Status:

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Investigation of MP Pollution in the Human Respiratory System and Its Relationship to Lung Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

Conditions:

Lung Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

This project will study and characterize Microplastic (MP) burden in the lungs of patients undergoing Bronchoalveolar Levage (BAL) in thoracic clinics at Moffitt.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • English or Spanish-speaking patients scheduled for bronchoscopy/bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) in thoracic clinics at Moffitt.

Exclusion

  • Patients with a known prior history of lung cancer or that have undergone a Bronchoalveolar Lavage (BAL) procedure at any time in the past in the involved lung targeted for BAL.
  • Patients that have had any prior lung or thoracic or surgeries or procedures (examples: removal of lung or portions of the involved lung (lobectomy, pneumonectomy, wedge resection/segmentectomy).
  • Patients with specimens that are considered to be non-adequate as true Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid (BALF) (i.e., absence of alveolar macrophages) after pathologist's evaluation will be excluded from the study.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 5 2024

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 18 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

119 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06530615

Start Date

February 5 2024

End Date

September 18 2026

Last Update

December 4 2025

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Moffitt Cancer Center

Tampa, Florida, United States, 33612