Status:

RECRUITING

TINO: T Cells in the Nose of Older Adults

Lead Sponsor:

Leiden University Medical Center

Conditions:

Respiratory Tract Infections

Aging

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

Rationale: Individuals with advanced age are at a progressively increasing risk of acquiring lower respiratory tract infections. Besides calendar age, the degree of frailty also associates with increa...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • •Adults able and willing to provide informed consent.
  • Specific inclusion criteria per group:
  • Young adults aged 18-30 years old
  • Healthy elderly aged \>65 years old
  • Frail elderly \>65 years old
  • Clinical Frailty score healthy elderly 1-3
  • Clinical Frailty score frail elderly \>3
  • Self-reported respiratory tract infection in previous year healthy elderly 0-1
  • Self-reported respiratory tract infection in previous year frail elderly 0-1 or \>1

Exclusion

  • Incompetence to provide informed consent prior or during study
  • Current smoker or \>40 pack year history
  • History of severe nose bleedings
  • Diagnosed with asthma, COPD or chronic rhinosinusitis
  • Use of inhalation corticosteroids or antibiotics in the past 6 weeks
  • Current use of anti-coagulants (to prevent nosebleeds). Platelet inhibitors like acetylsalicylzuur (Ascal) are allowed.
  • Respiratory tract infection or common cold in the past 2 weeks
  • Immunocompromised individuals (with primary immune deficiency or secondary immune deficiency)
  • Life expectancy \<28 days in the opinion of study physician
  • Vaccination in the 2 months prior to study start. A potential subject that is only excluded from participation based on a recent vaccination will be asked to re-participate 2 months post vaccination.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 24 2021

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

May 1 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

170 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06039527

Start Date

January 24 2021

End Date

May 1 2026

Last Update

September 9 2025

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Leiden University Medical Center

Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands, 2333ZA