Clinical trials: Small Airway Disorders
Childhood Asthma
Flunisolide HFA in Children With Small Airway Disease
The purpose of this study is to see how two doses of Flunisolide HFA (an FDA approved inhaled medication to treat asthma) affect the small airways in children with asthma.
- Trial name
- NCT02404103
- Testing
- Flunisolide HFA
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- University of Louisville
COPD Exacerbation Acute
Airway Inflammation, Small Airways Dysfunction, and Frequency of Exacerbations in COPD
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a common, preventable, and treatable disease that is characterized by persistent respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation that is due to airway and/or alveolar abnormalities…
- Trial name
- NCT06040931
- Testing
- Bronchoscopy
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Mansoura University Hospital
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
A Study in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (FAIR)
The purpose of the present study is to demonstrate the higher efficacy of small particles Foster® 100/6 (two puffs b.i.d.) versus large particles Symbicort® 200/6 (two inhalations b.i.d.), in terms of residual volume reduction…
- Trial name
- FAIR (NCT01351792)
- Testing
- Foster® 100/6 µg/unit dose, Symbicort® Turbohaler® 200/6 μg/actuation
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 113 people
- Sponsor
- Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A.
Asthma
Targeted Small Airways Therapy in Persistent Asthma
The mainstay of asthma treatment is with inhaled steroids (commonly called a 'preventer') to keep the symptoms of asthma under control.
- Trial name
- ANDA3 (NCT01894048)
- Testing
- Qvar® (beclometasone dipropionate HFA)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- University of Dundee
Asthma
Effects of QVAR in Smokers With Asthma
We hypothesize that extra-fine particle treatment with HFA-QVAR will be superior in improving small airways dysfunction, especially in ex-smokers and smokers with asthma.
- Trial name
- OLiVIA (NCT01741285)
- Testing
- Beclomethasone (QVAR), Beclomethasone (Clenil), Fluticasone
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University Medical Center Groningen
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Biomarkers in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide and is characterized by fixed airflow obstruction.
- Trial name
- NCT01145300
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Leiden University Medical Center
Asthma
Determining the Optimal Adenosine Provocation Test
Asthma is a frequently occurring inflammatory lung disease that affects the whole bronchial tree including the small airways (<2mm).
- Trial name
- impact (NCT01610921)
- Testing
- Bronchial provocation test
- Where
- 2 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- University Medical Center Groningen
Asthma
A Study in Patients With Asthma
The purpose of the present study is to demonstrate the higher efficacy of Foster® NEXThaler® 100/6 extra fine (two inhalations b.i.d.) versus Seretide® Accuhaler® 250/50 (one inhalation b.i.d.), in terms of pulmonary function…
- Trial name
- NELSON (NCT01570478)
- Testing
- Foster® NEXThaler® 100/6 µg/unit dose, Seretide® Accuhaler® 250/50 µg/actuation
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 108 people
- Sponsor
- Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A.
Chronic Lung Disease
Utility of Lung Clearance Index Score as a Noninvasive Marker of Small Airways Disease
To determine the utility and sensitivity of the lung clearance index (LCI) technique as a marker of small airways disease in adults with chronic lung conditions compared to healthy adults, adjusting for age, sex and smoking…
- Trial name
- NCT03241420
- Testing
- lung clearance index (LCI)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Jewish Health
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
Study to Investigate the Effect of Formoterol vs Salmeterol on Small Airways Physiological Parameters in COPD Patients
This is a crossover Study to investigate the effect of Formoterol versus Salmeterol on small airways physiological parameters in COPD patients.
- Trial name
- Imperial (NCT01344655)
- Testing
- Atimos®, Serevent™
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A.
Lung Cancer
Study on Systemic and Airway Cytokines and Oxidative Stress in Lung Cancer Patients Undergoing Surgery
Lung cancer has remained as the top cancer killer in Hong Kong. Even for early resectable stage of lung cancer, only around 60-70% of patients can survive for 5 years after operation, mostly related to disease recurrence.
- Trial name
- NCT00956852
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Asthma, Small Airway Disease
The Prevalence Of Small Airways Dysfunction In Asthma Patients And The Impact On The Asthma Control
Asthma, which are one of the most important causes of morbidity and mortality both in the world and in our country, constitute a very serious social and economic burden.
- Trial name
- NCT04375995
- Testing
- Impulse oscillometry, Spirometric pulmonary function test, Fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FENO) test
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sibel Naycı
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Small Airways Disease
Small Airways Disease Functional Assessment in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (SWIFT-IPF)
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic, fibrosing, and progressive lung disease of unknown cause, whose incidence increases proportionally from the age of 60. It is characterized by a poor prognosis.
- Trial name
- SWIFT-IPF (NCT07312305)
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Milan
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Time Course of Respiratory Oscillometry Parameters During Nasal High-Flow Therapy in Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can affect the small airways and alter respiratory mechanics. Nasal high-flow therapy delivers warmed and humidified gas through nasal cannulas and may change airway resistance.
- Trial name
- NHFlOscillo (NCT07750613)
- Testing
- Heated Humidified Nasal High-Flow Therapy
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- ADIR Association
Asthma, COPD
The Natural History of Small Airways Physiology in Diseased and Healthy States
Spirometry is a useful clinical tool for the assessment and monitoring of lung disease, however, it does not provide information on peripheral airways resistance.
- Conditions
- Asthma, COPD, Interstitial Lung Disease, Cystic Fibrosis
- Trial name
- NCT00677560
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 126 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Smoking, COPD
Canadian Cohort on the Origin and Progression of Airway Disease: Physiology Platform
The Canadian Respiratory Research Network (CRRN) has recently been established to study the origins and evolution of airways disease in the population.
- Trial name
- NCT02153684
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 99 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dr. Denis O'Donnell
Asthma
AssessmenT of smalL Airways involvemeNT In aSthma (ATLANTIS)
Multinational, multicentre, non-pharmacological intervention, cross-sectional and longitudinal study.
- Trial name
- ATLANTIS (NCT02123667)
- Where
- 26 sites in United States, Brazil and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 872 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A.
Apnea, Airway Obstruction, Nasal
Upper Airway's Pressure Drop Analyses After Mandibular Advancement and Maxillary Expansion
Breathing is a crucial function for everyone. Breathing impairment in children could lead to behavioral and cognitive problems at least.
- Conditions
- Apnea, Airway Obstruction, Nasal, Mandible Small, Maxillary Hypoplasia
- Trial name
- NCT04190953
- Testing
- Twin block then Hyrax, Hyrax then Twin block
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Bronchial Asthma
Effects on Small Airways of Two Long-term Extrafine Treatments in Asthma
New formulations of extrafine particles of long acting beta-2 agonists+inhaled corticosteroids (LABA+ICS) are able to reach more peripheral regions of the lung.
- Trial name
- FORTINO (NCT01255579)
- Testing
- Salmeterol Fluticasone, formoterol - beclometasone
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Università degli Studi di Brescia
COPD, Asthma
Imaging Lung Function Using Oxygen Enhanced MRI
The goal of this study is to perform a pilot study to evaluate the utilization of oxygen as an inhaled contrast agent to image the airway spaces in normal and diseased human lungs to allow an effect size estimate to power future…
- Conditions
- COPD, Asthma, Cystic Fibrosis, Emphysema
- Trial name
- NCT01731015
- Testing
- Medical Grade Oxygen
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hal C Charles