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Clinical Trials/NCT00404430
NCT00404430
Completed
Not Applicable

Predictive Factors of Endothelial Function in Chronic Obstructive Disease Patients at the End of a Acute Exacerbation.

University Hospital, Grenoble1 site in 1 country121 target enrollmentJanuary 11, 2007

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Sponsor
University Hospital, Grenoble
Enrollment
121
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
peripheral arterial tone
Status
Completed
Last Updated
3 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

The main objective of the study is to evaluate the predictive factors of the endothelial function to the waning of an acute exacerbation in COPD. It will act to do a multivariate analysis to determine the respective weight of the parameters of the systemic inflammation, of the oxidative stress of the functional respiratory parameters and then functional respiratory parameters.

In exacerbated Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients, there is augmentation of hypoxia and the obstructive ventilatory disorders is more important. This is correlated with an increase in C-reactive Protein (CRP) and of inflammatory cytokines and oxidative stress. It has been demonstrated that there is an endothelial dysfunction in answer to hypoxia. Since the exacerbated COPD patients are hypoxic in most cases , we suppose they have an endothelial dysfunction during exacerbation. So we think we will find an augmentation of vascular resistances ,shown by a peripheral arterial tone too high. And this, certainly, play a part in physiopathology of the COPD exacerbation.

Detailed Description

We want to judge the improvement of the endothelial function remotely to the acute exacerbation (6 weeks). And then we would like to correlate this improvement with the variations of oxidative stress, muscle strength, respiratory function and systemic inflammation. We also would like to find a relation between the new hospitalizations for respiratory exacerbation and the initial value of endothelial function. Then we would like to evaluate the relationship between the cardiovascular risk and the COPD severity.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
January 11, 2007
End Date
January 21, 2021
Last Updated
3 years ago
Study Type
Observational
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
University Hospital, Grenoble
Responsible Party
Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • COPD patients with the waning of exacerbation:
  • Male or Female more than 18 years old
  • VEF1/FCV \< 70% or COPD already knew
  • At the moment of the respiratory failure, the day of the enter in hospital:
  • Respiratory frequency \>25
  • PaCO2 \> 45 mmHg
  • pH \< 7.35
  • The day of the inclusion in our study:
  • PH \> 7.33 at the end of the respiratory failure, or 2 days of continuation, 3 to 7 days post acute exacerbation of continuation
  • Fever \< 38.5

Exclusion Criteria

  • Evolutive obvious infection or CRP \> 100 at inclusion Cardiac failure considered like the major cause of the exacerbation or cardiac insufficiency with FEVG \< 45 %
  • Smoker \> 10 cigarettes a day Antioxidant catch: N-acetyl-cystein, selenium, ascorbic acid, alpha tocopherol acetate...
  • Evolutive neoplasia
  • Antioxidant catch: N-acetyl-cystein, selenium, ascorbic acid, alpha tocopherol acetate...
  • pregnant women
  • patient under supervision or trusteeship
  • patient taking part in another clinical trial
  • claustrophobia, patients allergic to contrast agents like Gadolinium, presence of material dissuading the realization of a MRI (pacemaker, implantable defibrillator, insulin pump, ferrometallic clips or foreign bodies in brain or eyes)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

peripheral arterial tone

Time Frame: once a year

Secondary Outcomes

  • biological markers of inflammation and oxidative stress(once a year)
  • Muscle strength measurements(once a year)
  • Determine the relationship between the RMI measurements and the cardiovascular risk(once during the study)
  • respiratory function measurements(once a year)
  • Determine the relationship between the hospitalizations for decompensation and the initial value of endothelial function(study time frame)
  • Determine the prevalence of nocturnal non-dipping blood pressure in COPD patients(once a year)
  • Determine the relationship between the RMI measurements and the COPD severity(once during the study)

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