Official Record of Patients Diagnosed With Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM)

March 3, 2008 updated by: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) Registry

Pulmonary lymphoangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a rare destructive lung disease typically affecting women of childbearing age. Currently, there is no effective therapy for the disease and the prognosis is poor.

In order to better study this disease, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) has developed a registry to keep an official record of patients diagnosed with LAM. This research project will collect data from 6 health care centers as well as outside physicians. Researchers hope to provide valuable information about the rate of lung destruction and quality of life in patients with LAM.

Patients participating in this study will be followed for 5 years. Tissue collected from these patients may contribute to the development of future studies on the disease processes of LAM.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Detailed Description

LAM is a rare disease that predominantly affects women of child-bearing age. To study in more detail this rare disease, this multi-center project will establish a registry of persons with LAM. By combining data from 6 centers and outside physicians, this study may yield valuable information regarding the rate of decline in pulmonary function and quality of life in individuals with LAM. These patients will be followed over a five-year period. Tissue collected from study participants may facilitate future studies into the molecular basis of LAM.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment

400

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Maryland
      • Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892
        • National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Informed consent must be obtained from the patient.

Patients must be female.

Patients must be age 18 or older.

Patients with prevalent and incident cases are eligible.

Patients with the presence or absence of underlying diagnosis or evidence of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC) are eligible.

Patients must have a diagnosis of LAM confirmed by any of the following criteria:

Lung biopsy (transbronchial, surgical, transthoracic) judged to be diagnostic by the Tissue Core pathologists;

OR

Biopsy of lymph node or other mass judged to be diagnostic by the Tissue Core pathologists;

OR

High resolution CT scan of the chest which is judged to be diagnostic of LAM with a high degree of certainty by all three of the expert radiologists making up the Imaging Core.

Patients may be enrolled in other protocols.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

December 1, 1998

Study Completion

April 1, 2003

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 3, 1999

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 3, 1999

First Posted (Estimate)

November 4, 1999

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

March 4, 2008

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 3, 2008

Last Verified

April 1, 2003

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 990020
  • 99-H-0020

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