🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2026-08-12
Bio-Banking of Specimens for Advanced Lung Disease and Lung Transplant Research (NCT04664192)
🔵 Active, Not Recruiting Interventional Protocol 📊 Observational Clinical Research Sponsor: Baylor Research Institute
🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)
A major goal of this protocol is to support biomarker studies in advanced lung diseases, lung transplantation care, and to improve our understanding of the effects of viral and other infectious exposures to outcomes in our lung transplant and ALD patient populations.
Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (3 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (6 items).
Location: Baylor Scott & White Research Institute — Dallas, Texas
📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener
Instant ChecklistCheck every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).
Usually NOT eligible if any of the following apply:
- Exclusion Criteria:
- Significant documented anemia (hemoglobin \<8 g/dL)
- Blood transfusions within past 3 weeks
- Active cancer (non-skin cancers)
- Enrollment against doctor recommendation
- Patient not able to provide informed consent
🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.
📍 All Participating Trial Locations (1 Sites)
- Baylor Scott & White Research Institute — Dallas, Texas
💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights
- 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
- Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
- Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.