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NCT number NCT01655199
Other study ID # CODEX-20819
Secondary ID
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
First received July 25, 2012
Last updated September 17, 2013
Start date September 2012
Est. completion date July 2014

Study information

Verified date September 2013
Source Laval University
Contact François Maltais, M.D
Phone 418-656-4747
Email Francois.Maltais@fmed.ulaval.ca
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority Canada: Ethics Review Committee
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

During the previous phases of the project (Phase I and II), two new field tests have been designed and validated for an integration in a primary care setting in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). These new field tests are 3-min paced-walk test (3MPWT) and 3-min paced step test (3MPST). If the validity and sensitivity of the TM3 could be highlighted, particularly by the reduction of dyspnea level following bronchodilatation, Phase II highlight that the 3MPST does not allow to detect this decrease of dyspnea after bronchodilatation. The use of too high step rates could explain these results through a hypothesis relative to neuromechanical coupling of dyspnea. The main objective of this trial is to follow the investigations on the sensitivity of 3MPST to detect the effects of pharmacological intervention on the exertional dyspnea in COPD patient. The hypothesis of this work is that the use of lower step rates cadences could allow to detect an improvement of exertional dyspnea following treatment-induced bronchodilatation, contrary to higher step rates.


Description:

For this project, 40 patients with COPD will be recruited in 2 centres (in the Institute of Cardiology and Pneumology of Quebec and in the Chest Institute of Montreal). For each patient, three visits will be performed. During the first visit, baseline pulmonary function and maximal exercise capacity will be evaluated and the patients will be familiarized with step test proceedings. Between the different visits, a 3-7 days period will be respected. During the second and the third visits, 4 step tests will be performed at 4 different rates, following one of the two conditions (placebo or bronchodilatation). This project will propose two randomization levels. The first randomization will be relative to the choice of the condition used during the second visit (placebo ou bronchodilatation) and the second one for the rates order (14, 16, 20, 24 steps/min). During each performed exercise, cardiorespiratory and pulmonary parameters will be measured using a portable system.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Recruiting
Enrollment 40
Est. completion date July 2014
Est. primary completion date July 2014
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender Both
Age group 50 Years to 80 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- age higher than 50 years old

- smoking history = 10 packs/year

- post-bronchodilator FEV1 between 30 and 80% of the predicted value and FEV1/FVC lesser than 70% as assessed in previous pulmonary function test (corresponding to GOLD stages II and III)

Exclusion Criteria:

- respiratory exacerbation within the preceding 6 weeks

- asthmatic condition

- significant O2 desaturation (SaO2 < 85%) at rest or during exercise

- presence of another pathology that could influence exercise tolerance or may prevent the realization of the step test

- subject having a pacemaker

Study Design

Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Diagnostic


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Drug:
Combination ipratropium/salbutamol or placebo (nebulization)
For the visit 2, COPD patients will be randomly assigned a combination of ipratropium/salbutamol or a placebo in a double-blind crossover design. For the visit 3, the other intervention drug will be assigned. The bronchodilation obtained with the medication will allow to determine if the 3-min step test is sensitive by detecting an improvement of exertional dyspnea following bronchodilation.

Locations

Country Name City State
Canada Montreal Chest Institute - McGill University Montréal Quebec
Canada Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec - Université Laval Québec Quebec

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Laval University Université de Montréal

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Canada, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Symptom perception Patients will be asked to score their dyspnea and leg discomfort perception using a 10-point Borg scale. change from baseline in Borg Scale at 3 min of exercise No
Secondary Cardiac and ventilatory outcomes Metabolic, cardiac and ventilatory parameters will be measured using a metabolic cart. Principal outcomes will be oxygen uptake (VO2), carbon dioxide output (VCO2), ventilation (VE), breathing frequency (BF), tidal volume (Vt) and heart rate (HR). Change from baseline at 3 minutes of exercise No
Secondary Inspiratory capacity Inspiratory capacity will be measured at rest and at the end of the 3-min step test (immediately following the assessment of dyspnea at 3 minutes). Change from baseline at the end of the exercise. No
Secondary Respiratory pressures and diaphragm EMG Tidal excursion in pleural pressure will be measured using an oesophageal balloon-catheter system that will be positioned using standardized technique (n=40). Gastric and transdiaphragmatic pressures as well as the diaphragm electromyogram will be recorded in the 20 subjects studied at McGill University using a multipair esophageal electrode-balloon catheter. Change from baseline at 1, 2 and 3 minutes of exercise No
Secondary Pulmonary function Pulmonary function will be measured by spirometry and plethysmography in the initial visit. In the subsequent visits, pulmonary function will be evaluated by spirometry before and 60-min after the nebulization of either placebo or bronchodilator. At baseline and 60-min after the nebulization of either placebo and bronchodilator No
Secondary Maximal oxygen consumption Exercise capacity will be directly assessed following an incremental cycle exercise test. The exercise capacity was defined as the maximal oxygen consumption (VO2 peak, ml/kg/min) by direct measurements of gas exchanges. Change from baseline at 1, 2 and 3 minutes of exercise No
Secondary Maximal inspiratory pressure (PImax) The maximum inspiratory pressure (PImax) will be measured during a sniff manoeuvre. These measurements will allow to construct the ratio of respiratory effort (tidal Pes/PImax) to thoracic displacement (VT/predicted VC), an index of neuromechanical coupling Change from baseline after 3 minutes of exercise No
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