New biobank aims to unlock secrets of lung scarring diseases
NCT ID NCT05392881
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jul 10, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is creating a registry and biobank for people with interstitial lung diseases (ILD), including sarcoidosis, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, and hypersensitivity pneumonitis. Researchers will collect medical data and biological samples from up to 1,000 participants to support future studies. The goal is to better understand these lung conditions and potentially improve diagnosis and 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 biobank could provide valuable data and samples to help researchers discover new insights into interstitial lung diseases.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study that does not test any treatment, so it will not directly benefit participants. The collected data may not lead to immediate breakthroughs.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2021
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2032
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 with ILD, RLD and subjects at risk for 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: 1. The participant is a patient at TUKHS or has agreed to participate in a study approved by the KUMC Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) 2. The participant is being followed for the presence of autoimmune disease, ILD or other rare lung diseases at TUKHS. 3. The participant is ≥ 18 years of age. 4. The participant has signed an approved consent for this study (living patients only)
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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
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
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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The University of Kansas Medical Center
RECRUITINGKansas City, Kansas, 66160, United States
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