Scientists launch massive effort to understand rare lung diseases
NCT ID NCT03041623
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This registry is following 867 people with idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs), a group of rare lung diseases. The goal is to learn how these diseases behave over time, how they are diagnosed, and what treatments doctors currently use. No new drugs or procedures are being tested—this study simply observes and records information to improve future care.
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 a clearer picture of how these rare lung diseases progress, helping doctors diagnose and manage them better in the future.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational registry, not a treatment trial. It collects data but does not test any new therapy, so it won't directly lead to a cure or new drug.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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867 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2016
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
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
Newly diagnosed IIPs within 6 months before registration
- Ages
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20 to 84 years
- 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. Patients aged between 20 and 84 years 2. Patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and other IIPs diagnosis within 6 months before registration at each facility 3. Patients from whom written informed consent has been obtained regarding participation in this study and follow-up observation Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients for whom the tests (such as the lung function test) conducted in this study could not be performed 2. Patients who underwent pulmonary resection 3. Patients undergoing dialysis 4. Patients with cancer treated at the time of registration or those planning to receive treatment in the future
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Asahikawa Medical University Hospital
Asahikawa, Hokkaido, 078-8510, Japan
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Aso Iizuka Hospital
Iizuka, Fukuoka, 820-8505, Japan
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Chiba University Hospital
Chiba, Chiba, 260-8677, Japan
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Dokkyo Medical University Hospital
Tochigi, Tochigi, 321-0293, Japan
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Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital
Koshigaya, Saitama, 343-8555, Japan
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Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital
Matsuyama, Ehime, 790-0024, Japan
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Fujita Health University Hospital
Toyoake, Aichi-ken, 470-1192, Japan
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Fukuoka University Chikushi Hospital
Chikushino-shi, Fukuoka, 818-8502, Japan
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Fukuoka University Hospital
Fukuoka, Fukuoka, 814-0180, Japan
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Fukushima Medical University Hospital
Fukushima, Fukushima, 960-1295, Japan
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Gunma University Hospital
Maebashi, Gunma, 371-8511, Japan
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Hamamatsu Rosai Hospital
Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, 430-8525, Japan
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Hamamatsu University Hospital
Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, 431-3126, Japan
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Haruhi Respiratory Medical Hospital
Kiyosu, Aichi-ken, 452-0962, Japan
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Hirosaki University Hospital
Hirosaki, Aomori, 036-8562, Japan
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Hiroshima Prefectural Hospital
Hiroshima, Hiroshima, 734-8530, Japan
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Hiroshima University Hospital
Hiroshima, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan
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Ibarakihigashi National Hospital
Naka, Ibaraki, 319-1113, Japan
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Iwate Prefectural Central Hospital
Morioka, Iwate, 020-0066, Japan
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JR Tokyo General Hospital
Tokyo, Tokyo, 151-8528, Japan
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Japanese Red Cross Ise Hospital
Ise, Mie-ken, 516-8512, Japan
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Japanese Red Cross Medical Center
Tokyo, Tokyo, 150-8935, Japan
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Japanese Red Cross Saitama Hospital
Saitama, Saitama, 330-8553, Japan
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Jichi Medical University
Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan
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Juntendo University Hospital
Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8431, Japan
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Kagoshima University Hospital
Kagoshima, Kagoshima-ken, 890-8520, Japan
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Kameda Medical Center
Kamogawa, Chiba, 296-8602, Japan
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Kanagawa Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center
Yokohama, Kanagawa, 236-0051, Japan
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Kanazawa University Hospital
Kanazawa, Ishikawa-ken, 920-8641, Japan
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Kinki University Hospital
Sayama, Osaka, 589-8511, Japan
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Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital
Kobe, Hyōgo, 650-0047, Japan
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Kobe City Medical Center West Hospital
Kobe, Hyōgo, 653-0013, Japan
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Kochi medical School Hospital
Nankoku, Kochi, 783-8505, Japan
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Kumamoto University Hospital
Kumamoto, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan
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Kurashiki Central Hospital
Kurashiki, Okayama-ken, 710-8602, Japan
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Kurume University Hospital
Kurume, Fukuoka, 830-0011, Japan
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Kyorin University Hospital
Mitaka, Tokyo, 181-8611, Japan
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Kyoto University Hospital
Kyoto, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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Kyushu University Hospital.
