Status:
COMPLETED
Pulmonary Function Changes in 10 Pack Year Smokers With Chronic Bronchitis
Lead Sponsor:
Westside Family Medical Center, P.C.
Collaborating Sponsors:
GlaxoSmithKline
Conditions:
Chronic Bronchitis
COPD
Eligibility:
All Genders
40-80 years
Brief Summary
To determine whether an average population of males and females who smoke 10 pack years or more of cigarettes in a primary care setting with chronic bronchitis has already developed significant change...
Detailed Description
The incident of COPD is dramatically increasing while other chronic disease states are decreasing in the US population. Smoking cigarettes is the leading risk factor for COPD. Smokers with chronic bro...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Subjects must sign a written informed consent.
- Enrollment population would include males and females 40 years of age to 80 years of age.
- Current history or past history of smoking at least 10 pack years of cigarettes.
- Patients to satisfy the diagnosis of chronic bronchitis.
- Non-smokers will be allowed in the control group
Exclusion
- Chronic infections such as TB or other infections of the lungs.
- Collagen diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis or lupus which affect the lungs.
- Any previous lung diseases such as pneumoconiosis.
- Previous accidents or surgery which would involve the lungs or the ribcage.
- Maintenance medications used for asthma or COPD such as long acting bronchodilators or inhaled corticosteroids.
- Asthma patients or other patients with allergies that may affect pulmonary function test will be excluded.
- Any medical condition in the opinion of the investigator that would make the subject unsuitable for enrollment.
- Pregnant woman will not be allowed
- Current participation in a research study or within the last 30 days.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2007
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
August 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
100 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00454675
Start Date
March 1 2007
End Date
August 1 2008
Last Update
August 15 2008
Active Locations (1)
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Westside Family Medical Center, P.C.
Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States, 49009