Clinical Research Directory

Respiratory Muscles and Work of Breathing in Children

Respiratory muscle testing allows a quantitative assessment of inspiratory and expiratory muscles in children of any age with primary or secondary respiratory muscle impairment, in order to better understand the pathophysiology of respiratory impairment and guide therapeutic management. The use of an invasive technique (esogastric probe) makes it possible to specifically explore the diaphragm, the accessory inspiratory muscles and the expiratory muscles in order to detect dysfunction or paralysis of these muscles, and to estimate the work of breathing in order to better guide the respiratory management. The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the respiratory effort in children with primary or secondary impairment of the respiratory muscles during spontaneous breathing or during mechanical ventilation.

Comparison of Two Strategies of One-lung Ventilation in Patients Undergoing Carcinological Lung Resection Surgery.

During thoracic surgery, one-lung ventilation (OLV) is associated with hypoxemia, lung injury, and perioperative respiratory complications. The level of positive-end expiratory pressure (PEEP) to apply during OLV remains controversial. The open-lung approach consists in setting a level of PEEP corresponding to the best lung compliance, using an esophageal catheter to measure the transpulmonary pressure. This approach has been effective in laparoscopic surgeries or acute respiratory distress syndrome, but has never been evaluated in thoracic surgery.

Prophylaxis Guided by Cytomegalovirus-specific T Cell Immunity to Prevent Cytomegalovirus Disease in Lung Transplant Recipients

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical outcomes of Cytomegalovirus (CMV) virus in the participants' body. Therefore, the study team will follow the participants' immunological response based on the Cytomegalovirus (CMV) virus testing.

Defining a Technique for the Use of Cryogenic Catheters for Biopsy and Ablation for the Diagnostic and Treatment of Pulmonary Lesions: An Ex-Vivo Human Lung Model Study.

Developing a standardized methodology for the use of novel cryogenic catheters for transbronchial cryobiopsy and cryoablation of pulmonary lesions.

Deep Functional Phenotyping of the ALA Lung Health Cohort

The goal of this observational study is to learn about lung structure and function in a group of 1000 healthy people aged 25 to 35. The main questions it aims to answer are whether people's bodies, environment, and general lung health are associated with: * the structure of the participants lungs' airways, * the structure of blood vessels in the participants lungs and heart, and * the participants lungs' ability to exchange gases. Participants will take four different lung function tests to measure lung function, including: * air movement in the lungs (oscillometry) * lung size (slow vital capacity (SVC) and functional residual capacity (FRC) * gas transfer in the lungs (diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide (DLCO).

Phase II Trial to Modulate Intermediate Endpoint Biomarkers in Former and Current Smokers

The purpose of this study is to find out if an investigational combination drug called Lovaza (made with fish oils)+Curcumin C3 Complex (made from a root called curcumin) can help reduce the size of lung nodules. Researchers also want to find out if the combination of Lovaza+Curcumin C3 Complex is safe and tolerable.

A Study of Mosliciguat in PH-ILD

This is a Phase 2, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multi-center clinical study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of inhaled mosliciguat in participants with pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease (PH-ILD).

A Study Evaluating the Long-Term Efficacy and Safety of Ralinepag in Subjects With PAH Via an Open-Label Extension

Study ROR-PH-303, ADVANCE EXTENSION, is an open-label extension (OLE) study for participants with WHO Group 1 PAH who have participated in another Phase 2 or Phase 3 study of ralinepag.

Lung Ultrasound in Critically Ill Obstetrics and Gynecological Patients

Pulmonary dysfunction aggravates the illness of critically ill obstetrics and gynecological patients. Early identification with bedside technique and prompt management may improve the outcome of critical care in this vulnerable population

BElumosudil for Bronchiolitis Obliterans Prevention/Therapy (BEBOP)

The goal of this research study is to test the efficacy of a novel immunosuppressive agent, belumosudil, in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients who have been newly diagnosed or have developing (early stage) bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS). The name of the study drugs involved in this study are: * Belumosudil (an immunotherapy) * Fluticasone (an intranasal corticosteroid) * Azithromycin (an antibiotic) * Montelukast (a leukotriene receptor antagonist) * Prednisone (a corticosteroid)

American Lung Association (ALA) Lung Health Cohort

The ALA-LHC is a longitudinal, multi-center cohort study that will enroll approximately 4,000 young adults between the ages of 25-35 who do not have severe lung disease. The overarching objective of the ALA-LHC is to establish a national cohort of young adults for the purpose of defining lung health and developing targets to intercept chronic lung disease at its earliest stages.

