Phase 3 Study of the Biologic Lung Volume Reduction (BLVR) System in Advanced Upper Lobe Predominant (ULP) Emphysema

NCT ID: NCT00716053

Last Updated: 2010-01-18

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

WITHDRAWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

225 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-12-31

Study Completion Date

2009-12-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of the study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the 20 mL BLVR System in treating patients with advanced upper lobe predominant emphysema.

Detailed Description

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Patients with emphysema currently have limited treatment choices. Many patients are treated with steroids and inhaled medications,which often provide little or no benefit.

In recent years, lung volume reduction surgery has become an accepted therapy for advanced emphysema. Lung volume reduction surgery involves the removal of diseased portions of the lung in order to enable the remaining, healthier portions of the lung to function better. This procedure, although effective for many patients, is complicated and is accompanied by substantial morbidity and mortality risk.

Aeris Therapeutics has developed the Biologic Lung Volume Reduction (BLVR) System to achieve lung volume reduction without surgery and its attendant risks. With BLVR, a physician uses a bronchoscope to direct treatment to the most damaged areas of the patient's lungs. The treatment delivers a precisely proportioned proprietary mixture of drugs and biologics which, when combined at the treatment site, form a bioabsorbable gel. The gel is comprised of clotting proteins that deliver the treatment, an antibiotic to prevent infection and drugs designed to remodel damaged areas of the lungs-actually using the body's natural scar formation response to permanently collapse the diseased areas. This reduction in lung volume creates more space for adjacent healthier parts of the lungs to function more effectively.

Conditions

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Advanced Upper Lobe Predominant Emphysema

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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BLVR

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

BLVR

Intervention Type DRUG

BLVR 20 mL

Saline

Group Type SHAM_COMPARATOR

BLVR

Intervention Type DRUG

BLVR 20 mL

Interventions

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BLVR

BLVR 20 mL

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Eligible Sex

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Aeris Therapeutics

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Clinical Dept.

References

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Ingenito EP, Berger RL, Henderson AC, Reilly JJ, Tsai L, Hoffman A. Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction using tissue engineering principles. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2003 Mar 1;167(5):771-8. doi: 10.1164/rccm.200208-842OC. Epub 2002 Oct 11.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 12406835 (View on PubMed)

Reilly J, Washko G, Pinto-Plata V, Velez E, Kenney L, Berger R, Celli B. Biological lung volume reduction: a new bronchoscopic therapy for advanced emphysema. Chest. 2007 Apr;131(4):1108-13. doi: 10.1378/chest.06-1754.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 17426216 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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01-C08-001

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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