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Status unknownNCT01809574Updated Apr 9, 2015

The Role of Rheumatological Evaluation in the Management of Patients With Interstitial Lung Disease

An observational study in Interstitial Lung Disease, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and Connective Tissue Disease, sponsored by Meir Medical Center. Status unknown at 1 site in Israel. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2015-04-09.

Sponsored by Meir Medical Center · Observational

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Oct 2013), so the status shown — last known as Recruiting — may be out of date.
Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
60
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

We hypothesized that the multi-disciplinary assessment of interstitial lung disease patients would lead to a more accurate diagnosis and consequently alterations in treatment regimens that may lead to improved outcomes.

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Conditions studied

  • Interstitial Lung Disease
  • Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
  • Connective Tissue Disease

Keywords

  • Interstitial lung disease
  • Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
  • Connective tissue disease
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In context

Lung Diseases

3,303 studies on the registry are indexed under Lung Diseases; 355 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 60 is below the median of 157 across 929 observational studies indexed under Lung Diseases.

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Lead sponsor

Meir Medical Center is the lead sponsor of 389 studies on the registry; 34 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

60 patients that will refer to the pulmonary outpatient or inpatients department for evaluation due to ILD will be included

Inclusion criteria

  • Age above 18 years old
  • ILD according to ATS/ERS guidelines
  • Signed inform consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Previous lung surgery
  • Other significant systemic disease
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
60 participants (estimated)
Patient registry
No
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. The number of patients with collagen related pulmonary fibrosis that are diagnosed by Rheumatologists compared to Pulmonologists.

    Time frame: two years

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Meir Medical Center
    Kfar Saba, 972, Israel
    Recruiting
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Apr 9, 2015, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01809574
Lead sponsor
Meir Medical Center
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Mar 12, 2013
Start date
May 2013
Primary completion
Mar 2016 (estimated)
Completion
Mar 2016 (estimated)
Last update
Apr 9, 2015

Study contacts

David Shitrit, Dr.
Contact
davids3@clalit.org.il
097471556
David Shitrit, Dr
principal investigator · Head of Pulmonary departmant, Meir Medical Center.

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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