Scientists probe lung microbes in immune deficiency disorder
NCT ID NCT06173128
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at how common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) changes the bacteria and immune activity in the respiratory tract. Researchers collected samples from 75 people with and without CVID to analyze microbes and gene activity. The goal was to understand why lung problems are so common in CVID, not to test a new treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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75 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2024
- Finished
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Feb 2026
- 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
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Who is studied
Participants will be enrolled from the Boston Medical Center allergy and immunology clinics and from healthy volunteers at the Boston University medical campus (BUMC). They will be assigned into one of two groups: antibody deficient patients and controls. Blood, nasopharyngeal swab, saliva, and sputum (if possible) samples will be collected from each participant, ideally on the same day.
- Ages
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18 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Patients with primary antibody deficiency diagnosed by their treating physician * Controls will not have a diagnosis of immunodeficiency of any sort * Male and female patients will be enrolled evenly Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who self identify as pregnant * Patients with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that are not well controlled clinically
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Boston Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, 02118, United States
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