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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12621000752864
ACTRN12621000752864
Recruiting
Phase 2

The effects of morphine on breathlessness and sleep in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A randomised, double-blind, placebo controlled cross-over study

Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health, Flinders University0 sites22 target enrollmentJune 15, 2021

Overview

Phase
Phase 2
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Sponsor
Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health, Flinders University
Enrollment
22
Status
Recruiting
Last Updated
3 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
June 15, 2021
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
3 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health, Flinders University

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Aged 18 years and older
  • \-Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
  • \-Chronic breathlessness syndrome (as defined as a modified Medical Research Council breathlessness score of 2 or more)
  • \-Optimal pharmacological treatment based on Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (GOLD) 2021 Report
  • \-An Australia\-modified Karnofsky Performance Status (AKPS) scale score greater than or equal to 40

Exclusion Criteria

  • \-Concurrent use of opioids, benzodiazepines, or monoamine\-oxidase inhibitors, or within 7 days of such therapy
  • \-Body mass index \>40kg/m2
  • \-Prior diagnosis of severe obstructive sleep apnea (apnea\-hypopnea index more than 30 events/hr)
  • \-Uncontrolled nausea, vomiting, or gastrointestinal obstruction
  • \-Calculated creatinine clearance \<25mL/min
  • \-Two or more hepatic enzyme greater than or equal to 3 times the upper limit of normal
  • \-International normalised ratio \>1\.2 in the absence of warfarin
  • \-Unresolved cardiac or respiratory event in the past 7 days (excluding upper respiratory tract infections)
  • \-Anaemia for which a blood transfusion was indicated for breathlessness in the past 12 months
  • \-Pregnant, or childbearing potential not using contraception

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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