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RecruitingNCT05382572Updated Sep 17, 2026

Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation Community Registry

An observational study in Pulmonary Fibrosis, Interstitial Lung Disease and Lung Fibrosis, sponsored by Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation. Recruiting at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-09-17.

Primary conditionIdiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisRegistry: Pulmonary FibrosisReclassifiedWhy we changed it
Registry
Pulmonary Fibrosis — the first condition term the registry derived for this study.
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Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Why
  1. The study's listed conditions name Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, a narrower term within Pulmonary Fibrosis.
Confidence
High: the new condition is named in the study's own listed conditions. Of 351 hand-checked studies reclassified this way, 68% were exactly right and 84% in the right disease family; the registry's first term was right for 5% (measured 2026-10-21). How we classify →
Wrong?
Tell us the study's main condition →

Sponsored by Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation · Observational

From the registry’s dates

  • Started Jul 2022; still recruiting 4 years 4 months later.
Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
10,000
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-12

Among 236 studies in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis with a site in United States — 37 open to participants now, 52 under way, 8 of them phase 3. Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis · United States.

Planned enrollment
2nd of 45
10,000 · median 450
Started
2022
with 16 others
Observational
46 of 236
13 open now
Primary completion
2027-07
later than 20 of 51 live
Registered
177th of 236
by date

Among the 236 studies in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis with a site in United States, this one is the 2nd largest by planned enrollment of the 45 observational ones, is one of 17 that started in 2022, is one of 46 observational ones, reaches primary completion later than 20 of the 51 other live ones, and was the 177th registered.

By phase

236 studies; the count open now beside each. This study's row is marked.

Phase 282 · 13 open
Observationalthis study46 · 13 open
Phase 139 · 3 open
Phase 337 · 6 open
No phase18 · 1 open
Phase 46 · 0 open
Phase 1/25 · 1 open
Phase 2/32 · 0 open
Other kind1 · 0 open

By the year they started

First in 1999; this study’s year is marked. 17 started in 2022.

Size and results

Median enrollment 61 across the 188 interventional studies, 450 across the 45 observational. Of the 169 that completed or were terminated, 85 (50%) have results posted.

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Study summary

Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) results from a diverse group of health conditions and affects the lives of patients (including those who are post lung transplant), caregivers and family members. The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation Community Registry will offer an online portal where participants can self-enroll and directly contribute information about their experience with PF to be compiled into a longitudinal data set for use by researchers.

Read the detailed description

The PFF Community Registry is an observational, longitudinal cohort study. The Community Registry will enroll three different cohort groups:

  1. Patients with PF, including those who are post lung transplant
  2. Caregivers of patients with PF
  3. Family members of patients with PF

This is an online registry open to individuals affected by PF in the US. It is not associated with a physical location or institution. Individuals may self-enroll online and contribute data to the Community Registry by answering a series of surveys at regular intervals.

Participants may also elect to be contacted about future research projects through the PFF Community Registry portal. However, this is not required to participate in the Community Registry itself.

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Conditions studied

  • Pulmonary Fibrosis
  • Interstitial Lung Disease
  • Lung Fibrosis
  • Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
  • Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis

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In context

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Reclassified

576 studies on the registry are indexed under Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis; 123 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 10,000 is above the median of 152 across 165 observational studies indexed under Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.

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Lead sponsor

Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation is the lead sponsor of 2 studies on the registry; 1 is open to participants now.

Compared within Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, this study's primary condition as ClinicalTrials.gg classifies it; the registry's first condition term is Pulmonary Fibrosis. The counts are of registry records indexed under each term, refreshed daily. How we classify →

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

The Community Registry will enroll three different cohort groups:

  1. Patients with PF or ILD, including those who are post lung transplant
  2. Caregivers of patients with PF or ILD
  3. Family members of patients with PF or ILD

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Inclusion criteria

In order to be eligible to participate in this study, an individual must meet all of the following criteria:

  1. Provision of signed and dated form online
  2. Male or female, aged 18 or older
  3. Affected by PF as a member of at least one of the following cohorts:

    1. An individual diagnosed with PF or ILD, including those who are post lung transplant, or
    2. An individual who has cared (currently or in the past) for an individual with PF or ILD, and / or
    3. A family member (defined as parent, full or half-sibling, or child) of an individual with PF or ILD.
  4. Has internet access and a valid email address.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

An individual who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study:

  1. Primary residence or place of care is outside of the US.
  2. Inability or unwillingness of a participant to provide or comply with study protocol.
  3. Any condition or circumstance not listed above, which, in the opinion of the investigator, may pose additional risks from participation in the study, may interfere with the participant's ability to comply with study requirements or that may impact the quality or interpretation of the data obtained from the study.
  4. Patients who were diagnosed with any of the below lung diseases. Similarly caregivers and family members associated with these diseases would be excluded.

    • Sarcoid
    • Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM)
    • Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP)
    • Cystic fibrosis (CF)
    • Amyloidosis
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(1)

Underlined terms in the criteria open these too. Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.

Informed consent

Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.

You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.

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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
10,000 participants (estimated)
Target follow-up
5 Years
Patient registry
Yes

Groups and cohorts

  • Patients

    An individual diagnosed with PF or ILD, including those who are post lung transplant.

  • Family Members

    A family member (defined as biological parent, full or half-sibling, or biological child) of an individual with PF or ILD.

  • Caregivers

    An individual who has cared (currently or in the past) for an individual with PF or ILD.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of patients who have or had interstitial lung disease (ILD) enrolled in the PFF Community Registry

    Time frame: 3 years

  2. Number of caregivers of patients who have or had ILD enrolled in the PFF Community Registry

    Time frame: 3 years

  3. Number of family members of patients who have or had ILD enrolled in the PFF Community Registry

    Time frame: 3 years

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation
    Chicago, Illinois 60611, United States
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Started Jul 2022 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Jul 2027, 59 months after the start.

Of 74 non-industry observational studies under Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, half reached primary completion within 63 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 29 and three quarters within 110. This study's planned 59 months is close to that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 88 studies reached it within 54 months; a quarter within 29 and three quarters within 98.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
May 16, 2022
First posted
May 19, 2022
StartActual
Jul 11, 2022
Primary completionEst.
Jul 1, 2027
CompletionEst.
Jul 1, 2027
Last update
Sep 17, 2026
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 17, 2026, 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
NCT05382572
Lead sponsor
Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
May 19, 2022
Start date
Jul 11, 2022
Primary completion
Jul 1, 2027 (estimated)
Completion
Jul 1, 2027 (estimated)
Last update
Sep 17, 2026

Study contacts

Jessica E Shore, PhD
Contact
registry@pulmonaryfibrosis.org
312-818-5731
Joseph Colbert, BA
Contact
pffr-dcc-pm@umich.edu
734-615-9813
Tejaswini Kulkarni, MD
principal investigator · Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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