Cough-Generated Aerosols of NTM in Cystic Fibrosis

Completed

Conditions studied: Cystic Fibrosis

In brief

Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are opportunistic pathogens normally found in soil and water that are being cultured from Cystic Fibrosis (CF) airways at an increasing frequency. They have been demonstrated to cause clinically significant lung disease in some cases and the transmission of NTM, from person to person has been proposed. There are currently no standardized guidelines for isolation of those colonized or infected with NTM. The investigators will measure particle droplet size from patients with CF who have positive sputum cultures for NTM with the hypothesis that they will be in a range that can spread infection.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01815866

Run by

University of Florida

People needed

5

Starts

2013-04-01

Expected to finish

2015-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-10-14

Who can join

Age: 8 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age greater than or equal to age 8 years
• Confirmed Diagnosis of CF
• Sputum/Throat/Bronchoscopic culture positive for NTM within the last 12 months

You may not qualify if…

• Pregnancy
• Pneumothorax within the last 6 months
• Forced Expiratory Volume at one second <30% predicted
• Hemoptysis greater than 1 tablespoon within the last 7 days

Where it is running

• University of Florida Clinical Research Center — Gainesville, Florida, United States

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