Bronchoscopy Assisted Sampling of Cells and Fluid From the Lower Respiratory Tract of Human Subjects

Completed

Conditions studied: Respiratory Diseases

In brief

The purpose of this research study is to collect cells and liquid from the air passages of healthy adults, both smokers and non-smokers. These samples will be used for test-tube studies to explore mechanisms of diseases of the respiratory tract, and to compare the samples between people who smoke cigarettes and people who don't. Obtaining these samples requires an invasive procedure called "bronchoscopy".

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00840723

Run by

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

People needed

30

Starts

2009-02-01

Expected to finish

2013-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-09-05

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Current cigarette smokers
• Must be otherwise healthy with no chronic illness

You may not qualify if…

• Asthma
• Smoking related lung disease (including bronchitis)

Where it is running

• UNC Center for Environmental Medicine, Asthma and Lung Biology — Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

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