Clinical Research Directory

DeciPHer-ILD: A Real-world Patient Registry in Group 3 Pulmonary Hypertension Associated With Interstitial Lung Disease (PH-ILD)

This is a prospective, real world, multicenter, registry of patients with pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease (PH-ILD) and interstitial lung disease (ILD).

Ventilator Pressure and Optimization of Compliance and Hemodynamics

In preterm infants \< 34 weeks' gestation at birth receiving respiratory support with invasive positive pressure ventilation, the positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) of best compliance will increase the cardiac output and improve oxygenation. This study may emphasize using point-of-care echocardiography along with electrical impedance tomography (EIT) to optimize ventilator settings in preterm infants. Infants will be randomized to a 4-hour crossover period of increasing and decreasing PEEP in random order from baseline to determine compliance, oxygenation, and cardiac hemodynamics at each step using echocardiography (ECHO) and EIT measurements. There will be a 15-minute washout period after changes prior to data collection.

Pulmonary Hypertension Biorepository and Registry

Establish a pulmonary hypertension registry and biorepository to lead towards a further understanding of the disease.

Giessen Pulmonary Hypertension in Lung Cancer Registry

The aim of this study is to investigate the frequency and implications of pulmonary hypertension in lung cancer patients. To do so, data will be collected from all lung cancer patients at the university hospital Giessen. All data will be analyzed for possible hints of pulmonary hypertension as a comorbidity in lung cancer patients. All information will be generated from the regular guidelines based course of treatment and there will be no interventions. This study will serve as a prospective register for all lung cancer patients treated at the university hospital Giessen.