The purpose of this study is to find out if you can take the prescribed dose of VX-371 without problems, and whether VX-371 is safe and helps subjects with PCD. VX-371 is called an investigational or experimental drug because it has not been approved for use in people by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the branch of U.S. government which approves…
Are you suffering from persistent symptoms that began after you were diagnosed and treated with antibiotics for Lyme Disease? This new research study aims to test a new form of treatment for people with persistent symptoms despite antibiotic treatment for Lyme disease. This treatment involves stimulating a nerve on the surface of your ear. This is called…
The purpose of this study is to identify genetic causes of lung diseases and to develop a research repository so that we can better understand, prevent and treat these conditions. You should consider joining this study if you have been diagnosed with a lung disease that has a genetic cause or if other family members have been diagnosed with a similar lung…
This study is for patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) and associated Interstitial Lung Disease. Systemic sclerosis or systemic scleroderma is a disease that causes thickening of the skin and the internal organs which often includes the kidneys, heart, lungs and gastrointestinal tract. Your disease affects the…
We are asking you to participate in a research study to determine if we can detect minor lung injury that we cannot currently measure with available tests. This injury can occur when somebody is smoking for a long time or when somebody has COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). We want to compare the results of people…
We are asking you to participate in a research study to determine if we can detect changes in enzymes in the blood that may influence lung function decline in COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), in particular after COPD exacerbations. The procedures of the study include a pulmonary function test (breathing test), a…