Active clinical trials for "Bronchiectasis"

This clinical trial is investigating the efficacy of Non Invasive Ventilation (NIV) as a method of airway clearance in patients with an acute exacerbation and moderate to severe bronchiectasis disease. Current treatment focuses on the use of Active Cycle of Breathing Techniques (ACBT) but this modality alone may not be sufficient when patients have more severe disease and an acute infection. The use of NIV may result in better patient care and more appropriate physiotherapy treatment in the more unwell population.The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy of two physiotherapy airways clearance interventions in bronchiectasis.

No gold standard therapy exists for clearing mucus from the airways of patients with bronchiectasis. While rhDNase has a proven place in the treatment of cystic fibrosis (CF), it failed to improve Forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) in a short-term non-CF bronchiectasis study and has been shown to be detrimental after 6 months therapy in non CF bronchiectasis, moreover it has no proven effect on mucociliary clearance. Hypertonic saline has been shown to have a comparable mode of action to inhaled mannitol, but has yet to be examined as a long term treatment option in bronchiectasis. The purpose of this study is to examine the efficacy and safety of 52 weeks treatment with inhaled mannitol in subjects with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis. Previous studies with inhaled mannitol have demonstrated improvement in mucociliary clearance; mucus rehydration; improvement in quality of life and respiratory symptoms in patients with bronchiectasis and pulmonary function in cystic fibrosis. The results of this current study in combination with a recently completed 3 month study seek to confirm these early findings and to extend the evidence to support its use as a mucoactive therapy in subjects with bronchiectasis. We hypothesize that mannitol will improve the overall health and hygiene of the lung through regular and effective clearing of the mucus load. As a consequence of the reduction in mucus load and inflammatory process, the frequency of bronchiectasis related pulmonary exacerbations and the need for exacerbation related antibiotic treatment should fall. Days in hospital and community health care costs are expected to change in line with improvements in respiratory health. Finally, we plan to demonstrate that inhaled mannitol is safe and well tolerated over a 52 week period. We will test these hypotheses using 400 mg mannitol twice daily (BD) against control.

Considering that respiratory physiotherapy lack scientific evidence to support its application in the treatment of several obstructive diseases, this investigation was designed to evaluate the hypothesis that Flutter Valve can improve the airway clearance of hypersecretive bronchiectasis patients.

The investigators hypothesise that long term statin treatment will improve patients' symptoms through its anti-inflammatory effect. The beneficial effects on patient symptoms (cough, sputum volume, bacterial load, airway function, exercise tolerance, exacerbation frequency and health related quality of life) will be consequent on reduced neutrophilic airways inflammation.

1. SUMMARY Rationale: Patients with bronchiectasis often experience lower respiratory tract infections with progression of symptoms and decline in quality of life. Macrolides, as has been shown in panbronchiolitis and cystic fibrosis, may break or weaken the link between infection and inflammation resulting in an improvement of symptoms. Also the number of exacerbations may lowered. Objective: A reduction in number of infective exacerbations and improvement in lung function by AZT treatment are the primary objectives. Secondary objectives that will be evaluated are: symptoms score, quality of life, inflammatory parameters, bacterial colonisation, and adverse events. Study design: Randomised double blind multicenter study in the Netherlands. Patients will be stratified for colonisation with P.aeruginosa. Study population: Patients with bronchiectasis demonstrated by high-resolution computed tomography (HR-CT) scan or bronchography. Intervention: Patients receive Azithromycin 250mg(p.o.) once daily or placebo. Main study parameters/endpoints: Reduction in number exacerbations, defined as increase symptoms such as dyspnoea, coughing, and sputum production for which a course of prednisolone and/or antibiotic is needed. Change in lung function parameters (forced expiratory volume in 1 second [FEV1], forced vital capacity [FVC]) measured by spirometry is the other primary endpoint. Nature and extent of the burden and risks associated with participation, benefit and group relatedness: The risk of participating in this study is low. Laboratory, radiographic examinations, and pulmonary function tests are commonly used as diagnostic procedures during outpatients visits and during exacerbations. Adverse effects in maintenance treatment with AZT are usually mild and mainly gastrointestinal. Sometimes rash and abnormal liver function tests are observed. A better quality of life will probably be the beneficial effect of long term treatment with AZT. This will be achieved by a reduction in respiratory and non-respiratory symptoms and number of exacerbations.

Study will assess the safety and effectiveness of 12 week treatment with the study medication, Bronchitol, in subjects with bronchiectasis (a lung disease where patients have trapped, and often infected, thick, sticky mucus). Past studies have shown Bronchitol inhalation may help to facilitate the clearance of mucus by altering its rheology (making it less thick and sticky), thereby enhancing the shift of stagnant mucus from the lungs. On completion of the double blind phase, subjects will have the opportunity to participate in a 52 week open label phase.

Roflumilast compare with placebo for decrease infected exacerbation in non-cystic Bronchiectasis

Vitamin D3 therapy was effective in decreasing the frequency of pulmonary exacerbations and preserving lung functions , thereby improving the disease severity even more in non CF than CF bronchiectasis patients

Evaluation of the Effect of Yoga Training on Functional Capacity and Quality of Life in Patients with Bronchiectasis between the ages of 30-55

This study will investigate the short-and long-term effects of the home-based pulmonary rehabilitation on peripheral muscle strength, functional capacity and quality of life in patients with bronchiectasis. The participants will be randomized into two groups: control group (usual care and recommendations for practice exercise) and training group, that will perform aerobic (stepping training) and resistance training (lower and upper limbs) for eight weeks, three times a week. At baseline, immediately after finishing and after six months the patients will undergo assessments.