A Research Study to Advance the CF Therapeutics Pipeline for People Without Modulators

Study on Cystic Fibrosis for Patients Not Using Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator Modulators

Recruiting
12 years or above
All
Phase N/A
400 participants needed
1 Location

Brief description of study

The REACH study is for people with CF who do not take cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) modulators. The goal of the REACH study is to collect research data, including health data and specimens, from people with CF who do not take CFTR modulators. This data may be used to inform CF research, help design CF clinical trials and support the development of new treatments for people with CF who do not take CFTR modulators.

Another goal of this study is to learn about research involvement for people with CF who do not take CFTR modulators, engage them in research, and give them an opportunity to learn about what is involved in participating in a CF research study.

Detailed description of study

People with Cystic Fibrosis (pwCF) who are genetically ineligible and/or not taking cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) modulators currently face future health that is considerably different from the approximately 90% of pwCF in the United States who benefit from CFTR modulators. New treatments are being advanced for pwCF who are genetically ineligible or not taking CFTR modulators and these therapies will include both nucleic acid-based therapies (NABTs) to address the underlying defect in CFTR and symptomatic therapies aimed at targeting the symptoms of CF. A key concern for this limited and underserved patient population is being able to advance multiple therapeutic programs in parallel. To complete these studies, CF researchers will need to be able to reach this community effectively while also promoting the use of innovative trial designs.

The REACH Study is a prospective, longitudinal, observational research study to obtain research quality (i.e., monitored research) CF outcome data. Primary outcome endpoints of the Core study (collected across all study participants) are aligned with anticipated clinical trial outcome endpoints needed in overall development of therapies for the CF population unable to benefit from CFTR modulators. This study will also include sub-studies to obtain specialized measures which may help inform efficacy and safety evaluations of new therapies by providing CF control data. Finally, this study also seeks to assess research solicitation and research participation for the CF population that is modulator ineligible or not taking modulators. The observational data collected within this study may be used in characterizing this CF population, developing innovative trial designs, for comparison when evaluating new or experimental CF therapies, and/or in CF research.

Eligibility of study

You may be eligible for this study if you meet the following criteria:

  • Conditions: Cystic Fibrosis
  • Age: 12 years or above
  • Gender: All

Consent

  1. Written informed consent (and assent when applicable) obtained from participant or participant's legal guardian
  2. Is willing and able to adhere to the study visit schedule and other protocol requirements

Demographics

  1. ≥ 12 years of age at Visit 1

Medical History

  1. For persons of child-bearing potential: must not be pregnant at Visit 1 or plan to get pregnant during the 12-month study period

Disease History

  1. Documentation of a CF diagnosis as evidenced by one or more clinical features consistent with the CF phenotype and one or more of the following criteria:
    • Sweat chloride ≥ 60 mEq/liter by quantitative pilocarpine iontophoresis test (QPIT)
    • Two well-characterized disease-causing pathogenic variants in the CFTR gene

or

  • One well-characterized disease-causing mutation and a second CFTR variant (with variable or uncharacterized disease-causing potential) and sweat ≥ 30 mmol/liter with permission of the study sponsor-investigatorsB. Clinically stable with no significant changes in health status within the 28 days prior to and including Visit 1C. Does not have a history of lung transplantation

Concomitant Medications

  1. Not genetically eligible for a CFTR modulator according to product label indications and/or No use of CFTR modulator for 28 days prior to Visit 1 with no intent to start or restart during the study period
  2. No use of an investigational drug within 90 days prior to and including Visit 1
  3. Not currently participating in an interventional drug or device trial. Participation in long-term safety follow-up studies (without redosing) and/or behavioral intervention trials is allowed.
  4. No initiation of new chronic therapy (e.g., ibuprofen, azithromycin, inhaled tobramycin, Cayston®) within 28 days prior to and including Visit 1
  5. No acute use of antibiotics (oral, inhaled or IV) or acute use of systemic corticosteroids for respiratory tract symptoms within 28 days prior to and including Visit 1

This study investigates cystic fibrosis (CF) in individuals who do not take cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) modulators. The purpose of this study is to collect health data and specimens to support the development of treatments for people with CF who are not using CFTR modulators.

Participants will be part of an observational study where their health data is collected over time. This study will include sub-studies to gather specialized measures which may help in evaluating new therapies. The study aims to understand research participation among this group to improve future clinical trials.

  • Who can participate: Individuals aged 12 and older with a confirmed diagnosis of cystic fibrosis who are not using CFTR modulators are eligible and must provide written informed consent. Participants should be clinically stable without significant health changes recently.
  • Study details: Participants will provide health data and specimens during the study. This observational study does not involve taking investigational medications, but rather focuses on collecting data to aid future research.
  • Study timelines: The study will last 12 months.
Updated on 01 Oct 2025. Study ID: 24-1395

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