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NCT03721822
Imaging Sex Differences in Smoking-Induced Pulmonary Inflammation
Phase 1 trial testing [18F]NOS in Smoking, Cigarette in 100 participants. Currently enrolling.
23 October 2026
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | University of Pennsylvania |
|---|---|
| Phase | Phase 1 |
| Status | Recruiting now |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | non randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | none |
| Primary purpose | other |
| Enrollment | 100 |
| Start date | 23 October 2018 |
| Primary completion | 23 October 2026 |
| Estimated completion | 23 October 2026 |
| Sites | 1 location across United States |
Drugs / interventions tested
- [18F]NOS
Conditions studied
- Smoking, Cigarette — all drugs for Smoking, Cigarette →
- Smoking E-cigarette — all drugs for Smoking E-cigarette →
- Healthy Volunteer — all drugs for Healthy Volunteer →
Sponsor
University of Pennsylvania
Who can join
Adults 18 to 45, any sex, with Smoking, Cigarette or Smoking E-cigarette. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
The purpose of this research is to measure the extent of lung inflammation between different groups of participants using a radioactive tracer called \[18F\]NOS. A radioactive tracer is a type of imaging drug that is labeled with a radioactive tag and injected into the body.
Publications & conference data
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Verify against primary sources
- ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
- WHO ICTRP — international registry index
- EU Clinical Trials Register
- Sponsor press releases (Google)
- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03721822 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Pennsylvania
- Last refreshed: 3 October 2025
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