Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Job Exposure Study
A case-control study to investigate whether job exposures are an under-recognized cause of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) using an interview to collect information about previous jobs and a blood test to investigate genetic susceptibility. (clinicaltrials.gov NCT03211507).
The IPFJES Paper is now out, read it here: https://oem.bmj.com/content/80/2/97
| Principal Investigator | Organisation | Participants Recruited |
|---|---|---|
| Sophie Fletcher | Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust | 109 |
| Carl Reynolds | Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust | 106 |
| Gareth Walters | Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust | 89 |
| Lisa Spencer | Aintree University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 84 |
| Helen Parfrey | Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 80 |
| Gauri Saini | Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust | 80 |
| Nazia Chaudhuri | University Hospital of South Manchester | 74 |
| Alex West | Guys’ and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust | 64 |
| Huzaifa Adamali | North Bristol NHS Trust | 64 |
| Paul Beirne | Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | 42 |
| Ian Forrest | The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 37 |
| Michael Gibbons | Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust | 32 |
| Justin Pepperell | Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust | 31 |
| Nik Hirani | Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh | 30 |
| Kim Harrison | Morriston Hospital | 25 |
| Owen Dempsey | Aberdeen Royal Infirmary | 22 |
| Steve O’Hickey | Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust | 19 |
| David Thickett | University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust | 16 |
| Suresh Babu | Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust | 12 |
| Andrew Wilson | Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 9 |
| George Chalmers | Glasgow Royal Infirmary | 7 |
Find the most up to date version of the study documents here.
A bespoke web based interview tool was developed for IPFJES. Full source code is available here.
We’ve visited several centres now in England, Scotland, and Wales. Obligatory site visit photos are here.
If you would like to hear more about the study we’d love to hear from you. Email carl.reynolds@imperial.ac.uk or follow us on twitter @ipfjes.
You may view IPFJES transparency information here and our privacy notice here.