Clinical trials: COPD Patients
COPD
Effects of Supplementary Oxygen on Dyspnoea and Exercise Tolerance in COPD Patients Given LTOT
The aim of the study is to evaluate effects of supplementary oxygen during exercise on dyspnoea and exercise tolerance in COPD-patients given long-time oxygen treatment
- Trial name
- NCT00249093
- Testing
- oxygen
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- LHL Helse
Postoperative Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
The Effect of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation
The effect of neuromuscular electrical stimulation on muscle atrophy in sedated patients on intensive care was studied. The aim of this study was to explore if electrical stimulation could prevent muscle atrophy.
- Conditions
- Postoperative Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Ventilatory Failure
- Trial name
- NCT00442728
- Testing
- ELECTRICAL STIMULATION
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Provinciale Hogeschool Limburg
COPD, Mechanical Ventilation
Effect of Invasive and Non Invasive Mechanical Ventilation on Feeding Delivery in COPD Elderly Patients
COPD patients requiring ventilation may benefit from invasive or non invasive ventilation. Non invasive ventilation is often incompatible with oral or enteral feding, due to gastric dilatation and full mask therapy.
- Trial name
- NCT00417755
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Rabin Medical Center
COPD Prevalance
Prevalence of COPD: First Epidemiological Data From a Large Region of Turkey
The study was designed to obtain some baseline data on COPD in Malatya region of Turkey.
- Trial name
- NCT00388232
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people
- Sponsor
- Inonu University
COPD
Investigation on the Role of Corticosteroids and Beta-Agonists on Cytokine Production in COPD Patients
Research on the synergistic effect of corticosteroids and beta-agonists on the cytokine production in COPD patients. Blood will be obtained from healthy volunteers and COPD patients and blood monocytes will be stimulated to…
- Trial name
- NCT00263380
- Where
- 2 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Antonius Hospital
COPD Exacerbation
Hospitalization at Home of Elderly Patients With Exacerbated COPD
Aim of the study was to evaluate the efficacy of hospital-at-home treatment compared with inpatient care in selected elderly patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
- Trial name
- NCT00369083
- Testing
- Hospital at home treatment
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Azienda Ospedaliera San Giovanni Battista
COPD, Respiratory Failure
Inspiratory Muscle Training in Hypercapnic COPD
The trial intends to investigate, whether inspiratory muscle training in hypercapnic patients improves inspiratory muscle strength, inspiratory muscle endurance and endurance to walk within six minutes.
- Trial name
- NCT00291460
- Testing
- inspiratory muscle training
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Krankenhaus Kloster Grafschaft
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Sodium Pyruvate Therapy in COPD Patients
In animal models, sodium pyruvate has been shown to be an effective anti-inflammatory agent, and in human studies sodium pyruvate has been shown to be a bronchodilating agent.
- Trial name
- NCT00262613
- Testing
- sodium pyruvate in 0.9% sodium chloride solution
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Emphycorp
COPD
A Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of Different AD 237 Doses in Adults With COPD
The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of AD 237 in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
- Trial name
- NCT00242333
- Testing
- AD 237
- Where
- 33 sites in Bulgaria, Hungary and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Sosei
COPD, Tracheostomy
Azithromycin Treatment of Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Tracheostomy
Aims of the study to evaluate the rate of enteric gram negative bacteria colonization in tracheotomised COPD patients to evaluate the effect of azithromycin long-term treatment on Pseudomonas aeruginosa colonization and colony…
- Trial name
- NCT00323986
- Testing
- azithromycin (drug)
- Where
- 3 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Milan
Asthma, COPD
A Pilot Study of Montelukast Sodium (Singulair) in Older Adults With Asthma or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial assessed the efficacy of montelukast in the treatment of adults ≥50 years of age with persistent asthma and/or COPD.
- Trial name
- NCT00162864
- Testing
- montelukast sodium
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Metoprolol and Formoterol in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
We want to study the effect of the combination of metoprolol (a beta-blocker) with formoterol (a beta-agonist) on long function in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
- Trial name
- NCT00288548
- Testing
- Metoprolol
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Martini Hospital Groningen
COPD Acute Exacerbation
The Role of Nebulized Budesonide in the Treatment of Acute Exacerbations of COPD
This study was designed to evaluate the hypothesis that nebulized budesonide) might be an alternative to systemic corticosteroids (SC) in the treatment of patients with acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD).
- Trial name
- NCT00274222
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Inonu University
COPD, Cachexia
Effects of Infliximab (Remicade) on Fat Free Mass in Patients With Moderate to Severe COPD Suffering From Cachexia
The purpose of this study is to determine whether infliximab is effective on fat-free mass in the treatment of patients with moderate to severe COPD suffering from cachexia.
- Trial name
- NCT00244192
- Testing
- infliximab (Remicade)
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Center for Integrated Rehabilitation and Organ Failure Horn
Smoking, COPD
Nurse Smoking Cessation of Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) With Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) and Behavioral Support
This is a smoking cessation study with COPD patients where the researchers wanted to evaluate if nicotine sublingual tablets or placebo combined with low or high individual support could increase ½ and 1 year quit rates.
- Trial name
- NCT00132236
- Testing
- nicotine sublingual tablets, low and high behavior support
- Where
- 7 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Gentofte, Copenhagen
Pneumonia, Chronic Bronchitis
Adherence to Guidelines for Antibiotic Use in Respiratory Infections at Hospitals
The purpose of this study is to test a strategy to improve the quality of antibiotic use in lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) at hospitals.
- Conditions
- Pneumonia, Chronic Bronchitis, COPD
- Trial name
- NCT00129883
- Testing
- Professional education, Implementation of a Critical Care Pathway, Professional audit and feedback
- Where
- 7 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
COPD
Two-Stage Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of 12 Weeks of Treatment With PEP03 in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
PEP03 is a new chemical entity developed as a highly selective, potent, and orally active 5-LO inhibitor. PEP03 exerts its action by blocking the generation of both cysteinyl LTs and LTB4.
- Trial name
- NCT00219648
- Testing
- PEP03
- Where
- Taiwan
- Sponsor
- PharmaEngine
Asthma, COPD
Sputum and Plasma Levels of Nociceptin and Substance P in Patients With Asthma, COPD and Chronic Cough
The aims of this study are to investigate the association between sputum and plasma levels of nociceptin and substance P with cough severity and airway hyperreactivity in patients with asthma, COPD and chronic cough.
- Conditions
- Asthma, COPD, Cough
- Trial name
- NCT00173225
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
COPD
Effects of Long Term Macrolide Antibiotic Therapy in Patients With COPD
The purpose of this study is to determine whether long term treatment with oral erythromycin is effective in the treatment of subjects with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) by reducing the number of exacerbations and…
- Trial name
- NCT00147667
- Testing
- Erythromycin
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Royal Free and University College Medical School