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COVID-19 Antibody Responses In Cystic Fibrosis

COVID-19 Antibody Responses In Cystic Fibrosis: CAR-CF

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 28 Aug 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) which is caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2 has resulted in an ongoing global pandemic. It is unclear whether the relatively low number of reported cases of COVID-19 in people with CF (pwCF) is due to enhanced infection prevention practices or whether pwCF have protective genetic/immune factors. This study aims to prospectively assess the proportion of pwCF, including both adults and children with CF who have evidence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies over a two-year period. This study will also examine whether pwCF who have antibodies for SARS-CoV-2 have a different clinical presentation and what impact this has on their CF disease. The proposed study will recruit pwCF from paediatric and adult CF centres throughout the United Kingdom. Serological testing to detect antibodies will be performed on blood samples taken at month 0, 6, 12, 18 and 24 with additional time-points if bloodwork is available via normal clinical care. Clinical data on, lung function, CF-related medical history, pulmonary exacerbations, antibiotic use, and microbiology and vaccination receipt, will be collected during routine clinical assessments. Associations will be examined between socio-demographic and clinical variables and serologic testing. The effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection on clinical outcomes and analyse end-points will be examined to explore any age-related or gender-based differences, as well as subgroup analysis of outcomes in lung-transplant recipients and pwCF receiving CFTR modulator therapies. As pwCF receive COVID-19 vaccination a comparison of the development and progression of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in pwCF following natural infection and vaccination SARS-CoV-2 over time will be performed.

Status (registry)
Active, not recruiting
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
1000 (estimated)
First submitted
27 Apr 2021
Start date
19 Nov 2021
Primary completion date
31 Aug 2027
Lead sponsor
Queen's University, Belfast
NCT number
NCT04863573

What you commit to

  • Study type: Observational
  • Planned participants: 1000
  • From 19 Nov 2021 to the primary completion date, 31 Aug 2027
  • 10 sites in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Other

  • Refusal to give informed consent
  • Contraindication to venepuncture.
    • Participants already enrolled in a clinical trial are eligible for enrollment in this study. Inclusion in CAR-CF should not preclude enrollment in other observational clinical trial studies or clinical trials of an investigational medicinal product (CTIMP).

Who the study is looking for

  • Consenting people with cystic fibrosis of any age, genotype, transplant status and disease severity

Sex: All

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (10)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Queens University Belfast
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BelfastUnited KingdomUnknown status
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
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BirminghamUnited KingdomUnknown status
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
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BirminghamUnited KingdomUnknown status
Cardiff & Vale University LHB
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CardiffUnited KingdomUnknown status
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
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GlasgowUnited KingdomUnknown status
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
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LeedsUnited KingdomUnknown status
Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust
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LondonUnited KingdomUnknown status
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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LondonUnited KingdomUnknown status
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
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NottinghamUnited KingdomUnknown status
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
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SouthamptonUnited KingdomUnknown status

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