113
Participants
Start Date
May 1, 2013
Primary Completion Date
July 31, 2017
Study Completion Date
July 31, 2017
Bronchoscopy
Involves flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy with standardized bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) technique (isotonic saline in a sub-segment of the right middle lobe or lingula) using standard conscious sedation techniques.
Zinc sulfate 220 mg once daily
S-adenosylmethionine 400 mg twice daily
Atlanta VA Medical and Rehab Center, Decatur, GA, Decatur
VA Office of Research and Development
FED