Impact of Chronic Air Pollution on Non-cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis

Completed

• Conditions: Bronchiectasis

• Registration Number: NCT01906047
• Lead Sponsor: Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

Brief Summary

We aim at investigation the impact of chronic air pollution exposure on non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis outcome.

Detailed Description

* Patient files will be search for time of death and cause of death.

* Other variables will be collected: bacterial culture results, therapy, gender, age, etc.

* These data will be linked with pollution data: trafic load, distance to major road, etc.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2006-06
• Primary Completion: 2012-10
• Study Completion: 2013-04
• Status Verified: 2013-07
• Study First Submitted: 2013-07-18
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-07-18
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-07-18
• Study First Posted: 2013-07-23
• Last Update Posted: 2013-07-23

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 189

Inclusion Criteria

• HRCT diagnosis of bronchiectasis
• recurrent infections or chronic sputum production
• patients between 18 and 65 years old.

Exclusion Criteria

• Cystic Fibrosis
• Tumoral disease
• Traction bronchiectasis due to interstitial lung disease
• patients older than 65 years or younger than 18 years at recruitment
• COPD

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Death	6 years	From June 2006 till October 2012, enrolled patients' medical file will be screened if death has occurred. If so, cause of death will be search for in the patients' file.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

UZ Leuven; 🇧🇪 Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium