NCT00952861

Brief Summary

It is not clear whether antibiotic therapy is needed in patients with mild to moderate exacerbation of chronic obstructive lung disease. The aim of the study is to compare the effect of 1 day of treatment with 6 days of treatment in patients who are admitted to hospital and being clinical stable (as judged by their physician) 24 hours after hospitalization

Trial Health

30
At Risk

Trial Health Score

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

Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
140

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for phase_4

Timeline
Completed

Started Oct 2009

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
withdrawn

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

July 24, 2009

Completed
13 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

August 6, 2009

Completed
2 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

October 1, 2009

Completed
1 year until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

October 1, 2010

Completed
2 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 1, 2010

Completed
Last Updated

August 11, 2010

Status Verified

June 1, 2010

Enrollment Period

1 year

First QC Date

July 24, 2009

Last Update Submit

August 10, 2010

Conditions

Keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseInfectionAntibiotics

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • 6 minutes walking distance

    Day 14

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Time to next episode of acute exacerbation

    Days 14, 30, 90 and 180

Study Arms (2)

Doxycycline

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Doxycycline 200 mg QD in 5 days

Drug: Doxycycline

Placebo

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

Matching placebo QD i 5 days

Drug: Placebo (matching)

Interventions

200 mg QD in 5 days

Doxycycline

Placebo QD i 5 days

Placebo

Eligibility Criteria

Age50 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Age above 50 years
  • History of smoking
  • History of COPD
  • Antibiotics for 24 hours
  • At least 2 of the following: dyspnoea, coughing with sputum, and sputum with purulence
  • Informed consent

You may not qualify if:

  • Pneumonia
  • Antibiotics for more than 36 hours
  • Antibiotics for other infection
  • Prednisolone, more than 0.5 mg/kg body weight/24 hours for more than 3 days
  • Malignancy
  • Other pulmonary disease
  • Immune deficiency
  • Not able to tolerate doxycycline
  • Severe heart, liver or kidney disease
  • Epilepsia
  • Not stable 24 hours after hospital admission
  • Need for assisted ventilation

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Odense University Hospital

Odense, 5000, Denmark

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveInfections

Interventions

Doxycycline

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

TetracyclinesNaphthacenesPolycyclic Aromatic HydrocarbonsHydrocarbons, AromaticHydrocarbons, CyclicHydrocarbonsOrganic ChemicalsPolycyclic Compounds

Study Officials

  • Court Pedersen, MD

    Odense University Hospital

    STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 4
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

July 24, 2009

First Posted

August 6, 2009

Study Start

October 1, 2009

Primary Completion

October 1, 2010

Study Completion

December 1, 2010

Last Updated

August 11, 2010

Record last verified: 2010-06

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