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Veterans' lung health under the microscope: new database launches

NCT ID NCT03035097

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: National Jewish Health Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study builds a research database and blood sample bank for veterans and contractors who served in Iraq or Afghanistan and have lung problems. Researchers will collect symptom and exposure information and store blood for future analysis. The goal is to better understand deployment-related lung disease, not to test a new treatment.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

What this could lead to
If successful, this could help researchers better understand lung problems in veterans and point toward future treatments.
What could go wrong
This is an observational study that does not test any treatment. It only collects data and blood samples, so it will not directly improve health.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Participants

About 500 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Start date

Feb 2013

Expected to finish

Dec 2030

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

Patients who served in the southwest Asia will be approached for inclusion in the study. If patients agree to participate in the biorepository, a one-time blood draw will occur. If the subject has had a previous bronchoscopy or a surgical lung biopsy and has excess samples the study would collect those to add to the biorepository.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Served in the southwest Asia wars Exclusion Criteria: * Did not served in the southwest Asia wars

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

bronchiolitis

As listed by the trial registrant

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Bronchiolitis

How to take part

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • National Jewish Health

    RECRUITING

    Denver, Colorado, 80206, United States

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