Efficacy and Safety of Pirfenidone Capsules in the Treatment of Pneumoconiosis

NCT ID: NCT05288179

Last Updated: 2025-11-24

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

272 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-06-07

Study Completion Date

2026-09-30

Brief Summary

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This study is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter clinical study.

The main purpose of this study was to confirm the efficacy and safety of pirfenidone capsules in the treatment of pneumoconiosis.

Detailed Description

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272 patients with pneumoconiosis participated in the 52-week study and were randomized to pirfenidone or placebo.

Conditions

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Pneumoconiosis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Pirfenidone group

Patient takes pirfenidone 3 times a day,Week 1, 2 capsules/time; Week 2, 4 capsules/time; Week 3-52, 6 capsules/time

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Pirfenidone Capsules

Intervention Type DRUG

After randomization, the experimental group took pirfenidone capsules 3 times a day,Week 1, 2 capsules/time; Week 2, 4 capsules/time; Week 3-52, 6 capsules/time

placebo group

Patients take a placebo 3 times a day,Week 1, 2 capsules/time; Week 2, 4 capsules/time; Week 3-52, 6 capsules/time

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

placebo capsules

Intervention Type DRUG

After randomization, the experimental group took placebo capsules 3 times a day,Week 1, 2 capsules/time; Week 2, 4 capsules/time; Week 3-52, 6 capsules/time

Interventions

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Pirfenidone Capsules

After randomization, the experimental group took pirfenidone capsules 3 times a day,Week 1, 2 capsules/time; Week 2, 4 capsules/time; Week 3-52, 6 capsules/time

Intervention Type DRUG

placebo capsules

After randomization, the experimental group took placebo capsules 3 times a day,Week 1, 2 capsules/time; Week 2, 4 capsules/time; Week 3-52, 6 capsules/time

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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F647 N

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 1\. Age 18\~70 years old (including 18 years old and 70 years old), gender is not limited.

2\. Diagnosed with silicosis or coal worker's pneumoconiosis, in line with GBZ 70-2015 "Diagnosis of Occupational Pneumoconiosis".

3\. Forced vital capacity at screening percentage of predicted value %FVC≥40% and \<80% 4. The percentage of carbon monoxide dispersion in the predicted value at the time of screening %DLCO≥30% and \<80%.

5.HRCT at screening showed diffuse interstitial changes in the lungs. 6. Patients voluntarily participated in this trial, with good compliance, and had the ability to understand and sign informed consent before the study.


3\. ALT or AST \> 3 times ULN. 4. TBiL \> 2 times ULN. 5. Creatinine clearance \<30 mL/min. 6. Patients with co-infection or high fever within 4 weeks prior to screening, including but not limited to acute bronchitis, pneumonia, sinusitis, urinary tract infection, or cellulitis.

7\. Combined with tuberculosis or lung cancer. 8. Significant pulmonary arterial hypertension requiring parenteral therapy with epoprostenol/treprostinil or severe right heart failure determined by the investigator to be unsuitable to participate in the trial.

9\. Severe cardiovascular disease with one of the following conditions:
1. Severe hypertension within 6 weeks and uncontrolled with treatment (≥160/100 mmHg);
2. Myocardial infarction within 6 months;
3. Unstable angina within 6 months. 10. Coagulation parameters: International normalized ratio (INR) \> 2, prothrombin time (PT) prolongation \> 1.5 times ULN.

11\. Other conditions or comorbidities that may interfere with testing procedures (eg, intolerance to interruption of supplemental oxygen during pulmonary function tests) or, based on the investigator's judgment, that may interfere with trial participation or that may put patients at risk.

12\. Patients with dysphagia or clinical signs of malabsorption or who require parenteral nutrition.

13\. With active peptic ulcer. 14. History of thrombotic events (including stroke and transient ischemic attack) within 12 months.

15\. Use of cytotoxic drugs, immunosuppressive drugs, cytokine-modulating drugs, or receptor antagonist drugs such as azathioprine, cyclophosphamide, cyclosporine, etanercept, infliximab, white Triene antagonists, methotrexate, tacrolimus, TNF-α inhibitors and tyrosine kinase inhibitors TKIs and other drugs.

16\. Use of interferon, bisbenzylisoquinoline alkaloids (tetrandrine), polyethylene pyrimidine nitroxide (gramsilpine), quinape phosphate, hydroxyquinoline phosphate, aluminum citrate within 1 month before randomization , nintedanib, or high-dose acetylcysteine.

17\. Patients who have previously used drugs that may cause pulmonary fibrosis, such as amiodarone, or have been exposed to asbestos, beryllium and other substances, or exposed to radioactive environments.

18\. Hypersensitivity to the investigational drug or its components (eg, lactose).

19\. Investigator judges that life expectancy due to other medical conditions is \< 2.5 years.

20\. Major surgery planned during treatment. 21. Women who were pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning to become pregnant during the trial.

22\. Women of childbearing age who are unwilling or unable to use a highly effective method of contraception during the 28 days before or 3 months after dosing.

23\. According to the researcher, the patient is either alcohol or drug abuser. 24. mentally ill. 25. Those who participated in clinical trials of other drugs within 3 months. 26. Investigators judged to be unfit to participate in the trial.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Beijing Continent Pharmaceutical Co, Ltd.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Huaping Dai, Dr

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

China-Japan Friendship Hospital

Locations

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Beijing China-Japan Friendship Hospital

Beijing, , China

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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China

Central Contacts

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Ling Zhang, Dr

Role: CONTACT

13501209210 ext. +86

Facility Contacts

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Huaiping Dai

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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GNI-F647-202101

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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