PulseHaler Drug Deposition Study in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients

NCT ID: NCT01187589

Last Updated: 2011-09-23

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

15 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-12-31

Study Completion Date

2011-09-30

Brief Summary

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This study is aimed at finding the effect of PulseHaler™ with Albuterol on Lung Deposition of Aerosol and on Pulmonary Functions in COPD Patients

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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COPD

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Pulsehaler

Fully operational Pulsehaler, with protocol enabled

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Pulsehaler

Intervention Type DEVICE

Nebulizer & Albuterol 0.5ml

Intervention Type DRUG

Albuterol aerosolized by a nebulizer

Nebulizer

Deactivated Pulsehaler (protocol disabled), so only the nebulizer is active

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Nebulizer & Albuterol 0.5ml

Intervention Type DRUG

Albuterol aerosolized by a nebulizer

Interventions

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Pulsehaler

Intervention Type DEVICE

Nebulizer & Albuterol 0.5ml

Albuterol aerosolized by a nebulizer

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Diagnosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), established for at least 1 year
* Post-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC \< 0.7
* Post-bronchodilator FEV1 in the range 30% - 70% predicted
* Age: 40 years or older
* Patient signed the informed consent form

Exclusion Criteria

* Pneumothorax in the past, per anamnesis.
* Women at the age of fertility, who are pregnant, or plan pregnancy, or do not use contraceptive.
* Severe cardiac disease, e.g., Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) grade 3 or higher
* Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) or Acute Myocardial Infarction (MI) within last 3 months
* Other severe systemic disease
* Non-cooperative or non-compliant patient
Minimum Eligible Age

40 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

85 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Respinova LTD

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Respinova LTD

Principal Investigators

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Haim Golan, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Assaf Harofe Medical Center

Locations

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Assaf Harofe Medical Center Nuclear Medicine Institute

Tzrifin, , Israel

Site Status

Countries

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Israel

Other Identifiers

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PLS-02

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id