Active clinical trials for "Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive"

This is a phase IV study of indacaterol 75 μg single-dose compared to placebo in moderate-severe COPD patients with breathing symptoms to assess time to patient's perception of onset of effect.

PH-797804 is an oral anti-inflammatory drug that may reduce the inflammation that is associated with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). PH-797804 will be dosed to patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) to evaluate its potential safety and efficacy profile in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

The primary objective of this trial is to investigate the effect of 6 weeks treatment with tiotropium + olodaterol fixed dose combination inhalation solution on lung hyperinflation and exercise tolerance in patients with COPD

This study will assess of the efficacy and safety of a once-daily, 50µg inhalation of NVA237 in moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients over 26 weeks treatment.

This study will assess the efficacy and safety of QVA149 compared to tiotropium plus formoterol in patients with moderate to severe COPD.

COPD continues to be a cause of major morbidity for patients. Those patients who also have respiratory failure and obstructive sleep apnoea are at higher risk of exacerbations and death and have worse health related quality of life than similar COPD patients without respiratory failure. Treatment options in this group of patients have been limited and data to support the use of machines to assist breathing (non-invasive ventilators) in stable patients are limited. A major limitation of these devices has been patient acceptance and achieving sufficient control of sleep breathing disturbance. Currently devices are set at a fixed pressure to support the breathing throughout the night. The new software within the trial device will aim to better match the support provided by the machine to that needed by the patient. It is hoped that this may offer enhanced comfort as well as superior control of respiratory failure.

The purpose of this research study is to learn about the safety of transplanting lungs obtained from non-heart-beating donors (NHBDs) that have been ventilated (attached to a breathing machine or ventilator to deliver oxygen) and perfused with a lung perfusion solution (Steen solution™, made by Vitrolife). This ventilation and perfusion will be done outside the body (ex-vivo) in a modified cardiopulmonary bypass circuit (the kind of device used routinely during most heart surgeries). The purpose of performing ex-vivo perfusion and ventilation is to learn how well the lungs work, and whether they are likely safe to transplant.

This will be an open-label, non-randomized multi-center study designed to assess the safety and efficacy of Adipose-derived Stem Cell (ASC) IV implantation. The therapy is composed of cells isolated from a patient's own adipose tissue. Liposuction will be performed to collect the adipose tissue specimen for subsequent processing to isolate the stem cells.

This is a multicentre, randomized, blinded, double dummy, parallel group study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of UMEC inhalation powder[ (62.5 microgram (mcg) once daily (QD)] when administered via a novel Dry Powder Inhaler compared with tiotropium (18 mcg QD) administered via a HANDIHALER® inhaler over a treatment period of 12 weeks (24 weeks in Germany) in subjects with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). At the end of the run-in period, subjects who meet the randomization criteria will be randomized to receive UMEC 62.5 mcg administered via novel dry powder inhaler(nDPI) + Placebo administered via HANDIHALER inhaler OR Tiotropium 18 mcg administered via HANDIHALER inhaler + Placebo administered via nDPI in a 1:1 ratio. There will be up to 8 clinic visits conducted on an outpatient basis at Pre-Screening (Visit 0), Screening (Visit 1), a 7 to 14 day run-in period, randomization at Day 1 (Visit 2), and after randomization at Day 2 (Visit 3), Day 28 (Visit 4), Day 56 (Visit 5), Day 84 (Visit 6) and Day 85 (Visit 7). For subjects enrolled in Germany, there will be an additional 3 visits at Day 112 (Visit 8), Day 140 (Visit 9) and Day 168 (Visit 10). The total duration of subject participation in the study will be approximately 15 weeks (27 weeks in Germany). The primary endpoint of the study is clinic visit trough forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) on treatment Day 85. All subjects will have spirometry performed at clinic Visits 1 though 7. Trough spirometry will be obtained 23 and 24 hours after the previous day's dose of blinded study medication at Visits 3 to 7. HANDIHALER is a registered trademark of Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of four times daily oscillatory Positive Expiratory Pressure (oPEP) (Aerobika ®) use over 4 weeks in individuals with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The investigators hypothesize that daily oPEP use will significantly improve St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) score, six-minute walk distance (6MWD) and forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) after four weeks of four times daily administration.