Can your immune system predict lung infection worsening?
NCT ID NCT07363798
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at how the body's immune response and nutrition are linked to the progression of nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease (NTM-PD), a chronic lung infection. Researchers will analyze immune cells from the lungs and blood of 50 adults with confirmed or suspected NTM-PD. They will also assess nutritional status and body composition. The goal is to find better ways to predict which patients will need treatment as their disease worsens.
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 study could help doctors identify which patients with NTM lung disease are at higher risk of worsening, allowing for earlier and more personalized monitoring.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It will not test any new drug or therapy. The results may not lead to immediate changes in patient care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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
Participants will be recruited from adults with confirmed or suspected nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease who are scheduled to undergo bronchoscopy as part of routine clinical evaluation or disease monitoring according to established NTM management guidelines. The study population consists of patients receiving standard-of-care clinical assessment and follow-up, without any additional procedures performed solely for research purposes.
- 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: * Adults aged 18 years or older * Confirmed or suspected nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease * Active pulmonary tuberculosis excluded by standard microbiologic testing * Undergoing bronchoscopy as part of routine clinical evaluation or disease monitoring * Able and willing to provide written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Active pulmonary tuberculosis confirmed by microbiologic testing * Positive latent tuberculosis infection test * Current active malignancy requiring treatment * History of solid organ transplantation or hematopoietic stem cell transplantation * Use of systemic immunosuppressive medications * Diagnosis of autoimmune disease * Use of biologic agents or planned initiation of biologic therapy * Acute lower respiratory tract infection requiring treatment within 4 weeks prior to bronchoscopy * Pregnancy
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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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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Contacts and locations
Locations
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SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center
Seoul, Dongjak-gu, 07061, South Korea
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