RecruitingNCT04654767

Inflammatory Profiling in Chronic Lung Disease


Sponsor

Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Lung Vascular Research

Enrollment

60 participants

Start Date

Dec 1, 2021

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Conditions

Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the underlying inflammatory profile in patients with chronic lung disease and determine the association pulmonary hypertension.


Eligibility

Min Age: 18 Years

Inclusion Criteria2

  • Patients undergoing lung transplant with COPD or IPF, with associated PH
  • Signed informed consent

Exclusion Criteria2

  • patients without written informed consent
  • Signs of any infection such as pneumonia, pulmonary tuberculosis or infections with pleural effusions.

Interventions

OTHERTissue sampling

Blood collection via venipuncture into citrate- or ethylenediaminetetraacetic (EDTA)-containing vacutainer tubes and into serum tubes. Explant lung tissue obtained from patients that underwent lung transplantation. Non-transplanted donor lungs that had been harvested for transplantation, but not implanted because of size-reduction serve as controls.


Locations(1)

Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna

Vienna, Austria

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