Patients with interstitial pneumonias or acute exacerbation of interstitial pneumonias
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Hamamatsu University School of Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients, who were diagnosed as interstitial pneumonias (IPs) or acute exacerbation of interstitial pneumonias from 1980, and whose serum were available, were included. IPs were diagnosed based on the presence of chest fine crackles, high-resolution computed tomography findings, and preexisting biomarkers. The diagnosis of acute exacerbation of IPs were based on diagnostic criteria for acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (Collard H et al. AJRCCM 2016).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with severe heart failure or excessive fluid overload were excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Overall survival | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Diagnostic capacity, percent predicted forced vital capacity (%FVC) and diffusion lung capacity for carbon monoxide (%DLCO), the partial pressure of arterial oxygen (PaO2) at rest and minimum partial oxygen saturation during the 6-min walk test (6MWT), serum KL-6/SP-D, HRCT findings, findings on lung specimens, response to treatments | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactNoriyuki Enomoto
Hamamatsu University School of Medicine Health administration center
Outcome results
None listed