Active clinical trials for "Lung Diseases"

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the systemic exposure and pharmacodynamics of two doses of nebulized fluticasone/formoterol combination as compared to the monocomponents.

The primary objective of this study is to determine the optimum dose(s) of BI 1744 CL administered with 5 microgram tiotropium bromide solution for inhalation, delivered by the Respimat® inhaler, once daily for four weeks in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

This study will involve the use of a new compound, GW642444 that is being developed for the treatment of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It works by acting on cells in the lungs, causing some of the muscles around the lungs to relax and open up better (bronchodilation), making breathing easier. When a medicine is made into a form ready to be given to patients, the active ingredient is often prepared in the form of a salt, and inactive ingredients (excipients) are often added. Inactive ingredients might be used to help a medicine work better, to make it easier to produce the medicine, or to make it easier to get an accurate dose of medicine. In previous studies the study drug has been given as a dry powder in the form of either the 'H' salt (with the excipient lactose), or in the form of the 'M' salt (with the excipients lactose and cellobiose octaacetate). In this study the 'M' salt form of the study drug has been prepared with lactose and a new excipient called magnesium stearate (instead of cellobiose octaacetate). Participants in this study will receive both the 'H' salt (GW642444H) and the new 'M' salt (GW642444M) containing magnesium stearate. This study will be the first time the new 'M' salt form of the study drug will be given to COPD patients.

The present study will test the use of very early nasal continuous airway pressure(NCPAP)with and without surfactant in premature infants with clinical evidence or respiratory distress syndrome. We hypothesize that premature infants exposed to very early NCPAP and surfactant will require less mechanical ventilation compared to those premature infants exposed to NCPAP alone.

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.

This is a 4-week, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, parallel group and active controlled study. Patients will be randomized (1 to 1 ratio) to a 4-week double-blind treatment period of either FDC (fixed-dose combination) of tiotropium + olodaterol (5/5 µg) plus placebo or the free combination of tiotropium 5 µg and olodaterol 5 µg; all administered via the Respimat® inhaler. The purpose is to show non-inferiority between the FDC and the free combination of tiotropium and olodaterol in patients with COPD.

To demonstrate the non-inferiority of QVA149 110/50 µg o.d. to fluticasone/salmeterol 500/50 µg b.i.d. in terms of trough Forced Expiratory Volume in one second (FEV1) (mean of 23 hours 15 min and 23 hours 45 min post QVA149 dose) following 26 weeks of treatment in patients with moderate to severe COPD

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the lung function response to UMEC/VI, UMEC, and VI in individual patients using a cross-over design. This is a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, 3-way crossover study. Eligible subjects will be randomized to a sequence of UMEC 62.5mcg, VI 25mcg, and UMEC/VI 62.5/25mcg. All subjects will receive each treatment once-daily for 14 days, and each treatment will be separated by a 10-14 day washout period. There will be a 5-7 day run-in period prior to randomization.

The purpose of this study is to determine whether AZD7624 can reduce acute Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) exacerbations in patients on COPD maintenance therapy with a history of frequent acute exacerbations.

The primary objective of this study was to investigate patients acceptability / preference of Berodual® Respimat® inhaler as compared to the conventional Berodual® Metered Aerosol (MA) inhaler. Ease of handling and assembling the Respimat® inhaler at home under real life conditions was also evaluated.