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Filter by:The study is aimed to assess safety of Depelestat treatment, as well as efficacy on prevention and treatment of alveolar inflammation in early pulmonary fibrosis in patients suffering from persistent Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.
The purpose of this study is to identify factors that contribute to higher mortality rates among blacks and Hispanics with diffuse parenchymal lung disease.
This study will investigate the safety and tolerability of inhaled doses of GSK233705 with a new formulation.
GSK233705 is a high-affinity specific muscarinic receptor (mAChR) antagonist which is being developed for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. This is a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose ascending, parallel group study to examine the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of twice daily inhaled doses of GSK233705B for 7 days, in COPD subjects.
The objectives of the study are - to determine the prevalence of respiratory virus infections in COPD patients, during and outside acute exacerbation - to explore the impact of these viral infections on the outcome of these patients - to explore the association between blood procalcitonin levels and viral infections in this population.
This study aimed to assess airway inflammation in patients during the course of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) by serial analyses of their exhaled breath condensates (EBC).
The study does not involve testing of a drug (no treatment intervention). The study will will use spirometry (breathing tests) in subjects of 40 years of age and older with a history of cigarette smoking with chronic bronchitis to check their disease status and whether or not they have COPD. Also, study subjects will be asked to complete a questionnaire (to answer a list of questions on paper).
This is a two-part study conducted at multiple centers, of navarixin (SCH 527123, MK-7123) in participants with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Part 1 of the study is a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized, rising-dose study consisting of four treatment groups enrolled in three cohorts. The duration of treatment, for each cohort, will be a 2-week run-in period, followed by a 12-week double-blind treatment period. Treatment initiation for each cohort was staggered by 4 weeks to allow for safety assessment prior to use of higher doses of navarixin. Part 2 of the study will be a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized, parallel group study consisting of four treatment groups enrolled as one cohort. The duration of treatment will consist of a 2-week run-in period, followed by a 12-week double-blind treatment period.
Guidelines recommend inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) for patients with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Most COPD patients are managed in primary care and receive ICS long-term and irrespective of severity. The effect of withdrawing ICS from COPD patients in primary care is unknown.This randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial will evaluate the effect of withdrawal of inhaled corticosteroids in patients with COPD recruited from general practice. Participants will have a clinical and spirometric diagnosis of COPD and will have been prescribed inhaled steroids for the 6 months before entry to the trial. They will be randomised to taking a fixed dose steroid inhaler (Flixotide Accuhaler) or an identical placebo inhaler. Patients will be monitored using diary cards for a year with 3 monthly follow-up visits at their general practice. The primary outcome measures will be exacerbation frequency and severity. Other outcomes are time to first exacerbation, costs, health status, lung function and unscheduled care. We tested the hypothesis that withdrawal of ICS in this population would lead to an increased number of exacerbations, earlier onset of exacerbation, and a worsening of symptoms.
This trial evaluates the rate of onset of bronchodilator action of aclidinium bromide compared to placebo and tiotropium in patients with severe COPD after a single dose treatment.