Active clinical trials for "Lung Diseases"

This study will assess the effects of single oral doses of SB681323 and prednisolone on biomarkers in induced sputum and blood COPD patients

The specific aims of this study are to evaluate the amount of high flow nasal cannula (HFNC) gas flow required to generate an equivalent positive distending pressure as that provided by nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP) of 6 cm H2O, assess the relationships between positive distending pressure, gas flow, oxygen requirement, and patient weight, and lastly, develop an appropriate protocol to be used in the NICU for transitioning patients from NCPAP to an equivalent amount of HFNC.

This study will last up to 3 years. You will visit the clinic up to 14 times. Certain visits will include lung function tests and scans of your bones. The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of the steroid component of an inhaled product on bone mineral density in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).

This study will last for approximately 14 weeks and will involve 5 visits. The study is being carried out to look at different ways of measuring the effect of drug treatment on COPD. COPD is a respiratory disease which can affect your breathing and daily life. Symptoms of COPD can include breathlessness, cough, and wheeze. COPD varies enormously from patient to patient. The effects of drug treatment are usually measured by conducting lung function tests (breathing tests) using a machine called a spirometer but this does not always provide a complete picture of how well your COPD is responding. In this study we therefore want to look at new and more sensitive ways of measuring COPD. The results of this research will help in the assessment of new drugs for COPD in the future.

To evaluate a model of shared decision-making for asthma treatment, appropriate to the needs of African American, Latino, Chinese, and other Asian and low income Caucasian patients to adherence to asthma controller medications in a two-year randomized clinical trial in 302 minority and low-income adults, 18-70 years of age, with suboptimally controlled, persistent asthma, paralleling a simultaneous evaluation being conducted in 311 Caucasian and Asian/Pacific Island adults, (total n=613), and to examine psychological mechanisms mediating the effects of the intervention on adherence and of adherence on asthma outcomes.

This an initial proof of concept, phase to study to assess the safety and efficacy of tofimilast for the chronic maintenance treatment of adults with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS).

This study is not being conducted in the United States. This study is designed to provide efficacy and safety data for formoterol 10µg twice-a-day (b.i.d.) delivered by the Certihaler in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This study is also designed to compare the efficacy and safety of therapy with formoterol (Certihaler)10µg b.i.d. added to tiotropium (HandiHaler) 18µg once daily (o.d.) compared with tiotropium (HandiHaler) 18µg o.d. monotherapy, and to compare the safety and efficacy of formoterol 10µg b.i.d. (Certihaler) with tiotropium 18µg o.d. (HandiHaler).

Women with chronic lung disease characterised by chronic cough report urinary incontinence. Recently there have been reports of increased urinary incontinence in girls and women with cystic fibrosis. While coughing is a known risk factor for stress incontinence, other risk factors and causes are poorly understood in this population. Treatment of incontinence for patients with chronic lung disease is also poorly addressed, adding to the burden of disease for women with chronic lung disease, carers and the health system. This project will estimate the prevalence of women with CF and COPD compared to healthy age matched controls and will evaluate the effect of a specific treatment and management program for these patients. The results will be disseminated to respiratory health professionals. We hypothesise that women with chronic cough will have a higher incidence of urinary incontinence than healthy controls and that a specific treatment program will result in alleviation of the problems and improved quality of life.

To determine the effects of ibuprofen on mortality, development and reversal of shock, and adult respiratory distress syndrome, and on Lung Parenchymal Injury Score in adult patients with serious infection.