Wind Instruments' Fungal Contamination

Study of Wind Reed Instruments' Fungal Contamination and Its Immunological and Clinical Consequences for Musicians.

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01487850

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2011-12-08

Start date

2007-05-31

Completion date

2007-10-31

Last updated

2011-12-09

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Conditions

Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, Immunologically-induced Lung Disease

Keywords

wind instruments, molds, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, fungal contamination of wind instruments, specific antibodies against molds in musicians' sera, musicians

Brief summary

On the basis of 2 cases of immunologically-induced lung disease in 2 saxophonists, the investigators supposed that wind reed instruments could be contaminated with molds. The investigators led a study on 40 musicians playing a wind reed instrument to analyze instruments' fungal contamination and its immunological and clinical consequences for musicians.

Interventions

BIOLOGICALblood sample

blood sample in each musician to search for specific antibodies against molds isolated from instruments

Study design

Primary purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* must be 18 year old or more * must play a wind reed instrument (saxophone, clarinet, bassoon or oboe) one hour per week or more

Exclusion criteria

* refuse to sign consent

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 6, 2026