Study using collected cough samples to learn about lung disease
Part of Cancer, Infections, Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This trial looks at “cough capture” samples to better understand what is happening in the lungs. You might be eligible if you’re having a bronchoscopy for medical reasons and don’t already have lung cancer.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- Be at least 21 years old
- Be scheduled for a bronchoscopy (camera procedure into the airways) for diagnosis or treatment
- Do not have a known diagnosis of lung cancer (and you’re not scheduled for lung tissue removal for that purpose)
- If you have asthma or COPD (chronic lung breathing problems), you should be scheduled for care visits at the Montefiore Asthma/COPD Center or related clinical settings, including during an exacerbation (flare-up)
- Have blood counts and clotting results safe enough for any clinically needed biopsy (for example, INR and PTT not above the trial limits, platelets not too low)
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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