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Filter by:The purpose of this study is to further characterize the dose response of GSK573719 at doses of 15.6 micrograms (mcg) to 125 mcg once daily in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Treatment with doses of GSK573719 dosed twice daily will also be included to further evaluate dosing frequency. Treatment with tiotropium (18 mcg) once daily via the Handihaler will be included as an active control. A placebo treatment will be included in order to evaluate absolute treatment effect of the different doses of GSK573719.
The aim of the study is to evaluate the effect of progressive resistance strength training (PRT) in elderly hospitalised patients. The hypothesis is that PRT given as an additional training would improve the rehabilitation and increase the level of activity of daily living.
To investigate how a switch from fixed combination treatment (ICS and LABA) to other treatments influence asthma or COPD treatment failure
The primary objective of this pilot study is to identify and quantify inflammatory and genetic markers from bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) and serum in patients with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) undergoing elective coronary revascularization (CABG) to determine the risk of developing post operative respiratory failure. To achieve this objective, this proposal outlines the following specific aims: Aim #1. To identify from BALF and serum, the change in inflammatory and genetic markers in patients with a history of COPD undergoing CABG. BALF and serum samples will be obtained at the time of intubation immediately prior to surgery and again upon skin closure immediately after the surgical procedure. Aim #2. To determine the extent to which inflammatory and/or genetic markers correlate with post-operative pulmonary complications defined as prolonged mechanical ventilation (> 24 hours), pneumonia, and/or tracheostomy. Aim #3. To inform the development and implementation of a large pivotal trial which may impact clinical decision-making during the initial pre-operative outpatient assessment of COPD patients undergoing CABG.
The aim of this study to evaluate clinical efficacy of tiotropium in patients with airflow obstruction due to Tuberculosis (TB) destroyed lung.
The purpose of this study is to investigate heart rate lowering efficacy and respiratory safety of ivabradine in patients with asthma and COPD.
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a serious complication of COPD which is associated with shorter survival, more frequent exacerbation, and increased use of health resources. There is no effective pharmacological treatment for COPD-associated PH. Therefore, the investigators wanted to evaluate the effect of udenafil, a phosphodiesterase- 5 (PDE-5) inhibitor, on exercise capacity of severe COPD patients.
The general hypothesis is that delayed antibiotic treatment strategies present similar effectiveness, when compared with non-prescription of antibiotics or the prescription of antibiotics, in the non-complicated acute respiratory tract infections.
The purpose of the study is to inform decision-makers of the best strategies to implement advanced care planning (ACP). An advanced care plan (ACP) is a verbal or written instruction describing what kind of care an individual would want (or not want)if they are no longer able speak for themselves to make health care decisions.
This will be a two-period, open-label study conducted at a single site. Six healthy male subjects will participate in the study to ensure at least four fully evaluable subjects. Each subject will receive a single 1000 μg (microgram) oral dose containing 50 μCi (Micro Curie) of [14C]-GSK573719 and a 65 μg intravenous infusion containing 7.1 μCi of [14C]-GSK573719. Whilst subjects are in-house, urine and faecal samples will be collected for a minimum of 168 hours (7 days) after dosing or for up to 240 hours (10 days) depending on the amounts of radioactivity still being excreted after Day 5. Faecal sample collection may continue at home for up to 14 days. Bile samples will be collected using Entero-Test string sampling of duodenal bile. Whole blood and plasma samples will be collected at various sample times after dosing to measure parent drug (plasma only) and total radiolabelled drug related material (blood and plasma). Urine and faeces aliquots will be taken to measure total radiolabelled drug-related material. Samples of urine, faeces and plasma will be transferred into a separate study to characterize and, where possible, quantify metabolites in these matrices.