200
Participants
Start Date
June 1, 2022
Primary Completion Date
December 1, 2030
Study Completion Date
December 1, 2030
Hyperpolarized Xenon-129 MRI of the lungs
Participants will be imaged using MRI using hyperpolarized xenon-129 gas as a contrast gas
Computed Tomography (CT)
Participants will undergo a CT scan of the thoracic cavity
Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs)
Participants will have their lung function evaluated using PFTs
Six Minute Walk Test (6MWT)
Participants \>35 years of age will perform the six minute walk test as a measure of exercise capacity
Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET)
Participants \<35 will perform cardiopulmonary exercise testing as a measure of exercise capacity
Sputum analysis
Participants will provide a sputum sample that will be analysed for eosinophils
Blood analysis
Participants will have their blood drawn and analysed for eosinophil count.
RECRUITING
Robarts Research Institute; The University of Western Ontario; London Health Sciences Centre, London
Western University, Canada
OTHER