Active clinical trials for "Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive"

The purpose of this study is to investigate whether rosuvastatin improves measures of endothelial function, decreases measures of inflammation, and improves pulmonary function in patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

To evaluate a novel advanced physiological monitoring system to improve nocturnal non-invasive ventilation (NIV) in Neuromuscular disease (NMD), Chest wall disease (CWD), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome (OHS) patients. By enhancing sleep comfort, adherence to ventilation will increase which, in turn, will improve ventilatory failure, quality of life and reduce length of admission during initiation of therapy. We aim to incorporate this technology into routine clinical practice.

The purpose of this study is to analyze whether the treatment of metabolic alkalosis with acetazolamide in intubated patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or with obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) reduces the length of mechanical ventilation (MV).

The purpose of the study is to evaluate how the airways in COPD patients, compared to healthy volunteers, absorb steroid drugs from Symbicort Turbuhaler and Seretide Diskus. The blood concentrations of the steroids will be used as surrogate marker.

This study is to be conducted in subjects with mild-to-moderate COPD who are cigarette smokers with the intent of demonstrating differences in smoking cessation between varenicline and placebo.

To evaluate and compare two methods of weaning from mechanical ventilation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) where the extubation failed.

Patients with COPD experience exacerbations that are a major cause of morbidity. Exacerbations are associated with increased airway and systemic inflammation and those experiencing frequent exacerbations demonstrate increased inflammation in the stable state. Tiotropium has been shown to reduce exacerbation frequency and it might be postulated that this is due to a reduction in inflammation. The study will compare airway inflammation and exacerbation frequency in patients with COPD on tiotropium or placebo.

The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of automated oxygen administration (FreeO2 system) alone or with high-flow oxygen on dyspnea and exercise tolerance in people with desaturating chronic lung disease compared to fixed oxygen therapy.

This is a study funded by the National Institute of Health. The rationale for the need of this research is the lack of any well proven risk-reducing intervention that may decrease the morbidity of lung cancer resection in patients with COPD or that may improve their quality of life trajectory, a meaningful outcome in the overall disease progression. The proposed intervention is unique as it combines exercise and behavioral interventions that were pilot tested in a randomized single-blinded controlled design in the proposed population and proved feasible and potentially effective. The aim is to test the effect of the proposed rehabilitation on length of stay, pulmonary complications and quality of life trajectory.

This is an open (non-blinded), single-arm, clinical trial to assess the efficacy of daily use of a high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) device in patients with moderate to severe COPD, in addition to standard care, in reducing the amount of COPD exacerbations over a one-year period. Once enrolled in the study, all subjects will be asked to undergo a baseline walking test to measure pulmonary function (6MWT), verify their personal and medical history (demographics), as well as fill in some questionnaires regarding their COPD and its symptoms (SGRQ-C, CAT). All subjects will then receive their own AIRVO2 device, as well as training and instructions on how to use the device at home. Subjects will use the MyAIRVO2 device daily for the following 12 months. Follow-up visits will occur five times over the 12-month study period and will be similar to the baseline visit. Additional data will be collected by the study team for each subject from their electronic medical record during the 12-month study enrollment period. Only information regarding COPD-related medical and/or pharmacy costs, specifically to measure the amount of COPD exacerbations experienced by each subject, will be reviewed and recorded.