Emphysema Research Registry and Biosample Repository

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Conditions studied: Emphysema, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Bronchitis

In brief

The Comprehensive Lung Center (CLC) at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC Health System) provides patients with any type of breathing or lung disorder a full range of diagnostic and therapeutic services. The Emphysema/COPD Research Center (ECRC) is a specialty clinic, within this center, that attempts to advance the understanding of emphysema and to evaluate new therapies for patients with emphysema. The Emphysema Research Registry will enable pulmonary research physicians to: 1) gather information and create a research registry of people who have been diagnosed with emphysema; 2) utilize this research registry with the purpose of conducting research that attempts to advance the understanding of emphysema and to evaluate new therapies; and, 3) use the research registry to identify potential candidates for future research programs. These aims will be achieved by the collection of DNA (genetic material)for analysis and storage in addition to pulmonary function tests and other medical information.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00307281

Run by

University of Pittsburgh

People needed

3000

Starts

2000-08-01

Expected to finish

2030-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2025-09-25

Who can join

Age: 21 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients would be required to have COPD based on at least one of the following: clinical history, pulmonary function results, or radiographic results.

You may not qualify if…

• none

Where it is running

• University of Pittsburgh Emphysema/COPD Research Center — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States (enrolling)

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