Biomarker in Lung Diseases

October 13, 2009 updated by: Heidelberg University

Feasibility Study on Establishing Biomarkers in Lung Diseases

Disease related biomarkers have been established decades ago, e.g. blood glucose for diabetes diagnosis and management. Their discovery has grown dramatically during the past decade and they have the potential to lead the physician in diagnosis -especially differential diagnosis - and therapy.

However, a specific serum-biomarker in lung diseases has not been established. Aim of the current study is to to measure lung specific proteins in the serum in patients with various lung diseases and to correlate those with disease severity, lung function and other laboratory results

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Anticipated)

120

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

  • Germany
      • Heidelberg, Germany, 69126
        • Recruiting
        • Thoraxklinik Heidelberg, Dept. of Pneumology and Respiratory Critical care
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Michael Kreuter, MD

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

18 years to 90 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients with acute or chronic lung diseases

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • age >= 18
  • acute or chronic lung disease

Exclusion Criteria:

  • HIV
  • lactation or gestation

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?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
lung disease
patients with various chronic or acute lung diseases
Other: biomarker
measuring serum-biomarkers

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Serum biomarker expression
Time Frame: 1 month
1 month

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Heidelberg University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Michael Kreuter, MD, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg, Germany
  • Study Director: Felix JF Herth, MD, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg Germany

Publications and helpful links

The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.

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

October 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

March 1, 2010

Study Completion (Anticipated)

June 1, 2010

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 5, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 5, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

October 6, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

October 14, 2009

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 13, 2009

Last Verified

October 1, 2009

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • MK02

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