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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12615000121561
ACTRN12615000121561
Terminated
Phase 3

A randomised, double-blind, multi-site, parallel arm, fixed dose, placebo-controlled trial of the effects of morphine on exercise capacity and other outcomes of pulmonary rehabilitation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

Flinders University0 sites260 target enrollmentFebruary 10, 2015

Overview

Phase
Phase 3
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Sponsor
Flinders University
Enrollment
260
Status
Terminated
Last Updated
6 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
February 10, 2015
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • \* Eligible for pulmonary rehabilitation as judged by the treating physician and the investigator
  • \* COPD verified by a post\-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC\<0\.7 on a previous spirometry
  • \* Age 18 years or more
  • \* English speaking and able to read study questionnaires (5th grade level)
  • \* On stable medications for breathlessness over the prior week except routine as needed” medications
  • \* Participant is capable of giving informed written consent, completing assessments, and complying with the study procedures
  • \* Breathlessness of a level 3 or 4 on the mMRC dyspnoea scale

Exclusion Criteria

  • \* Unstable cardiac or vascular disease within the previous four weeks.
  • \* Severely restricted performance status with AKPS score \< 50 at baseline.
  • \* Anaemia with hemoglobin \<10\.0g/dL as measured within one month of baseline evaluation for which transfusion would be indicated in the view of the treating physician.
  • \* History of chronic alcoholism or drug misuse problem.
  • \* On regular or ‘as needed’ (PRN) opioid medications, including codeine preparations at or above a dose equivalent to 20mg of morphine sulphate per 24 hours.
  • \* Renal dysfunction with creatinine clearance calculated \<20 mls/minute using the MDRD formula. (Severe renal impairment – AMH)
  • \* Hepatic impairment with serum alkaline phosphatase, total bilirubin, ALT or AST \> four times the upper limit of normal for the local laboratory.
  • \* Documented central hypoventilation syndrome.
  • \* Evidence of respiratory depression with resting respiratory rate \< 8\.
  • \* Participation in the current study at any time, or in a clinical study of a new chemical entity within the month prior to study entry

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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