If you have been recently diagnosed with a MABS chest infection you may be eligible to join the study. Speak to your treating doctor if you are interested in joining the trial.
Some people may experience adverse reactions to the medications provided. These risks will be discussed with you before you consent to being part of the study.
Many of the tests which are part of the trial are tests which you would have if you weren’t part of the clinical trial, meaning these tests are considered to be standard practice of care. Some examples of standard practice of care tests would include breathing tests, chest imaging (CT scan or X-ray), blood tests, etc.
FORMaT trial sites are recruiting participants of all ages and gender who have had at least one positive MABS respiratory sample.
There are two groups of participants in the FORMaT trial:
If you are the caregiver of a person with MABS lung disease, your role is vitally important to support the patient on their journey with MABS. MABS lung disease can cause significant stress on the patient but also on the caregivers and the family members who also live with the stress of a chronic illness.
Caring for a loved one with a serious illness like MABS lung disease can cause great disruption to your life, especially as you help your loved one with treatments and the challenges of a changed lifestyle. MABS lung disease is a chronic illness, and chronic illness can often cause a feeling of loss of control or feeling that the illness is a huge burden. These feelings are normal and should not be pushed aside. It helps for both you and the patient to know as much as possible about the illness and treatments, so you can make decisions together.
It’s important to address the emotional and physical issues you face, because each patient needs a strong support system, and as the caregiver, so do you, to be a strong support to the patient.
