Clinical Research on Pulmonary Fibrosis

Research in Progress

Recruiting Specimen Procurement From People With Hereditary Pulmonary Fibrosis
Condition: Pulmonary Fibrosis.

Recruiting Inhaled Iloprost in Adults With Abnormal Pulmonary Pressure and Associated With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Conditions: Pulmonary Fibrosis; Pulmonary Hypertension.

Recruiting Sildenafil to Increase Exercise Capacity in Individuals With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and Pulmonary Hypertension
Conditions: Pulmonary Fibrosis; Hypertension, Pulmonary.

Recruiting Lung Disease Associated With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Conditions: Pulmonary Fibrosis; Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Recruiting Specimen Collection for Individuals With Lung Disease Associated With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Conditions: Pulmonary Fibrosis; Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Recruiting Identification of Genes Associated With Lung Disease in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Conditions: Healthy; Pulmonary Fibrosis; Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Recruiting Genetic Polymorphisms in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF)
Condition: Pulmonary Fibrosis.

Recruiting Safety and Efficacy of Pirfenidone in Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Condition: Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.

Recruiting Evaluation of Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) Through an IPF Registry
Condition: Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.

Recruiting Treatment of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis With Thalidomide
Condition: Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF).

Recruiting Study of GC1008 in Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF)
Condition: Pulmonary Fibrosis.

Not yet recruiting BUILD 3: Bosentan Use in Interstitial Lung Disease
Condition: Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.

Recruiting Three-Arm Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Pirfenidone in Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Condition: Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.

Recruiting Microarray Analysis of Gene Expression in IPF
Condition: Pulmonary Fibrosis.

Recruiting Genomic and Proteomic Analysis of Disease Progression in IPF
Condition: Pulmonary Fibrosis.

Recruiting Sildenafil Study to Treat Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Conditions: Fibrosis, Pulmonary; Alveolitis, Fibrosing; Hypertension, Pulmonary; Exercise, Aerobic.

Recruiting Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Interstitial Lung Disease
Condition: Interstitial Lung Disease.

Recruiting Database of Interstitial Lung Diseases
Condition: Interstitial Lung Diseases.

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Additional Research

• National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Patient Recruitment -  Pulmonary Fibrosis Research Studies  
  

• Familial Pulmonary Fibrosis Study at Duke University Medical Center -  Finding the genes which play a role in pulmonary fibrosis. If you have idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, or have a family member who has been diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis, you may participate in this study and further our understanding of this disease.

• Therapeutic Clinical Trial of Oral Pirfenidone for the Pulmonary Fibrosis of Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome.

• Pharmacological Therapy for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Past, Present, and Future 
  NHLBI Workshop Summary.

• The accuracy of the clinical diagnosis of new-onset idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and other interstitial lung disease: A prospective study.

• Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: Impact of oxygen and colchicine, prednisone, or no therapy on survival.

• Pulmonary function tests and CT scan in the management of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

• Treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis with a new antifibrotic agent, pirfenidone: results of a prospective, open-label Phase II study.

• Recognition and treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

• Cyclophosphamide pulse therapy in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

• Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: predicting response to therapy and survival.
  

If you are aware of any additional current or recent research not listed above, please send an email to breathe@pulmonaryfibrosis.org. All comments, corrections and suggestions are appreciated.

Last updated May 25, 2007