Symptomatic Bronchiectasis Clinical Trial
There is currently no effective treatment of bronchiectasis other than treating its complications such as infection, bleeding, etc. Roflumilast is a newly developed anti-inflammatory drug that has proven to be effective in stable COPD. We hypothesized that Roflumilast might be effective in symptomatic bronchiectasis patients
Status | Not yet recruiting |
Enrollment | 25 |
Est. completion date | January 2013 |
Est. primary completion date | December 2012 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
Gender | Both |
Age group | 18 Years to 80 Years |
Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: - Bronchiectasis on CT - chronic (>3 months) cough or sputum Exclusion Criteria: - needs hospitalization - life expectancy of less than six months - pregnancy or breast feeding - history of acute respiratory infection within 4 weeks - history of taking antibiotics within 4 weeks - active hemoptysis - %predicted FEV < 30% - severe liver disease (Child Pugh Class B or C) |
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment
Country | Name | City | State |
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Korea, Republic of | Seoul National University Bundang Hospital | Seongnam | Gyeongi-do |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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Seoul National University Bundang Hospital |
Korea, Republic of,
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | change of CASA-Q score | 16 weeks | No | |
Secondary | change of FEV1 | 16 weeks | No | |
Secondary | change of FVC | 16 weeks | No | |
Secondary | alanine transaminase | 4 weeks | Yes |