New study tracks health of parents with cystic fibrosis
NCT ID NCT06296394
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study follows 146 people with cystic fibrosis who recently became first-time parents. Researchers will track their lung function, mental health, and stress levels over five years using surveys and medical records. The goal is to understand how parenthood affects their health in the era of modern CF medications.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 146 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2024
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2031
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Individuals with cystic fibrosis who have become first-time parents to a child under 5 years of age.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosed with cystic fibrosis via sweat test or genotype analysis * Became a first-time parent (including foster parent, step parent, adoptive parent, or legal guardian) to a child under 5 years of age within the last 180 days Exclusion Criteria: * Undergone a lung transplant * Does not speak/read English or Spanish
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
18 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Boston Children's Hospital/Brigham and Women's Hospital
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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Indiana University
RECRUITINGIndianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States
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Johns Hopkins University
RECRUITINGBaltimore, Maryland, 21218, United States
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Massachusetts General Hospital
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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Medical University of South Carolina
RECRUITINGCharleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States
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National Jewish Health
RECRUITINGDenver, Colorado, 80206, United States
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Northwestern University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGEvanston, Illinois, 60208, United States
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Oregon Health and Science University
RECRUITINGPortland, Oregon, 97239, United States
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University of Alabama-Birmingham
RECRUITINGBirmingham, Alabama, 35294, United States
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University of Kansas Medical Center
RECRUITINGKansas City, Kansas, 66160, United States
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University of Michigan
RECRUITINGAnn Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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University of Minnesota
RECRUITINGMinneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States
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University of North Carolina
RECRUITINGChapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, United States
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University of Pennsylvania
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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University of Pittsburgh
RECRUITINGPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States
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University of Texas-Southwestern
RECRUITINGDallas, Texas, 75390, United States
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University of Washington
RECRUITINGSeattle, Washington, 98195, United States
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Washington University School of Medicine
RECRUITINGSt Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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