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The comparison of the efficacy and safety of pirfenidone and nintedanib in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Not Applicable
Conditions
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete: follow-up complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

the patients with coexisting lung cancer, acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, severe cardiac or hepatic diseases, pulmonary arterial hypertension, sarcoidosis and respiratory infection, the patients who cannot perform pulmonary function test, pregnant women, use of prednisone greater than 20mg/day and immunosuppressives during the preceding 3 months, the patients who participated in other clinical trials in the last 3 months, the patients who are judged inappropriate for this study

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
the change in vital capacity from baseline to months 12
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
dyspnea, KL-6, SP-D, %DLCO, changes in the lowest peripheral oxygen saturation during the 6-minute walk test, arterial blood gas, the reduction of ground-glass and reticular opacities, echocardiogram, bronchoalveolar lavage, first occurence of acute exacerbation, the development of lung cancer, survival at 12 months
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