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NCT Number: NCT03035097

Deployment-Related Lung Disease Research Database and Biorepository

The purpose of this research study is to establish a research database and biorepository for patients at National Jewish Health (NJH) who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) or Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). This study will also include civilian contractors who worked as part of these military operations in Iraq or Afghanistan. The biorepository would store blood samples obtained from these patients during a clinic visit. The research database would store prospectively and retrospectively collected clinical and exposure data that would enable us to comprehensively characterize each case.

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Key information

Conditions

Bronchiolitis Bronchial Diseases Bronchitis Infections Lung Diseases Lung Diseases, Obstructive Respiratory Tract Diseases Respiratory Tract Infections

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

National Jewish Health

Denver, Colorado, 80206, United States

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Lauren Zell-Baran, PhD, MPH

CONTACT

[email protected]

303-398-1187

About this study

If informed consent is obtained, test results and other information collected for clinical reasons will be entered in a research database designed and maintained by DEOHS staff. The clinical data collected are part of the routine diagnosis and care of these patients. No additional procedures are required for the purpose of this research database. Collection of symptom and exposure data using a questionnaire designed for this study.

All NJH patients who served in southwest Asia will be approached for inclusion in the study. This will also attempt to contact patients evaluated previously at NJH for deployment-related lung disease to obtain informed consent to include data from their medical record and the research questionnaire in the database.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Served in the southwest Asia wars

Exclusion criteria

  • Did not served in the southwest Asia wars

Treatment and study plan

Biorepository

Other

One-time blood draw for blood to be stored in a biorepositoy

Primary outcomes

  1. collect symptom and exposure data

    Time frame: Up to 24 months

    each subject will complete a questionnaire

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Lauren Zell-Baran, PhD, MPH

CONTACT

[email protected]

303-398-1187

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

National Jewish Health

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2013
Primary completion
2030
Study completion
2030
First posted
Jan 27, 2017
Registry last updated
Apr 15, 2026

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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