U.S., March 25 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07490704) titled 'Clinical Outcomes of BronchiEctaSis in Taiwan: A Multicenter Prospective Cohort (BEST Study)' on April 17, 2023.
Brief Summary: Bronchiectasis is a disease characteristic by bronchial dilatation. Bronchiectasis leads to further impairment of mucociliary clearance, causing a vicious cycle of further infection and progressive airway damage, resulting in poorer control of the primary disease. The clinical presentation is non-specific. The etiologies of bronchiectasis include post-infection, such as bacterial pneumonia, tuberculosis, or aspiration pneumonia, autoimmune disease, such as rheumatoid arthritis, or sjogren's syndrome, cysti...