Overview
The scientific goal of the study is to establish the relationship between a variety of factors (lifetime environmental exposures, fitness and physical activity, biomarkers, nasal respiratory epithelial transcriptome) and ideal versus impaired peak lung health (reserve and markers of susceptibility in investigators' model) in young adulthood. In addition to the initial baseline assessment, remote contacts (e.g., via text message, email, mail, or phone) at regular intervals will allow for both the retention of the participants as well as the collection of additional short-term follow-up information, i.e., within 4.5 years of enrollment. If additional funding becomes available, investigators will extend the study for an additional period of time to study factors related to long-term changes in lung health over time, i.e., at 5 years and beyond. Recruitment of participants will be conducted by the participating study sites along with national and regional efforts from the American Lung Association. Recruitment efforts will be supported by the study web site www.lung.org/lung-study
Principal investigator
Eligibility criteria
Exclusion Criteria: 1. Severe asthma, which is defined as any of the following: 1. Current (i.e. at the time of the visit) GINA Step 4 or higher therapy (medium dose ICS/LABA or high dose ICS or add-on LAMA; Medium dose = \>250 fluticasone, propionate =100 fluticasone furoate, \>200 beclomethasone, \>400 budesonide, \>220 mometasone). We will accept low-dose ICS/LABA or medium dose ICS. OR 2. 3 or more unscheduled healthcare visits (provider/urgent care/ER) for asthma in the past 12 months OR 3. One asthma hospitalization in the past 12 months 2. History of any chronic lung disease other than asthma including but not limited to COPD, cystic fibrosis, pulmonary fibrosis, pulmonary hypertension 3. Current pregnancy 4. History of cancer other than non-melanoma skin cancer 5. Diagnosed cardiovascular diseases (i.e., congenital heart disease, coronary heart disease) 6. Inability to comply with study procedures, including 1. Inability or unwillingness to provide informed consent 2. Inability to perform study measurements 3. Inability to be contacted by phone (via calls and/or text messaging) or email 7. Any condition in the opinion of the physician that puts the participant at risk by participating in the study (e.g., serious respiratory illness requiring antibiotics or steroids or severe fever at the time of the study visit). 8. Institutionalization
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