Active clinical trials for "Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive"

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common disease that has a chronic and progressive course. Patients with COPD may have exacerbations one to four times in a year. Numbers of exacerbations are important because of increased morbidity and mortality and healthcare costs. Systemic corticosteroids (SC) are recommended in the management of exacerbations of COPD as well as bronchodilator, oxygen and antibacterial treatment by all international guidelines. However, there are still some concerns about systemic corticosteroid use because COPD patients are older and relatively immobilized. In addition, exacerbation rate is significantly higher in a group of COPD patients, and these patients need higher amounts of SC in order to control of exacerbation. It results in some adverse effects such as osteoporosis and bone fractures, thinning of the skin, posterior subcapsular cataract formation, glucose intolerance and myopathy. Thus, this condition leads clinicians to seek alternative options. However, there are few studies showing that nebulized steroids (NS) are as effective as SC in exacerbations of COPD and the optimal NS dose is not certain. The investigators aimed to determine the optimal NS dose and evaluate the efficacy and safety of NS compared with SC in the treatment of patients with COPD exacerbations requiring hospitalization.

RV1162 is a new medicine being developed for possible treatment of smoking related lung disease (also known as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - COPD). The main purpose of this study is to investigate the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of single and repeat doses of RV1162.

This is a multi-center, randomized, double-blind, parallel group, chronic dosing, active-controlled, 28-week safety extension study of the two pivotal 24-week safety and efficacy studies (Studies PT003006 and PT003007). This study is designed to assess the long-term safety and tolerability of Glycopyrrolate (GP) and Formoterol Fumarate (FF) combination (GFF) metered dose inhaler (MDI), GP MDI, and FF MDI in subjects with moderate to very severe COPD over a total observation period of 52 weeks. Open-label Spiriva is included as an active control. To be eligible for this study, a subject must complete participation in Study PT003006 (NCT01854645) or Study PT003007 (NCT01854658).

The purpose of this 3 month randomized intervention study is to investigate the additional effect of a physical activity telecoaching program on physical activity in patients with COPD, compared with usual care.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of nocturnal oxygen therapy during a stay at moderate altitude on breathing and sleep of patients with chronic obstructive lung disease.

To compare the long -term (six month) bronchodilator efficacy and safety of tiotropium inhalation capsules, salmeterol inhalation aerosol and placebo in patients with COPD. A secondary objective of this study was to compare the impact of tiotropium and salmeterol on humanistic and economic health outcomes, such as quality of life, patient preference and Health Resource Utilisation in this patient population.

Determine the effect of 12-week treatment with inhaled tiotropium bromide on lung function and static lung volumes, correlate this effect with dyspnoea in COPD patients.

The objective of this study is to compare the bronchodilator efficacy and safety of tiotropium inhalation capsule (18 mcg once daily) and Atrovent MDI (2 puffs of 20 mcg q.i.d.) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

Primary endpoint: whole lung deposition and in-vivo distribution pattern of a 99mTc-labelled tiotropium powder formulation following inhalation via HandiHalerTM in healthy subjects as well as in patients with mild, moderate and severe COPD Secondary endpoints: pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics (effect on lung function), safety and tolerability

To compare the bronchodilator efficacy and safety of tiotropium inhalation capsules (18 µg once daily) and Atrovent® MDI (2 puffs of 20µg q.i.d.) among Filipino patients with COPD