How Smoking Causes COPD: Examination of Immune System Changes
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00186719 |
Recruitment Status
: Unknown
Verified July 2011 by St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton.
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
First Posted
: September 16, 2005
Last Update Posted
: July 26, 2011
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Condition or disease |
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
The mechanism by which smoking leads to damage to lung tissue in susceptible hosts, is uncertain. Recently there has been description of specific changes (that is reduction) in the number and activity of certain key immune cell types - dendritic cells- as a result of cigarette smoke exposure. This work was done in animal models and we would like to develop methods that will allow us to examine if similar changes occur in humans who smoke. Reduced number and activity of dendritic cells would be expected to lead to increased incidence of infection - a common problem in patients with COPD.
Since dendritic cells come to the lung from the bloodstream, and one can detect them in the circulation, we will look at the dendritic cells that are present in the peripheral blood.
Study Type : | Observational |
Estimated Enrollment : | 100 participants |
Observational Model: | Cohort |
Time Perspective: | Prospective |
Official Title: | How Smoking Causes COPD: Examination of Immune System Changes |
Study Start Date : | May 2005 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | April 2012 |

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 40 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Sampling Method: | Probability Sample |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age > 40 years
- Healthy Subjects - Non smokers
- FEV1/FVC > 70% predicted
- Current Smokers - > 10 pack year smoking history
- FEV1/FVC > 70% predicted
- Current Smokers with COPD - > 10 pack year smoking history
- FEV1/FVC < 70% predicted
- Able to give informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Healthy Subjects - Reside with smokers
- History of lung disease
- Current Smokers - History of lung disease

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00186719
Contact: Susan E Carruthers, MLT | 905-522-1155 ext 2208 | scarruth@stjosham.on.ca | |
Contact: Sarah E Goodwin, BA RRT CCRC | 905-522-1155 ext 6130 | sgoodwin@stjosham.on.ca |
Canada, Ontario | |
St Joseph's Healthcare | Recruiting |
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8N 4A6 | |
Contact: Gerard Cox, MB FRCPC FRCPI 905-522-1155 ext 5039 coxp@mcmaster.ca | |
Contact: Martin Stampfli, PhD 905-525-9140 ext 22473 stampfli@mcmaster.ca | |
Principal Investigator: Gerard Cox, MB FRCPC FRCPI | |
Sub-Investigator: Martin Stampfli, PhD |
Principal Investigator: | Gerard Cox, MB FRCPC FRCPI | McMaster University |
Responsible Party: | Dr. Gerard Cox, St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00186719 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
02-2182 |
First Posted: | September 16, 2005 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | July 26, 2011 |
Last Verified: | July 2011 |
Keywords provided by St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton:
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Smoking Related Disease Immune System Changes |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Lung Diseases Lung Diseases, Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive Respiratory Tract Diseases |