A study looking at a breath test to diagnose lung disease (The EARLY project)

Please note - this trial is no longer recruiting patients. We hope to add results when they are available.

Cancer type:

Lung cancer

Non small cell lung cancer

Small cell lung cancer

Status:

Closed

Phase:

Other

This study is looking at developing a breath test to diagnose lung disease.

Everyone’s breath has a mixture of chemicals in it. This mixture changes with what we eat and drink. It can also change if we are ill.

More about this trial

The researchers want to find out if looking at chemicals in breath may help diagnose lung disease. To do this they need to get a breath sample from people with lung disease and people without. These samples are then analysed to see if the chemicals differ between those who have lung disease and those who don’t.

The aim of this study is to put together a database of breath samples that may help develop an early diagnosis test for lung disease.

Who can enter

You may be able to join this study if you have lung cancer and are at least 18 years old.

You cannot join this study if any of these apply. You

Have had surgery or a bronchoscopy, in the past week
Have very bad eyesight or are very deaf

Trial design

The researchers need 400 people to join this study.

During your clinic appointment at the hospital the researcher will ask you to give a breath sample. To do this you put a mouth piece into your mouth and continue to breathe normally for up to 20 seconds. The mouth piece is connected to a machine called a breath analyser. It analyses the chemicals in your breath.

mouth piece picture Breath analyser picture