Airway IgA: Respiratory Tract IgA Levels in Anesthetized Patients Undergoing Elective Surgical Procedures

Respiratory Tract IgA Levels in Anesthetized Patients Undergoing Elective Surgical Procedures

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00205361

Enrollment

Registered

2005-09-20

Start date

2002-01-31

Completion date

2011-10-31

Last updated

2012-10-17

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Conditions

Healthy, Malnutrition

Brief summary

The purpose of the study is to determine the variability of airway IgA levels in anesthetized, well-nourished and malnourished patients undergoing elective general surgical procedures and the effect of gender and race on this baseline variable. The hypothesis is that airway IgA levels are lower in malnourished than in well-nourished patients.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Undergoing surgery via general anesthesia

Exclusion criteria

* Patients with a history of asthma or documented airway irritability * Patients who have undergone previous pulmonary resection * Patients receiving cardiac medications for arrhythmias.

Countries

United States

Outcome results