Lung Function Outcomes Following Removal of Airway Mucus Plugs in Patients With Asthma (FOCUS)

NCT05748912 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2026-01-13

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Summary

This is a single-center study that will evaluate the safety and tolerability of removal of mucus plugs by bronchoscopy in patients with asthma. This protocol will also plan for the analysis of the features of the mucus plugs removed.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Therapeutic bronchoscopy for removal of mucus plugs

Research participants that meet the study inclusion criteria will undergo a research bronchoscopy to remove airway mucus plugs from 1 lung for the first 5 participants, and, if single lung mucus removal is well tolerated, on both lungs for the next 5 participants.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • John Fahy, MD, MS · Professor of Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-01-26
Primary Completion
2025-03-25
Completion
2025-03-25

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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