Active clinical trials for "Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive"

This study will prove to concept of effectiveness of NHF in combination with a nebulizer on reversibility of lung function in COPD patients.

Aim of this study is to investigate the effects of treadmill versus cycling endurance training on Balance, gait performance and exercise capacity in patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Patients will be recruited during a 3-week inpatient pulmonary rehabilitation program and will be randomized into one of two intervention groups. Walking intensity in the treadmill group will be set at 80 percent of the average speed of the 6-minute walking test. The cycling group will exercise at an intensity of 60 percent according to an Initial incremental cycling test. Patients will perform 5 to 6 training sessions per week. The total exercise duration will be progressively increased from 10 to 30 minutes. Walking or cycling intensity will also be progressively increased if perceived exertion during exercise is rated below 3 on the modified 10-point Borg scale.

The study is a Phase 2 Study to establish the safety and efficacy of a drug called Ivacaftor (VX-770) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic bronchitis, and acquired CFTR dysfunction as detected by sweat chloride analysis. The design is a pilot, randomized (3:1, active:placebo), double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Approximately 40 subjects with COPD will be randomized.

Danirixin is a selective chemokine receptor antagonist being developed as a potential anti-inflammatory agent for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The aim of the study is to assess the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics (PK) in healthy Japanese subjects over the age of 65 years (inclusive). The study will be conducted in two parts: Part 1 will be a double blind, placebo-controlled, 3-period crossover, ascending single oral dose administration of GSK1325756H (Hydrobromide Salt Tablet Formulations of Danirixin) 10, 50 and 100 milligram (mg) in the fed condition. Part 2 will be an open label, 2-period crossover, single oral dose of GSK1325756H 50 mg in fed and fasted state. This study will provide an understanding of PK of hydrobromide salt of GSK1325756 in population of healthy elderly subjects and also contribute to the selection of appropriate dosing for Phase IIa study in Japan.

Respiratory related diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and neuromuscular diseases remain a major public health issue affecting millions of people worldwide. More than 15 million people are estimated to be diagnosed with COPD in the US alone. In the US, the direct and indirect costs associated with COPD are estimated to be about $50 billion. Clinical studies have shown that by providing ventilation to reduce respiratory insufficiency symptoms such as dyspnea, patients may become more tolerant to exercise and be able to increase their participation in activities of daily living resulting in an overall positive impact in their quality of lives. The Life2000 Ventilation System, with the smallest tubing and comfortable interface solutions, is the only ventilator to simultaneously provide full ventilatory support and enable patients to ambulate. The Life2000 Ventilation System is an FDA-cleared critical care ventilator (K141943/S003, June 2015) indicated for use for adult patients who require positive pressure ventilation delivered invasively or non-invasively. The device, classified by FDA as a continuous ventilator, can treat both acute and chronic respiratory failure and is suitable for use in home and institutional settings by qualified, trained personnel under the direction of a physician. The Life2000 Compressor is intended to provide a 50-psi pressure source to the ventilator and is currently in the FDA premarket notification (510 k) clearance process, so its use is considered investigational.

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is nowadays the 4th cause of death in the world and it´s expected to become the 3rd cause of death in 2020 and the majority cause of morbidity. Besides that, in Portugal COPD patients become more dependents each day. Acupuncture as a reflex therapy it´s carried out through a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) diagnose that will allowed to identify the acupoints. The investigators are interested in to assess acupuncture efficacy on physical exercise tolerance in COPD patients.An experimental, controlled, randomized, double blind study was done. Patients were recruited according TCM diagnose to optimize potential therapeutic effects.

This study will evaluate the efficacy and safety data of AZD8871 in patients with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This study will determine the 24-hour efficacy (lung function) profile of AZD8871 600 μg relative to placebo dry powder inhaler (DPI) based on trough forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) following repeated dosing (2 weeks). Anoro® Ellipta® (umeclidinium/vilanterol) once daily is included as an active control. This study aims at providing a novel approach to the treatment of COPD with greater efficacy than single-mechanism bronchodilators, equivalent to long-acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA) and long-acting β2-agonist (LABA) administered as free- or fixed-dose combination therapies, with an equivalent or superior safety and tolerability profile.

Daily interruption of sedation is one of the modalities which is known to enhance early weaning and separation from mechanical ventilation . Daily sedation interruption is also known to help decreasing incidence of ventilator associated pneumonia. The new modality is no sedation.

Activity-related breathlessness (dyspnea) is the dominant symptom and persists despite optimal medical care in as many as 50% of patients with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The objective of this project is to determine the underlying mechanisms of the activity-related breathlessness in patients with advanced COPD. To study the different pathways involved in causing breathlessness, we will compare the effects of two treatments, opiates with oxygen versus bronchodilators, which relieve breathlessness in different ways.

This study is a single treatment period, single dose gamma scintigraphy study investigating the deposition in the lungs of a Budesonide, Glycopyrronium and Formoterol Fumarate Metered Dose Inhaler (BGF-MDI). This study will be investigating how the drug (known as PT010) is distributed in the lungs of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients (with moderate to very severe COPD) following a maximal 10 second breath hold. This inhaler is intended to be used in the treatment of COPD, which is a group of diseases which cause lung problems and difficulty breathing. PT010 is a new combination product of 3 marketed drugs called Glycopyrronium, Formoterol Fumarate and Budesonide.