New imaging reveals hidden lung blockages in severe asthma
NCT ID NCT06985225
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 02, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looks at how mucus plugs in the lungs affect breathing in people with severe asthma. Researchers will use special MRI scans to see air flow in blocked areas. Only 5 adults with severe asthma will take part, and the goal is to better understand lung function, not to test a new treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 8 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- 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
Patients with muco-obstructive pulmonary disease, including COPD, non-CF bronchiectasis, Severe Asthma, or cystic fibrosis
- Ages
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18 to 65 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Adequate completion of informed consent process with written documentation * Patients 18 - 65 years old * • Physician diagnosis of muco-obstructive pulmonary disease, including cystic fibrosis, severe asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis for \> 1 year * Able to perform reproducible spirometry according to ATS criteria based on clinical PFTs. Exclusion Criteria: * Respiratory tract infection within the 4 weeks prior to Visit 1 * Body mass index (BMI) \> 30 at Visit 1 * One-time doses such as intra-articular injections require a 4-week washout prior to Visit 1 * ER visit related to pulmonary condition within the previous 4 weeks of Visit 1 * Significant concomitant medical illness, including (but not limited to) heart disease, cancer, uncontrolled diabetes, other chronic lung diseases (determined by the Investigator.) * Resting O2 saturation \<90% with maximum supplemental O2 delivered by nasal canula * Positive urine pregnancy test * Participation in an intervention study (including bronchoscopy) or use of investigative drugs within the past 30 days or plans to enroll in such a trial during the study * Unable or unlikely to complete study assessments in the opinion of the Investigator * Study intervention poses undue risk to patient in the opinion of the Investigator * Conditions that will prohibit MRI scanning determined by the MRI safety screening.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Kansas Medical Center
RECRUITINGKansas City, Kansas, 66160, United States
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