Massive lung disease registry aims to unlock secrets of progressive fibrosis
NCT ID NCT01915511
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Aug 13, 2026 · Updated 5 times
Summary
This registry is following 3,000 adults with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) or other chronic fibrosing interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) to understand how these conditions progress over time. Researchers collect information on symptoms, treatments, quality of life, and store blood samples and lung scans for future studies. The goal is to learn more about the natural history of these diseases and improve care, but participants receive no experimental 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 registry could provide valuable insights into how these lung diseases progress and how they are best managed, potentially guiding future treatments.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational registry, not a treatment trial. It collects data only, so it won't directly improve health for participants. Results depend on accurate reporting and may take years to yield useful findings.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 3,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2014
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2031
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
Subjects with a new diagnosis of IPF or a non- IPF chronic fibrosing ILD established at the time of enrollment in the registry are eligible for participation in the IPF-PRO/ILD-PRO registry if the participant meets the selection criteria.
- Ages
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21 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: * Willing and able to provide informed consent * Established a new diagnosis (within 12 months) of IPF by the enrolling center. * Age 21 years or older, or * Diagnosis of a non-IPF ILD of any duration, including, but not limited to Idiopathic Non-Specific Interstitial Pneumonia (iNSIP), Unclassifiable Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias (IIPs), Interstitial Pneumonia with Autoimmune Features (IPAF), Autoimmune ILDs such as Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA-ILD) and Systemic Sclerosis (SSc-ILD), Chronic Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis (HP), Sarcoidosis or Exposure-related ILDs such as asbestosis with progressive phenotype during the last 24 months by the enrolling center that meets the following criteria: * Chronic fibrosing ILD as defined by reticular abnormality with traction bronchiectasis with or without honeycombing confirmed by chest HRCT scan and/or lung biopsy. * Progressive phenotype as defined by fulfilling at least one of the criteria below of fibrotic changes (progression set point) within the last 24 months regardless of treatment considered appropriate in individual ILDs (8): * decline in FVC % predicted (% pred) based on ≥10% relative decline * decline in FVC % pred based on ≥5 - \<10% relative decline in FVC combined with worsening of respiratory symptoms as assessed by the site investigator * decline in FVC % pred based on ≥5 - \<10% relative decline in FVC combined with increasing extent of fibrotic changes on chest imaging (HRCT scan) as assessed by the site investigator * decline in DLCO % pred based on≥ 10% relative decline * worsening of respiratory symptoms as well as increasing extent of fibrotic changes on chest imaging (HRCT scan) as assessed by the site investigator independent of FVC change. The relative decline for FVC % predicted is calculated using the formula: Relative Decline= (FVC % Pred (Reference)-FVC % Pred (Screening))/(FVC % Pred (Reference))×100%, where FVC % Pred (Reference) is the greatest measurement of FVC % predicted in the 24 months prior to screening and FVC % Pred (Screening) is the measurement of FVC % predicted at screening. The relative decline for DLCO % predicted is calculated using the formula: Relative Decline= (DLCO % Pred (Reference)-DLCO % Pred (Screening))/(DLCO % Pred (Reference))×100%, Where DLCO % Pred (Reference) is the greatest measurement of DLCO % Pred in the 24 months prior to screening and DLCO % Pred (Screening) is the measurement of DLCO % Pred at screening Exclusion Criteria: * Malignancy, treated or untreated, other than skin or early -stage prostate cancer, within the past 5 years * Currently listed for lung transplantation at the time of enrollment * Currently enrolled in an interventional clinical trial at the time of enrollment in this registry * For the additional IPF cohort of 1000 individuals, previous enrollment in this registry.
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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
39 sites. 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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Baylor College of Medicine
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas
RECRUITINGDallas, Texas, 75246, United States
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Cleveland Clinic
RECRUITINGCleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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Duke University
RECRUITINGDurham, North Carolina, 27705, United States
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Emory University
RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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Henry Ford Health
RECRUITINGDetroit, Michigan, 48202, United States
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Houston Methodist Lung Center
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Inova
RECRUITINGFalls Church, Virginia, 22042-3307, United States
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Loyola University Health System
RECRUITINGMaywood, Illinois, 60153, United States
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Medical University of South Carolina
RECRUITINGCharleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States
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NYU Medical Center
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10016, United States
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Northwestern University
RECRUITINGEvanston, Illinois, 60611, United States
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Oregon Clinic
RECRUITINGPortland, Oregon, 97220, United States
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PMG Research
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGWilmington, North Carolina, 28401, United States
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Piedmont Healthcare
RECRUITINGAustell, Georgia, 30106, United States
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Pulmonix LLC
RECRUITINGGreensboro, North Carolina, 27403, United States
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Stanford University
RECRUITINGStanford, California, 94305, United States
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Temple University
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19140, United States
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The Medical College of Wisconsin
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGMilwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, United States
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The Ohio State University
RECRUITINGColumbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
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The University of Texas Health Science Center At Houston
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Thomas Jefferson University
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19144, United States
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Tulane University
RECRUITINGNew Orleans, Louisiana, 70112, United States
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UNC Chapel Hill
RECRUITINGChapel Hill, North Carolina, 27514, United States
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University from Virginia
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGCharlottesville, Virginia, 22908, United States
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University of Alabama - Birmingham
RECRUITINGBirmingham, Alabama, 35294, United States
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University of Arizona
RECRUITINGTucson, Arizona, 85721, United States
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University of California - Los Angeles
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90024, United States
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University of Chicago
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
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University of Cincinnati Medical Center
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGCincinnati, Ohio, 45267, United States
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University of Colorado
RECRUITINGAurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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University of Florida
RECRUITINGGainesville, Florida, 32610-3175, United States
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University of Kansas
TERMINATEDKansas City, Kansas, 66160, United States
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University of Michigan
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGAnn Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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University of Minnesota
RECRUITINGMinneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States
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University of Mississippi Medical Center
RECRUITINGJackson, Mississippi, 39216, United States
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University of Oklahoma
RECRUITINGOklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, United States
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University of South Florida
RECRUITINGTampa, Florida, 33606, United States
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University of Southern California
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90033, United States
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University of Texas Southwestern
RECRUITINGDallas, Texas, 75235, United States
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University of Utah
RECRUITINGSalt Lake City, Utah, 84108, United States
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University of Vermont Lung Center
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGColchester, Vermont, 05446, United States
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Vanderbilt University
RECRUITINGNashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States
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Wake Forest Baptist Health
RECRUITINGWinston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States
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Washington University
RECRUITINGSt Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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Weill Medical College of Cornell University
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10065, United States
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Yale University
RECRUITINGNew Haven, Connecticut, 06520, United States
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