Fukuoka, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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Matsuzaka City Hospital
Matsuzaka, Mie-ken, 515-8544, Japan
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NTT Medical Center Tokyo
Tokyo, Tokyo, 141-8625, Japan
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Nagasaki University Hospital
Nagasaki, Nagasaki, 852-8510, Japan
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Nagoya City University Hospital
Nagoya, Aichi-ken, 467-8601, Japan
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Nagoya University Hospital
Nagoya, Aichi-ken, 466-8560, Japan
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National Center for Global Health and Medicine
Tokyo, Tokyo, 162-8655, Japan
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National Hospital Organization Chiba-East-Hospital
Chiba, Chiba, 260-8712, Japan
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National Hospital Organization Himeji Medical Center
Himeji, Hyōgo, 670-8520, Japan
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National Hospital Organization Kinki-chuo Chest Medical Center
Sakai, Osaka, 591-8555, Japan
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National Hospital Organization Matsue Medical Center
Matsue, Shimane, 690-8556, Japan
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National Hospital Organization Minami-Okayama Medical Center
Okayama, Okayama-ken, 701-0304, Japan
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National Hospital Organization Tokyo Medical Center
Tokyo, Tokyo, 152-8902, Japan
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National Hospital Organization Tokyo National Hospital
Kiyose, Tokyo, 204-8585, Japan
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National Hospital Organization Yamaguchi-Ube Medical Center
Ube, Yamaguchi, 755-0241, Japan
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Nihon University Itabashi Hospital
Tokyo, Tokyo, 173-8610, Japan
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Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital
Niigata, Niigata, 951-8510, Japan
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Nippon Medical School Hospital
Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8603, Japan
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Ogaki Municipal Hospital
Ōgaki, Gifu, 503-8502, Japan
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Okinawa Chubu Hospital
Uruma, Okinawa, 904-2293, Japan
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Saiseikai Kumamoto Hospital
Kumamoto, Kumamoto, 861-4193, Japan
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Saku Central Hospital Advanced Care Center
Saku, Nagano, 385-0051, Japan
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Sapporo Medical University Hospital
Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-8543, Japan
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Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital
Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, 430-8558, Japan
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Seirei Mikatahara General Hospital
Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, 433-8558, Japan
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Sendai Kousei Hospital
Sendai, Miyagi, 980-0873, Japan
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Shiga University of Medical Science Hospital
Ōtsu, Shiga, 520-2192, Japan
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Shimane University Hospital
Izumo, Shimane, 693-8501, Japan
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Shinshu University Hospital
Matsumoto, Nagano, 390-8621, Japan
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Showa University Fujigaoka Hospital
Yokohama, Kanagawa, 227-8501, Japan
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St. Marianna University School of Medicine Hospital
Kawasaki, Kanagawa, 216-8511, Japan
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Suwa Central Hospital
Chino, Nagano, 391-8503, Japan
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Teikyo University Hospital
Tokyo, Tokyo, 173-8605, Japan
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Tenri Hospital
Tenri, Nara, 632-8552, Japan
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The Jikei University Hospital
Tokyo, Tokyo, 105-8471, Japan
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Toho University Omori Medical Center
Tokyo, Tokyo, 143-8541, Japan
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Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University Hospital
Sendai, Miyagi, 983-8512, Japan
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Tokai University Hospital
Isehara, Kanagawa, 259-1193, Japan
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Tokushima University Hospital
Tokushima, Tokushima, 770-8053, Japan
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Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8519, Japan
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Tokyo University Hospital
Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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Toranomon Hospital
Tokyo, Tokyo, 105-8470, Japan
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Tosei General Hospital
Seto, Aichi-ken, 489-8642, Japan
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Tottori University Hospital
Yonago, Tottori, 683-0853, Japan
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Toyama University Hospital
Toyama, Toyama, 930-0194, Japan
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University of Fukui Hospital
Yoshida, Fukui, 910-1193, Japan
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University of Occupational and Environmental Health Japan
Kitakyushu, Hukuoka, 807-8555, Japan
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Yamagata City Hospital Saiseikan
Yamagata, Yamagata, 990-8533, Japan
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