Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF)
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1)Patients aged equal to or greater than 20 years-old. 2)Patients diagnosed as IPF based of an Official ATS/ERS/JRS/ALAT Clinical Practice Guideline. 3)Patients who had a detailed briefing of the trial prior to the enrollment and voluntarily signed a consent form
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1)Patients who have abnormal shadow (more than or equal to 1.0 cm) clinicaly suspected lung cancer by high resolution CT. 2)Patients who have proteinuria, positive urine sugar or urine occult blood in urinalysis (more than or equal to 2+). 3)Patients who have renal dysfunction (Serum levels of creatinine > 2.0 mg/dl). 4)Patients who have alcohol or drug dependence or who are suspected to have alcohol or drug dependence. 5)Patients who is pregnant or who is suspected to be pregnant. 6)Patients who was enrolled another clinical trial and was prescribed a study drug within one month. 7)Patients whose attending physicians consider to be inappropriate for this study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Comparison of detectability of lung cancer of urinary protein fragment and established blood tumour markers at the time of lung cancer diagnosis in patients with IPF | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1)Comparison of detectability of lung adenocarcinoma of urinary protein fragment and CEA at the time of diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma in patients with IPF 2) Comparison of detectability of lung squamous cell carcinoma of urinary protein fragment and established blood tumour markers (SCC, CYFRA) at the time of diagnosis of lung squamous cell carcinoma in patients with IPF 3)Comparison of the value of urinary protein fragments before and after diagnosis of lung cancer 4)Comparison of the value of urinary protein fragments in IPF patients with lung cancer and without lung cancer. 5)Comparison of the value of urinary protein fragments in IPF patients who experienced acute exacerbation and IPF patients without exacerbation | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
University of Miyazaki Neurology, Respirology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine