Active clinical trials for "Lung Diseases"

The purpose of this study is to determine whether functional status improves in individuals with milder obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) following continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment.

The purpose of this study is to study the effects of Xolair using non-invasive techniques from the expired gas of patients with moderate to severe allergic asthma.

The aim of the study is to compare the effect of roflumilast and placebo on the lung function in patients with COPD.

The purpose of this study is to determine if subjects with symptomatic asthma who are assigned to treatment with a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) drug such as Nexium have fewer asthma attacks than similar subjects assigned to placebo treatment.

The aim of this long-term study is to investigate the effect of roflumilast (APTA-2217) on the long-term safety in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who completed the 24-week evaluation of study APTA-2217-06. Roflumilast will be administered orally once daily. The present study consists of a 28 weeks treatment period, and is an extension of the 24-week study APTA-2217-06 (registered study). The study will provide further long-term safety and efficacy data of roflumilast.

A randomised, controlled study investigating the effect of UK-369,003 on exercise tolerance in patients with COPD

To determine if participants with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, who were assigned to inhaled corticosteroids had a lower rate of decline in lung function and lower incidence of respiratory morbidity compared to participants assigned to placebo.

To test the effectiveness of ventilatory muscle rest (VMR) using home negative pressure ventilation (NPV) in improving exercise performance, alleviating dyspnea, and improving the quality of life in patients with severe chronic obstructive lung disease.

To evaluate the long term efficacy, morbidity and mortality associated with medical therapy with lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) as compared to medical therapy alone and to define patient selection criteria. The trial, conducted in conjunction with a patient registry, is supported by the NHLBI, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).

To conduct feasibility studies on the use of retinoids in the treatment of emphysema. Specific objectives are to identify optimal patient populations, retinoids, doses, dosing schedules, routes of administration, and outcome measures preparatory to conducting a larger, controlled, clinical trial on the efficacy of retinoid therapy in the management of emphysema.