Association Between Cytokines and Severity of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)-Induced Illness in the Elderly

Completed

Conditions studied: Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections

In brief

This research study involves studying the genes that may affect how ill you become during respiratory infection with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). RSV is a virus that often causes common colds. Cytokines are chemicals that are naturally made by your body. Cytokine levels are increased in some people when they have common colds or wheezing caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The purpose of this study is to study the genes that may control cytokine levels during infection with RSV in the elderly population.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00609635

Run by

West Penn Allegheny Health System

People needed

300

Starts

2007-11-01

Expected to finish

2009-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2009-04-06

Who can join

Age: 65 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Subjects > 65 years of age diagnosed with RSV-induced respiratory illness
• Diagnosis (based upon ICD-9-CM codes) for pneumonia, upper respiratory illness, bronchitis, COPD, asthma, viral illness, or congestive heart failure (CHF)
• Willing to sign informed consent.

You may not qualify if…

• Not willing to sign informed consent.
• Subjects less that 65 years of age
• Subjects not diagnosed with a respiratory illness

Where it is running

• Allegheny General Hospital — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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