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Evaluation Of The Pan-microbiome and Host Immune Response in CF

Completed
Conditions
Cystic Fibrosis (CF)
Interventions
Procedure: Two-Bronchoscope Technique
Registration Number
NCT02778750
Lead Sponsor
NYU Langone Health
Brief Summary

Investigators will examine temporal and regional dynamic changes in the microbiome of Cystic Fibrosis patients to explore microbiome features that are associated with an inflammatory phenotype. Investigators hypothesize that temporal and spatial differences in lung microbiome are associated with host inflammatory responses.

While chronic and polymicrobial airway colonization are commonly recognized in cystic fibrosis (CF), it is unclear what factors of the microbial environment lead to infection with pathogenic microorganism. This is a multi center, longitudinal cohort of adult Cystic Fibrosis subjects recruit4ed from NYU and Columbia to understand how changes in the airway microbiome may affect the host inflammatory responses in Cystic Fibrosis (CF). There will be three approaches to understanding inflammatory responses; 1) a longitudinal assessment of temporal changes in the microbiome over a 6-month period of clinical stability; 2) comparison of the regional differences in airway microbiome between lung segments with more versus less disease; 3) evaluation of functional aspects of the lung microbiome.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
12
Inclusion Criteria
  • CF diagnosis
  • able to produce sputum
  • no recent (one month) exacerbation defined as physician treatment with antibiotics for ≥ 7days
  • FEV1 ≥ 30% of predicted.
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Exclusion Criteria
  • Initiation of any new chronic therapy (e.g., ibuprofen, aerosolized rhDNase, hypertonic saline, azithromycin, tobramycin inhalation solution, aztreonam inhalation solution, ivacaftor) within 8 weeks prior to enrolment
  • introduction of vitamins or proton pump inhibitors within 8 weeks prior to enrolment
  • use of new investigational therapy within 4 weeks
  • current smoker; use of oral corticosteroids
  • Initiation of treatment or change in regimen for allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis or nontuberculous mycobacteria within 8 weeks.
  • liver enzymes > 3 times the upper limit
  • pregnancy

Additional Exclusion Criteria for Bronchoscopy Subgroup (Aims 2 and 3):

  • FEV1 < 50% of predicted.
  • Significant cardiovascular disease defined as abnormal EKG, known or suspected coronary artery disease or congestive heart failure.
  • Significant renal disease (Creatinine Clearance < 30%).
  • Severe malnutrition (BMI <18kg/m2)
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Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Stable GroupTwo-Bronchoscope Technique-
Rapid Decliner GroupTwo-Bronchoscope Technique-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Changes in Gut MicrobiomeBaseline, 6 Months
Changes in Sputum Inflammatory Markers measured using research bronchoscopyBaseline, 6 Months
Changes in Oral Inflammatory markersBaseline, 6 Months
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

New York University School of Medicine

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New York, New York, United States

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