High Resolution Micro OCT Imaging
Last updated on July 2021Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Recruiting
- Estimated Enrollment
- Same as current
Summary
- Conditions
- COPD
- COVID-19
- Cystic Fibrosis
- PCD - Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia
- Sinusitis
- Type
- Observational
- Design
- Observational Model: CohortTime Perspective: Prospective
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Between 14 years and 125 years
- Gender
- Both males and females
Description
Lung Disease is the predominate cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). A better understanding of the primary pathogenesis of CF is essential in order to reveal the features that may lead to the onset of progressive lung disease. Discerning the nature of the CF defect...
Lung Disease is the predominate cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). A better understanding of the primary pathogenesis of CF is essential in order to reveal the features that may lead to the onset of progressive lung disease. Discerning the nature of the CF defect could resolve longstanding controversy and result in a new therapeutic opportunity that may address pathophysiology. Recently the investigators have developed an innovative technology, termed 1-µm resolution optical coherence tomography (µOCT), which enables real-time cross-sectional microscopy of the functional epithelial surface of living airways.
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT03256773
- Collaborators
- Massachusetts General Hospital
- Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Steven M Rowe University of Alabama at Birmingham
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