Mayo clinic launches lung disease biobank to unlock future treatments
NCT ID NCT03478826
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is creating a repository of blood samples from 635 people with interstitial lung diseases (ILD), pneumonia, and healthy volunteers. Researchers hope these samples will help identify biomarkers to improve diagnosis and treatment. No experimental treatments are given; participants simply donate blood for future studies.
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 repository could help researchers discover biomarkers that guide treatment for interstitial lung diseases.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study that does not test any treatment. It only collects samples for future research, so there is no direct benefit to participants.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 635 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2018
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2028
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 a diagnosis of ILD or any fibrotic disease of the lung. A diagnosis of pneumonia and healthy volunteers will also be included as a control group.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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 a diagnosis of ILD or any fibrotic disease of the lung or a diagnosis of pneumonia * Patients willing to provide written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Unwillingness/unable to give blood samples
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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
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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
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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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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Mayo Clinic
RECRUITINGRochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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