Scientists probe lung tissue to unlock secrets of scarring disease
NCT ID NCT00515567
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study collects lung tissue from patients awaiting a lung transplant to learn more about pulmonary fibrosis at the cellular level. Researchers will examine cells and proteins linked to the disease. About 90 participants will provide tissue samples, but no experimental treatment is given. The goal is to better understand what causes the disease, not to test a new therapy.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 90 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Start date
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Feb 2006
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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 listed for lung transplant
- 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: * all patients awaiting lung transplant Exclusion Criteria: * all who will not give consent
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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
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The University of Chicago
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
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Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
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- Can AI catch lung scarring that doctors might miss?