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COPDNCT02557165

Impact of COPD on Muscle Regeneration

An observational study of COPD, run by Laval University.

Unknown status

Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

Muscle weakness and atrophy are important consequences of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and can affect both respiratory and peripheral muscles. Impaired muscle regeneration is thought to be implicated in the process of muscle atrophy. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 40 to 80 years
Conditions the study is for
COPD
What is being tested?
Muscle biopsies
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
How many people
27 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Jan 2011to Dec 2015
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 40 to 80 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: Patient with a scheduled thoracic surgery

Who may be able to join

  • Patient with a scheduled thoracic surgery
  • ≥ 40 years
  • Smoking cessation ≥ 1 month
  • Smoking history ≥ 10 pack-year

Who cannot join

  • Subjects who received either chemiotherapy or radiotherapy
  • Hypoxemia
  • Body weight loss ≥ 10%
  • Use of systemic corticosteroid in the last month

About this study

Official title: Impact of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease on Peripheral and Respiratory Muscle Regeneration

Muscle weakness and atrophy are important consequences of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and can affect both respiratory and peripheral muscles. Impaired muscle regeneration is thought to be implicated in the process of muscle atrophy. In this study the investigators will evaluate muscle regenerative potential of the Vastus Lateralis (VL) and diaphragm of patients with COPD, compared to patients with normal lung function.

Read the detailed description

Preliminary results suggest that the activation and differentiation processes of satellite cells isolated from the VL of patients with COPD could be altered. The investigators propose to compare the regenerative potential of the VL and the diaphragm in 15 patients with COPD and 15 individuals with normal lung function undergoing a thoracic surgery. From muscle biopsies, satellite cells will be isolated and cultured to assess their proliferation and differentiation rates, and the expression level of myogenic effectors (MyoD, Myf5, myogenin, and MRF4). Alterations in these measurements will confirm the hypotheses that the regenerative potential is lower in both muscle groups in patients with COPD compared to controls and that in COPD, the regenerative potential is lower in VL compared to the diaphragm.

Conditions
COPD
Being tested
Muscle biopsies
Keywords
Muscle regeneration
Medical subject headings
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Muscle biopsiesProcedure or surgery

    Muscle biopsies will allow acces to samples for observational studies. Vastus latetalis: needle biopsy (Bergstrom technique). Diaphragm: open biopsy performed by thoracic surgeon during lung surgery.

Study groups in NCT02557165
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
COPD patientsPatients with mild to moderate COPD having a scheduled lung surgery. Vastus lateralis and diaphragm muscle biopsies performed during surgery
Receives: Procedure: Muscle biopsies
Patients with normal lung functionPatients with normal lung function having a scheduled lung surgery. Vastus lateralis and diaphragm muscle biopsies performed during surgery.
Receives: Procedure: Muscle biopsies

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Muscle satellite cell proliferation index

    Isolation from muscle biopsies of satellite cell to evaluate their regeneration capacity by evaluating the proliferation capacity

    Measured: Sequential analyses performed over a period of 2 weeks after tissue collection.

  2. Muscle satellite cell differentiation index

    Isolation from muscle biopsies of satellite cell to evaluate their regeneration capacity by evaluating the differentiation capacity

    Measured: Sequential analyses performed over a period of 2 months after tissue collection.

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted23 Sep 2015 (estimated)
  2. Study startJan 2011
  3. Primary completionJun 2015
  4. Study completionDec 2015 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Case crossover
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
27 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02557165
Sponsor's protocol ID
CRT114804
Status last verified
Sep 2015
First submitted
2 Sep 2015
Last updated
23 Sep 2015
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Theriault ME, Pare ME, Lemire BB, Maltais F, Debigare R. Regenerative defect in vastus lateralis muscle of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Respir Res. 2014 Mar 25;15(1):35. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-15-35.

    PubMed 24666540
  • Theriault ME, Pare ME, Maltais F, Debigare R. Satellite cells senescence in limb muscle of severe patients with COPD. PLoS One. 2012;7(6):e39124. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0039124. Epub 2012 Jun 13.

    PubMed 22720047
  • Caron MA, Debigare R, Dekhuijzen PN, Maltais F. Comparative assessment of the quadriceps and the diaphragm in patients with COPD. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2009 Sep;107(3):952-61. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00194.2009. Epub 2009 Apr 9.

    PubMed 19359618

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of COPD, run by Laval University.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 23 Sep 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Muscle satellite cell proliferation index (time frame: Sequential analyses performed over a period of 2 weeks after tissue collection.). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02557165, which also lists 3 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 23 Sep 2015.

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