Lung disease registry aims to unlock secrets of interstitial lung disease
NCT ID NCT00258583
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 28, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study is creating a registry of medical information from people with interstitial lung disease (ILD). Researchers will collect past, current, and future health records from up to 5,000 adults treated at the UPMC Simmons Center. The goal is to build a database that can be used for future research to better understand ILD. No new treatments or interventions are being tested.
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 registry could help researchers better understand interstitial lung diseases and identify patterns that may lead to future treatments.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational registry, not a treatment trial. It does not test any new drug or therapy, 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 5,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Start date
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Oct 2003
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2035
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
Study population can be described as any adult being seen by a physician at the Simmons Center for interstitial lung disease who has been diagnosed with an Interstitial Lung Disease.
- 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: * Adult patients who are seeking treatment at the UPMC Simmons Center for Interstitial Lung Disease * 18 years of age or older Exclusion Criteria: * N/A
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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
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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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Michelle F MacPherson
RECRUITINGPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States
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