Prediction of Survival in Children With Cystic Fibrosis Using the Multiple-breath Washout

CompletedOBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment

200

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

January 1, 1990

Primary Completion Date

December 31, 2005

Study Completion Date

December 31, 2005

Conditions
Cystic FibrosisDeathLung Transplantation
Interventions
DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Lung function testing

Multiple-breath washout (MBW) is a safe, easy and sensitive lung function test using inert gases such as Nitrogen (N2) to assess efficiency of ventilation distribution. The latter can be estimated by the lung clearance index (LCI), an established study end-point in patients with CF

Trial Locations (2)

3007

University Children's Hospital Bern, Bern

3012

Lindenhof Spital, Quartier Bleu, Bern

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Lindenhofspital

UNKNOWN

lead

Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern

OTHER