Active clinical trials for "Lung Diseases"

This study examines the effects of an exercise and behavioral program, called Active-Life, to promote physical activity in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. A sedentary lifestyle is very common in older people with chronic disease and if this program is successful it will be used to promote physical activity and improve the health of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

More people are living with chronic or long-term disorders together and they live longer, which gives an increase in patients who need health services. Seen in the context of the shorter lengths of stay, and the outpatient clinics' increasing responsibility, there is a need to increase outpatient capacity without leading to more patient readmissions. Further, new services should take into account the patients capacity to benefit from the services, and their level of health literacy is crucial. By developing new services using technology, patients will be able to be followed up closely in their own home with adapted treatment and information, a closer dialogue with the health service where there is a need, and the utilization of scarce resources in the health care system can increase. The aim of the current study is to evaluate a digital outpatient clinic, and assess any differences over time in health literacy, digital health literacy, quality of life and overall satisfaction with the outpatient services. Furthermore, the investigators will assess the intervention group's satisfaction with the digital outpatient clinic. In addition, the digital services will be tailored and revised throughout the study based on continuous feedback and iterative processes. The current study is a pragmatic controlled multicenter study with two study arms; one control arm and one intervention arm. In total, eligible participants will be recruited from one of four centers.

To confirm the safety and performance of the da Vinci SP Surgical System, Instruments and Accessories in pulmonary lobectomy, and in thymectomy procedures.

This study aims to evaluate the impact of a specific oral probiotic blend on the quality of life of adults with respiratory conditions.

During thoracic surgery, one-lung ventilation (OLV) is associated with hypoxemia, lung injury, and perioperative respiratory complications. The level of positive-end expiratory pressure (PEEP) to apply during OLV remains controversial. The open-lung approach consists in setting a level of PEEP corresponding to the best lung compliance, using an esophageal catheter to measure the transpulmonary pressure. This approach has been effective in laparoscopic surgeries or acute respiratory distress syndrome, but has never been evaluated in thoracic surgery.

The goal of this randomized control trial is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of using a spray nozzle, compared to the conventional method, for topical anesthesia by the spray-as-you-go technique in reducing cough frequency, improving cough, discomfort, tolerance, satisfaction, reducing the dosage of lidocaine consumption of patients during flexible bronchoscopy.

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of voxelotor for increasing oxygen saturation in 20 patients with hypoxemia. Specifically, the SpO2/FiO2 ratio will be compared before and after voxelotor use at rest and during exercise (ambulatory patients only). The primary study objective is to evaluate the efficacy of voxelotor for increasing oxygen saturation in patients with hypoxic hypoxemia as a result of end-stage lung disease or acute lung injury. The secondary objective is to evaluate the efficacy of voxelotor on allowing de-escalation of supplemental oxygen support.

Sputum production increases in acute exacerbation of COPD, both in amount and consistency. It increases airways obstruction and hence delays improvement and prolongs hospital stay. oscillating positive expiratory pressure (OPEP) devices were extensively studied in cystic fibrosis and bronchiectasis. Only seldom studied in chronic bronchitis. This study aims to measure the effects of mucous clearing device in hospitalized patients with acute exacerbation of COPD.

In this follow-up trial, MRI and CT images of the lung will be acquired prospectively in a subcohort of 370 patients, three years after they successfully participated in the first COSYCONET subtrial with CT and MRI ("MR-COPD I", NCT (clinical.Trials.gov identifier) 02629432). The objective is to obtain longitudinal data from a well-characterized collective of COPD patients in order to identify suitable image-based biomarkers to improve the prognosis of disease progression of COPD in comparison to clinical tests

Background: NTM(Nontuberculous mycobacteria) pulmonary disease is increasing worldwidely, however the diagnosis and treatment of NTM pulmonary disease still has multiple obstacles. The initiation of treatment is not necessary for all patients with NTM pulmonary disease. In addition, the drugs for treatment of NTM pulmonary disease is not enough. objective. The aim of this prospective registry for Nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease is to register the NTM pulmonary patients and analysis of the treatment outcome based on the species and to collect the blood and urine samples from the patients for exploring the biomarker for diagnosis and monitoring the NTM pulmonary disease and collect the nontuberculous mycobacterium. Methods: informed consents register in cohort and collect the clinical information and serum, plasma, urine and mycobacteria follow up 6 months to 1year based on the clinical situation Analysis: treatment outcome based on NTM-NET consensus statement exploration of biomarker for progression and monitoring of treatment response