OUR RESEARCH

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INTERVENTIONAL STUDIES

The Cystic Fibrosis Centre at SickKids participates in many interventional studies for new therapies. If you are interested in participating in an interventional study, please contact our research team.

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OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES

Epidemiological research offers insight into patterns of disease progression, risk factors for specific outcomes and real-life effectiveness of new treatments. The Cystic Fibrosis Centre has a wealth of data resources which we use to answer clinically relevant questions.

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PHYSIOLOGICAL OUTCOMES FOR YOUNG CHILDREN

Our research focuses on how the Multiple Breath Washout can be used as an outcome to monitor patients with cystic fibrosis in order to identify early lung disease, as well as monitor the efficacy of treatments.