Active clinical trials for "Fibrosis"

This study will evaluate the safety and pharmacokinetics (PK) of lumacaftor (LUM) and ivacaftor (IVA) in participants 1 to less than 2 years of age with cystic fibrosis (CF), homozygous for F508del (F/F).

A major factor in the respiratory health of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients is acquisition of chronic Pseudomonas (P.) aeruginosa infections. The infection rate with P. aeruginosa increases with age and by age 18 years, 80% of patients with CF in the U.S. are infected. Liposomal amikacin for inhalation (LAI; Arikayce™) is a sterile aqueous liposomal suspension consisting of amikacin sulfate encapsulated in liposomes. This formulation of amikacin maximizes the achievable dose and delivery to the lungs of infected patients when delivered via a nebulizer. Because liposome particles are small enough to penetrate and diffuse through sputum into the bacterial biofilm, they deposit drug close to the bacterial colonies (Meers, et al., 2008) (Clancy, et al., 2013), thus improving the bioavailability of amikacin at the infection site. The clinically achievable doses of amikacin in the LAI formulation can effectively increase the half-life of the drug in the lungs, and decrease the potential for systemic toxicity. LAI offers several advantages over current therapies in treating patients with CF with chronic infection caused by P. aeruginosa.

Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) has been the only treatment for primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) approved by US and European drug administrations. Long-term use of UDCA(13-15 mg/kg/day) in patients with PBC improves serum liver biochemistries and survival free of liver transplantation However, about 40% of patients do not respond to UDCA optimally as assessed by known criteria for biochemical response. Those patients represent the group in need for additional therapies, having increased risk of disease progression and decreased survival free of liver transplantation. Both lab research and some clinical studies suggest that fenofibrate could improve cholestasis in multiple ways including reduce of bile acid synthesis, increase of biliary secretion and anti-inflammation effect. Here we start a random, open and parallel clinical research to explore the effect of fenofibrate in the PBC treatment.

The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of ABT-493/ABT-530 in adults with chronic hepatitis C virus genotype 1-6 infection and human immunodeficiency virus-1 co-infection.

The purpose of this study was to support the selection of a safe and tolerable tobramycin inhalation powder (TIP) dose, and regimen that exhibits effective bacterial reduction of P. aeruginosa in non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis (BE) patients with P. aeruginosa colonization.

At least 6 cystic fibrosis patients with the S1251N mutation will be treated for 4 weeks, consisting of two consecutive treatment periods of two weeks evaluating one dose of GLPG1837 each. After the treatment period, there is a 7-10 days follow-up period. During the course of the study, subjects will be examined for any side effects that may occur (safety and tolerability). Changes in sweat chloride will be assessed as biomarker from baseline onwards, and changes in pulmonary function (efficacy) will be explored throughout the study. The amount of GLPG1837 present in the blood (pharmacokinetics) will also be determined.

This is a Phase 2, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled safety and tolerability study of N-acetylcysteine or placebo in participants with mild to moderate idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) receiving background pirfenidone therapy.

Long standing oral submucous fibrosis(OSMF) is associated with involvement of the oral submucosa and the muscles of mastication leading to difficulty in mouth opening. Various surgical modalities are mentioned for release but each has its own limitations.The aim of the study was to evaluate the change in mouth opening in patients of OSMF after excision of fibrous bands followed by coronoidotomy and surgical defect coverage by single stage nasolabial flap.

The primary purpose of study is to evaluate the treatment effect of tezacaftor in combination with ivacaftor (TEZ/IVA) on chest imaging endpoints using low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) at Week 72, and to evaluate the safety of TEZ/IVA through Week 72.

The purpose of study to assess the short-term efficacy and safety of probiotic E.coli Nissle 1917 strain comparing to lactulose and rifaximin in patients with mild (Stage 1-2) or minimal hepatic encephalopathy