Aventus Thrombectomy System Pulmonary Embolism Clinical Study

Evaluate the safety and efficacy of the Aventus Thrombectomy System for aspiration thrombectomy in subjects with acute pulmonary embolism.

Small/Middle Tier Cities and County Lung Cancer Quality Improvement Project (QIP) Study

To evaluate the molecular testing pattern in metastatic NSCLC patients after QIP; To evaluate the treatment pattern in metastatic NSCLC patients after QIP.

Bio-Banking of Specimens for Advanced Lung Disease and Lung Transplant Research

A major goal of this protocol is to support biomarker studies in advanced lung diseases, lung transplantation care, and to improve our understanding of the effects of viral and other infectious exposures to outcomes in our lung transplant and ALD patient populations.

The Use of Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT) in Pulmonary Diseases

The study titled "The Use of Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT) in Pulmonary Diseases" investigates the impact of using EIT as a non-invasive method to monitor the distribution of pulmonary ventilation and its relationship to standard spirometry in patients with various lung diseases. The main aim of this study is to investigate new approaches to the assessment of lung status and diagnosis of lung diseases. Unlike spirometry, which has long been a well-known and important diagnostic tool in pulmonary medicine, and which provides valuable information about the volume and flow of inspired and expired air, EIT provides spatial information about the distribution of ventilation in real time and without the need for active patient cooperation. Research and practice have shown that spirometry is problematic in specific groups of patients, such as patients with tracheostomy or facial palsy. The technology should also enable detection of the disease in its early stages, when treatment is most effective. 300 participants in the experimental group and 100 participants in the control group will receive spirometry and electrical impedance tomography independent examination. The primary endpoint of the study is to investigate the potential of EIT in respiratory medicine, specifically identifying the relationship between EIT and traditional spirometry. This effort is motivated by the need for novel noninvasive methods for the diagnosis and monitoring of respiratory diseases, especially in patients unable to undergo conventional spirometry, or in case of interventions requiring real-time feedback. The purpose of the research project in relation to these objectives is to bring new possibilities in the field of diagnosis and monitoring of lung diseases through EIT, which could lead to significant improvements in patient care. Demographic and anthropometric data, including age, sex, body height, body weight, body mass index (BMI), chest circumference, and smoking history will be collected in all participants. These parameters will be used as covariates in the analysis to assess their impact on EIT-derived indicators and to improve normalization of EIT signals. Additionally, the study aims to develop and validate a machine learning model, particularly a deep neural network, capable of predicting standard spirometric parameters (e.g., FEV1, FVC, PEF) based solely on EIT signals. This could allow for an accurate assessment of dynamic pulmonary volumes in cooperating patients who are unable to undergo conventional spirometry (e.g. patients with tracheostomy).

Data Collection For Adventitious Lung Sounds Algorithm Using Eko Digital Devices in a Clinical Setting

The purpose of this research is to collect patient lung sounds in order to develop an artificial machine learning algorithm that can potentially tell a doctor if a patient is at risk of certain lung conditions.

Cough Capture as a Portal Into the Lung

The lung is a privileged organ; blood does not reflect most lung processes well, if at all. Therefore, for population scale diagnostics, the investigator team is developing non-invasive portals to the lung, for eventual early detection/risk assessment and diagnostic purposes. However, large macromolecules are not likely suspended nor readily detected in the breath. In particular, genomic DNA in the breath condensate (EBC) is very sparse, and where present, generally highly fragmented, not readily amenable to sequencing based assessments of DNA somatic mutation burden or distribution. Because gDNA (and protein) is challenging to obtain non-invasively from EBC, the study team considered alternative surrogate lower airway specimens. Cough capture is rarely done, and the investigator team is in the process of optimizing its collection. Importantly, the team will be evaluating how much of coughed material is from saliva contamination. Additionally, analyzing material that is target captured by capturing deep lung extracellular vesicles (EVs) using immobilized CCSP/SFTPC antibodies targeting EVs from distal bronchiole Club and alveolar type 2 cells could circumvent the mouth contamination problem, leaving a non-invasive portal to the deep lung suitable for large molecules, and in turn suitable for myriad epidemiologic and clinical applications. The investigator team proposes (Aim 1) to pursue optimizing cough collection, and testing the efficacy and practicality of partitioning cough specimen for deep-lung specific extra-cellular vesicles (EVs). This cough specimen will be compared to that from invasively collected deep lung samples BAL/bronchial brushings, and to the potential contaminating mouth rinse, all from the same individuals. (Aim 2) The study team initially proposes to examine these cough specimens for somatic mutations by SMM bulk sequencing for single nucleotide variation, developed in the Vijg/Maslov labs. Finally, the investigator team will (Aim 3) test all airway specimens (cough, mouthwash and BAL) for lung surrogacy of cough, using proteins known to be specific for lung, as opposed to oral cavity/saliva, in the Sidoli/proteomics core. The investigator team envisions that the translational impact of non-invasively obtained DNA or protein markers could allow for more rapid acute clinical diagnoses, and facilitate precision prevention and/or early detection of many acute and chronic respiratory disorders, including lung cancer, asthma and COPD, acute and chronic infectious diseases, and indeed systemic disorders of inflammation and metabolism.

