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Wellbeing study

Burns are a common cause of emergency presentations, and most burn injuries happen to children and adolescents.

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SHIP CT: A Phase 3 randomised, double-blind, controlled trial of inhaled 7% hypertonic saline versus 0.9% isotonic saline for 48 weeks in patients with Cystic Fibrosis at 3-6 years of age in parallel with the North American SHIP clinical trial.

SHIP-CT, led by Professor Stephen Stick, Director of the Wal-yan Respiratory Research Centre at The Kids, is a unique study in preschool-aged children (from 3-6 years of age) with CF using images of the lung from chest CT scans as the main outcome measure.

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DEFEND CF: Biomarkers to define the treatment end-point for pulmonary exacerbations in cystic fibrosis

Graham Hall BAppSci PhD CRFS FANZSRS FThorSoc FERS Honorary Research Associate Honorary Research Associate Professor Graham Hall is an internationally recognised respiratory physiologist and former Co-Head of Children’s Lung Health at The Kids

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AREST CF Early Surveillance Program

Investigators: Stephen Stick, Tim Rosenow, Oded Breuer, Barry Clements, Andre Schultz, Nat Eiffler, Alexia Foti, Joseph Bartlett, Luke Berry, Nadzirah Bashir,  Rebecca Langford, Renee La Grange, Samuel Montgomery, Yuliya Karpievitch External

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BANK CF: The Respiratory Centre BIOBANK

Investigators: Stephen Stick, Nat Eiffler, Nadzirah Bashir, Jaqueline Macpherson About BANK CF: Central to the research objectives of AREST CF is the establishment and development of a comprehensive research databank and biobank, known as BANK CF.