure and function of the leg muscles in ILD patients, ii) determine if leg muscle fatigue contributes to dyspnea and exercise limitation in patients with ILD, and iii) determine the effects of breathing extra oxygen on leg muscle fatigue, as well as ability to exercise in ILD patients.

Patients are being offered participation in this pirfenidone trial because They have been diagnosed with fibrotic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (FHP), a type of interstitial lung disease (ILD). This is a disease where scarring of lung tissue occurs as the result of inhaling substances called antigens. These antigens can be substances such as molds, chemicals or dust. As a result of this scarring the lungs are is not able to move oxygen into the bloodstream to reach other organs. Currently over 1400 subjects have been treated with pirfenidone in 15 clinical trials. This drug has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, a different type of ILD, but requires special permission for use in your condition. The use of pirfenidone has not been approved for the treatment of FHP. It is considered experimental treatment in this study.

This is a Phase 2, multicenter, multinational, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study evaluating the efficacy, safety, pharmacokinetics (PK), quality of life and exploratory pharmacodynamics (PD) of two treatment doses of CC-90001, 200 mg and 400 mg, compared with placebo, when delivered once daily per os (PO) in subjects with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). This study is designed to assess response to treatment by using measures of lung function, disease progression, fibrosis on radiography, and patient-reported outcomes. It will also assess dose response.

Dr. Rafael E de la Hoz and colleagues have performed standardized and computer-assisted readings of all chest CT scans received by WTC workers and volunteers at the Mount Sinai Medical Center between 2003 and 2016. The clinical team sought to assess all findings suggestive of airway, interstitial, and neoplastic disease in a systematic way, and correlate those findings with clinical, functional, and exposure indicators. The study team's research will also involve analyses of longitudinal imaging and functional trends, and characterization of the WTC related lower airway diseases and their risk factors, with a focus on obesity-related imaging markers. The study team also plans to characterize the transitions into chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) among these workers.

BERTHA study´s primary objective is to characterize Rheumatoid Arthritis-associated Interstitial Lung Disease (RA-ILD) progression and to define a combination of biomarkers, genetic and clinical variables capable of identifying patients at risk of RA-ILD progression

To evaluate the efficacy and safety of 26-weeks of treatment with riociguat vs. placebo in patients with symptomatic PH (pulmonary hypertension) associated with IIP (idiopathic interstitial pneumonias).

The purpose of this study it to determine whether the use of a gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH)-agonist (depot-leuprolide acetate) during cyclophosphamide (CYC) therapy in women with rheumatic diseases will provide greater ovarian protection than placebo.