Impact of Chronic Air Pollution on Non-cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis

N/ACompletedNCT01906047

Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven189 enrolled

Overview

We aim at investigation the impact of chronic air pollution exposure on non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis outcome.

* Patient files will be search for time of death and cause of death. * Other variables will be collected: bacterial culture results, therapy, gender, age, etc. * These data will be linked with pollution data: trafic load, distance to major road, etc.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

189

Conditions

Bronchiectasis

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 65 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * HRCT diagnosis of bronchiectasis * recurrent infections or chronic sputum production * patients between 18 and 65 years old. Exclusion Criteria: * Cystic Fibrosis * Tumoral disease * Traction bronchiectasis due to interstitial lung disease * patients older than 65 years or younger than 18 years at recruitment * COPD

Locations (1)

UZ Leuven

Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Death

From June 2006 till October 2012, enrolled patients' medical file will be screened if death has occurred. If so, cause of death will be search for in the patients' file.

Time frame: 6 years

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