Status:

RECRUITING

Clinical-ultrasonographic Assessment of Pulmonary Emphysema

Lead Sponsor:

Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS

Collaborating Sponsors:

Miulli General Hospital

Azienda Ospedaliera di Rilievo Nazionale A.Cardarelli

Conditions:

Emphysema

Pulmonary Emphysema

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to identify correlations among data deriving from lung ultrasonographic (LUS) and tomographic evaluations of patients with panlobular or paraseptal emphysema, to imp...

Detailed Description

The use of lung ultrasound (LUS) is instrumental in the evaluation of many thoracic diseases and its ability to detect pleural-pulmonary pathologies is widely accepted. However, the use of LUS as an i...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • outpatients in follow-up for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, in stable conditions, with computed tomographic evidence of panlobular or paraseptal emphysema.
  • Inpatients, admitted to the hospital due to acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, with computed tomographic evidence of panlobular or paraseptal emphysema.
  • Subjects who participate in the screening program for lung cancer with computed tomographic evidence of panlobular or paraseptal emphysema.
  • Outpatients / Inpatients with suspected/known lung cancer and computed tomographic evidence of panlobular or paraseptal emphysema.
  • Patients able to give written informed consent.

Exclusion

  • pregnancy.
  • Pediatric population.
  • Patients unable to express written informed consent.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 4 2024

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

August 31 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

1628 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06533371

Start Date

September 4 2024

End Date

August 31 2026

Last Update

September 26 2024

Active Locations (4)

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1

Ente Ecclesiastico, Ospedale Generale Regionale "F. Miulli"

Acquaviva delle Fonti, Italy, 70021

2

A.O.R.N. "A. Cardarelli"

Napoli, Italy, 80131

3

Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS

Rome, Italy, 00168

4

University of Trento

Trento, Italy, 38123