New database aims to spot hidden lung disease before it's too late
NCT ID NCT04707781
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is creating a database to help doctors find early signs of interstitial lung disease (ILD) in people who have other health conditions that put them at risk. About 412 adults with such conditions will be screened and followed over time. The goal is to improve early detection, 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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About 412 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2021
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2029
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
Patients (females and males; above 18 yrs) with a known systemic disease bearing a risk for ILD but without diagnosed ILD and patients (females and males; above 18 yrs) with diagnosed ILD.
- 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: * Age: ≥ 18 years * patients with a known systemic disease bearing a risk for ILD * signed informed consent (for prospective part) Exclusion Criteria: * Age \< 18 years * comorbidities severely limiting life-expectancy (e.g. severe cardiovascular conditions, malignant disease)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. 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
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Medical University of Graz, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonology
RECRUITINGGraz, 8036, Austria
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