Status:

UNKNOWN

Responses Induced by Smoking in Individuals Being Susceptible and Non-Susceptible for Development of COPD

Lead Sponsor:

Top Institute Pharma

Collaborating Sponsors:

University Medical Center Groningen

UMC Utrecht

Conditions:

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-75 years

Brief Summary

COPD is ranked number 3 by the WHO list of important diseases worldwide and is the only disease with increasing mortality. The pathogenesis of cigarette smoke-induced COPD is obscure, therefore more i...

Detailed Description

Primary study parameters/outcome of the study: * Local inflammation before and after cigarette smoking assessed by exhaled breath condensate, microprobe sampling and bronchial biopsies. * Systemic in...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age 18-75 years
  • Age, pack years, FEV1/FVC and FEV1% predicted must fit in one of the 5 groups described above.
  • Able to stop smoking for 10 days and start smoking 3-4 cigarettes within 1 hour
  • Physically and mentally able to undergo the total study protocol
  • Written informed consent

Exclusion

  • Participation in another study
  • Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency
  • Selected grade 1-3 co-morbidity listed in the ACE-27
  • Active pulmonary infection like tuberculosis, pneumonia, flue, tracheobronchitis
  • Active extra-pulmonary infection like hepatitis A-C, cystitis, gastro-enteritis etc
  • Pulmonary diseases like sarcoidosis, IPF, silicosis, hypersensitivity pneumonitis
  • Life threatening diseases like carcinoma, AIDS (including HIV+), acute leukaemia etc
  • Medication that may affect the results of the study: NSAID's, immunosuppressive agents like prednisolon, metotrexate, azathioprine,Acenocoumarol

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2009

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

January 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

120 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00807469

Start Date

January 1 2009

End Date

January 1 2015

Last Update

December 12 2008

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Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen

Groningen, Provincie Groningen, Netherlands, 9713 GZ