Breath Analysis in Clinical Trials
Published on 07 Dec 18, under Breath Biopsy, Cancer, Clinical Trials, Liver, Lung & Respiratory, Science & Research
This blog was initially published in December 2018. We aim to update the content on a regular basis. The last update was on 20th January 2020.
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Cumulative number of clinical trials involving breath analysis
Analysis of all clinical trial data1 shows that between 1994 and 2019, 706 trials have used or are using a form of breath analysis in their workflow. During this time period there has been a consistent rise in the number of clinical trials involving breath analysis starting each year. This trend indicates a growing interest in the clinical application of breath-based biomarkers (Figure 1).

Study area categorization in 706 clinical trials using breath analysis
The identified clinical trials cover a range of conditions and utilities, demonstrating the breadth of applications where breath analysis is thought to be useful. A breakdown of the study areas categories of the represented in these trials is shown in Figure 2.

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References
1. Data from https://clinicaltrials.gov/.