A Study of Mosliciguat in Combination With Inhaled Treprostinil in PH-ILD

This is a Phase 2, open-label, multi-center clinical study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of inhaled mosliciguat in participants with pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease (PH-ILD) on a background inhaled treprostinil.

Osimertinib With Chemotherapy as First-line Therapy for EGFR Mutation-positive NSCLC

To estimate parameters related to clinical outcomes in a real-world seeting, including investigator reported PFS and OS .

Data Collection Using Eko Devices in a Clinical Setting

The main objectives of the study are to: train and validate binary classifiers for wheeze, coarse crackle, fine crackle, rhonchus, stridor, rales, and cough, as well as determine correspondence between type/location of adventitious lung sound and type of pulmonary condition.

Post-line Treatment With Teniposide for c-Myc-driven Extensive-stage Small Cell Lung Cancer

The study is being conducted to investigate the efficacy and safety of teniposide in patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer who have failed standard treatment and with high expression of the c-Myc-driven FBXW2/MYC gene. Based on the results, the study will explore the correlation between the expression of FBXW2/MYC and the efficacy of teniposide.

Data Collection Using Eko Digital Devices in a Clinical Setting

The purpose of this research is to prospectively train and validate an artificial intelligence machine learning (ML) algorithm to detect the presence of adventitious lung sounds in adults. Clinicians will use the Eko CORE and/or Eko CORE 500 device(s) in real clinical settings to collect normal and abnormal lung sounds, as part of standard of care clinical practice, which will then be used to explore an ML algorithm for classifiers for wheeze, coarse crackle, fine crackle, rhonchus, stridor, rales, and cough, as well as determine any correspondences between the type and/or location of adventitious lung sounds and the type of pulmonary conditions as reported by clinicians.

Multi-Omics-Based Prediction of Allograft Dysfunction After Lung Transplantation

By establishing a prospective, multicenter lung transplantation clinical cohort, this study aims to systematically evaluate the utility of cfDNA fragmentomics, peripheral blood single-cell sequencing, and proteomics in monitoring and predicting graft dysfunction after lung transplantation, and to develop a multi-omics predictive model for early identification, dynamic monitoring, and mechanistic investigation of acute lung allograft dysfunction (ALAD) and chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD).

Amikacin Liposome Inhalation Suspension for Treatment of Mycobacterium Xenopi Pulmonary Infection

Treatment of Mycobacterium xenopi (MX) lung disease is not-well- tolerated and concerned a growing number of patients, especially with chronic pulmonary diseases or immunosuppression. The outcome of these patients is poor, and treatment is very long. Indeed, this duration is based on the date of sputum conversion. Treatment should be continued until 12 months after sputum conversion. In the vast majority patients have converted after 6 months of treatment, so a 18 months duration in total. Unfortunately, few data are available for MX, as it is rare in USA, but it is the second NTM isolated in France and concerns an increasing number of patients. As it is uncommon in USA, no clinical studies conducted by the pharmaceutical laboratory will be planned. In a murine model of MX infection, the only drug which decreased the number colony formant units in mice lungs, was amikacin. Until now, amikacin was only available intravenously and used only for patients with very severe disease, because of renal and auditory toxicity. Amikacin liposome inhalation suspension (ARIKAYCE®) is amikacin sulfate encapsulated in liposomes for inhalational delivery. ARIKAYCE® increases amikacin uptake into alveolar macrophages, a refuge for NTM organisms; allows biofilm penetration; and limits systemic amikacin exposure ARIKAYCE® has already be tested in a randomized study on M. avium complex (MAC) refractory pulmonary infections. In this study, the culture conversion rate in the ARIKAYCE® group was higher than standard regimen group.