Airway IgA: Respiratory Tract IgA Levels in Anesthetized Patients Undergoing Elective Surgical Procedures

Completed

Conditions studied: Healthy, Malnutrition

In brief

The purpose of the study is to determine the variability of airway IgA levels in anesthetized, well-nourished and malnourished patients undergoing elective general surgical procedures and the effect of gender and race on this baseline variable. The hypothesis is that airway IgA levels are lower in malnourished than in well-nourished patients.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00205361

Run by

University of Wisconsin, Madison

People needed

9

Starts

2002-01-01

Expected to finish

2011-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-10-17

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Undergoing surgery via general anesthesia

You may not qualify if…

• Patients with a history of asthma or documented airway irritability
• Patients who have undergone previous pulmonary resection
• Patients receiving cardiac medications for arrhythmias.

Where it is running

• University of Wisconsin — Madison, Wisconsin, United States

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