NCT00274222

Brief Summary

This study was designed to evaluate the hypothesis that nebulized budesonide) might be an alternative to systemic corticosteroids (SC) in the treatment of patients with acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD).

Trial Health

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Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
120

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for all trials

Timeline
Completed

Started Jan 2003

Typical duration for all trials

Status
terminated

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

January 1, 2003

Completed
2.8 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

October 1, 2005

Completed
3 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

January 9, 2006

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

January 10, 2006

Completed
Last Updated

January 10, 2006

Status Verified

January 1, 2006

First QC Date

January 9, 2006

Last Update Submit

January 9, 2006

Conditions

COPD Acute Exacerbation

Keywords

COPD, nebulized budesonide, systemic corticosteroids

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 80 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • COPD patients who were admitted to our pulmonary department for an acute exacerbation were prospectively enrolled in the study

You may not qualify if:

  • COPD patients hospitalized with specific reasons like pneumonia, pulmonary emboli, congestive heart failure, pneumothorax etc. as the cause of acute exacerbation, or patients with risk of imminent respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation or direct admission to the ICU were excluded.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Lung Diseases, ObstructiveLung DiseasesRespiratory Tract DiseasesChronic DiseaseDisease AttributesPathologic ProcessesPathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

  • HAKAN GUNEN, MD

    INONU UNIVERSITY PULMONARY MEDICINE

    STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

Study Type
observational
Sponsor Type
OTHER

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

January 9, 2006

First Posted

January 10, 2006

Study Start

January 1, 2003

Study Completion

October 1, 2005

Last Updated

January 10, 2006

Record last verified: 2006-01