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Filter by:The main purpose of this study is to assess the long term bronchodilator efficacy, safety and tolerability of inhaled aclidinium bromide at two dose levels compared to placebo in COPD patients and the benefits of the product in disease-related health status, COPD symptoms and COPD exacerbations.
This study compared the effects of a single dose of indacaterol with that of a single dose of tiotropium on inspiratory capacity.
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the safety of administering repeated doses of CTX-100 (formerly ETX-100) to subjects with smoking-related chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and preliminary performance of the ROX Anastomotic Coupler System (ACS), with standard of care (as defined per GOLD) in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) as compared to standard of care alone.
A retrospective analysis on a cohort of unselected COPD patients admitted to pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) performed in one rehabilitation centre has shown that the usual program is feasible and effective even in the presence of complex comorbidities, although some combined diseases might reduce the overall proportion of patients who respond to pre-defined outcomes criteria (Crisafulli E, et al. Thorax 2008;63:487-92). The aim of this prospective study is to describe the pattern of prevalence of the most frequently associated COPD-comorbidities and the clinical impact on rehabilitation outcomes, referred to 3 teaching and 1 private hospitals admitting for pulmonary rehabilitation purposes.
Quality of sleep is profoundly affected in patients with hypercapnic respiratory failure and restrictive disorders, with a decrease in rapid eye movement (REM) and slow wave sleep, and an increase in sleep fragmentation. Assisted ventilation aims at improving blood gases, but may also have a favorable impact on sleep structure. The investigators reviewed polysomnographic and blood gas data obtained between 1987 and 2008 in 95 patients with restrictive pulmonary disorders, before and after implementing non-invasive ventilatory support.
This study is designed to investigate the effect of home mechanical ventilation (HMV) in patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The purpose of the trial is to test the hypothesis that HMV and longterm oxygen therapy (LTOT) increases admission free survival compared with LTOT alone. More specifically, compared with LTOT, HMV and LTOT reduces hospital re-admission in COPD patients who remain persistently hypercapnic following an acute exacerbation requiring non-invasive ventilation (NIV).
PUR003 is an inhaled substance that is proposed to assist in the treatment of asthma. Study objectives are to : 1. to evaluate the safety of PUR003 in subjects with asthma, and 2. to evaluate the efficacy of PUR003 in assisting the treatment of asthma.
This study addresses self management and maintenance of health through evaluation of a program of patient education in combination with physical training and with a structured follow-up. It is hypothesized that such a program will: 1. improve quality of life, physical functioning, coping in everyday-life 2. reduce hospitalization and (re-)admissions for patients with chronic disease, reduce consumption of home care services and can increase consumption of general practice and physiotherapy services in primary health care. 3. improve patient satisfaction and health care providers satisfaction
The purpose of this study is to evaluate a new questionnaire to capture the patient experience of COPD. The information collected will be used to validate the Shortness of Breath with Daily Activities Questionnaire.