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Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT01196832
Date of registration: 01/06/2010
Primary sponsor: University Hospital, Bordeaux
Public title: Role of Fibrocytes in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease FIREBROB
Scientific title: Role of Fibrocytes in the Bronchial Remodeling of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Date of first enrolment: March 2011
Target sample size: 160
Recruitment status: Recruiting
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01196832
Study type:  Observational
Study design:  Observational Model: Case Control, Time Perspective: Prospective  
Countries of recruitment
France
Contacts
Name:   Patrick BERGER, PUPH
Address: 
Telephone: (0)5 57 65 65 13
Email:
Affiliation: 
Name:   Patrick BERGER, PUPH
Address: 
Telephone: (0)5 57 65 65 13
Email:
Affiliation: 
Name:   Patrick BERGER, PUPH
Address: 
Telephone:
Email:
Affiliation:  University Hospital Bordeaux (France)
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Patients: diagnostic of Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation.

- Control group: subjects without any history of lung disease and with normal lung
function testing. Subjects will be separated in 2 sub-groups according to smoking
history (Never smokers, smokers (former or current) and paired to patients according
to age and sex.

- Written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

- Subject without any social security or health insurance

- Asthma, lung fibrosis or idiopathic pulmonary hypertension

- Chronic viral infections (hepatitis, HIV)



Age minimum: 40 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Intervention(s)
Procedure: blood sample
Procedure: Clinical and functional evaluation
Primary Outcome(s)
Number of circulating blood fibrocytes [Time Frame: 2 months]
Number of circulating blood fibrocytes [Time Frame: Day 1]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Characterization of fibrocytes [Time Frame: Day 1 and at 2 months]
Chemotactism of blood fibrocytes [Time Frame: Day 1 and at 2 months]
Differenciation of blood fibrocytes [Time Frame: Day 1 and at 2 months]
Secondary ID(s)
CHUBX 2010/05
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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