Assessment of Ventilation-perfusion Abnormalities in Patients With Stable Smoking-related Airways Disease
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
About this trial
This is an interventional basic science trial for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: FEV1 < 70% predicted at baseline on spirometry significant smoking history or alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency no evidence of current infection or restrictive lung disease Exclusion Criteria: history of other significant respiratory disease significant respiratory infection within 6 weeks history of significant physical or mental illness rendering them unfit for the study in the opinion of the investigator taken part in any other research within the past 12 months, or received exposure to ionizing radiation
Sites / Locations
- Imperial College Hammersmith Campus
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Placebo Comparator
Active Comparator
saline control
salbutamol and ipratropium bromide nebules
nebulized saline
salbutamol 2.5 mg and ipratropium bromide 0.5 mg