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Effect of Symbicort on HAT and HDAC in Sputum Macrophages of COPD

Phase 4
Withdrawn
Conditions
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Age Matched Healthy Volunteers (Non-smokers)
Registration Number
NCT00291408
Lead Sponsor
Imperial College London
Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to compare histone acetyltransferase (HAT) and histone deacetylase (HDAC) expressions and activities in induced sputum macrophages obtained from patients with moderate to severe COPD and age-matched normal non-smokers

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
WITHDRAWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria-Healthy non-smokers

  • Non-smoking volunteer
  • aged 40 -75 years (age matched to COPD patients)
  • Normal spirometry (normal FEV1/FVC ratio >70% and FEV1>80% predicted)
  • Subjects are able to give informed consent

Inclusion Criteria-COPD patients (stage II-III according to the GOLD guidelines)

  • Current and/or ex-smokers with no less than 10 pack-year smoking history
  • aged 40 -75 years
  • FEV1 greater than or equal to 30% and less than 80% of predicted (the upper value is a prostbronchodilator value)
  • FEV1/FVC < 70%
  • Patients with stable COPD
  • Inhaled Corticosteroid (ICS) treatment, if exists, must be stopped for 2 weeks prior the study treatment
  • Long-acting beta2-agonists and theophylline need to be stopped at least 3 days before run-in , but anti-cholinergics will be allowed throughout the study
  • The subjects are able to give informed consent
Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion Criteria-Healthy non-smokers

  • Pregnancy, breast-feeding or planned pregnancy during the study. Fertile women not using acceptable contraceptive measures, as judged by the investigator
  • Upper respiratory infection within the last 4 weeks
  • Subjects who have received research medication within the previous one month
  • Subjects unable to give informed consent
  • Any psychiatric condition rendering the patient unable to understand the nature, scope and possible consequences of the study.

Exclusion Criteria-COPD patients

  • Evidence of asthma
  • Bronchodilator reversibility > 12%
  • Pregnancy, breast-feeding or planned pregnancy during the study. Fertile women not using acceptable contraceptive measures, as judged by the investigator
  • Patients who have had oral steroids within 8 weeks prior to the screening visit.
  • Patients who are already on ICS and in which it is considered unsafe (as judged by the Investigator) to stop this treatment for the study period.
  • Patients who have had an exacerbation which required treatment with oral steroids during the last 2 months prior to the screening visit.
  • Upper respiratory infection within the last 4 weeks
  • Subjects who have received research medication within the previous one month
  • Subjects unable to give informed consent
  • Any psychiatric condition rendering the patient unable to understand the nature, scope and possible consequences of the study
  • Patients with significant co-morbidities as judged by the investigator
  • Any other respiratory disease, which is considered by the investigator to be clinically significant

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
HDAC and HAT activity ratio
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Several inflammation and anti-inflammation markers and lung function will be evaluted as shown below.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Section of Airway Disease, Asthma Lab, Imperial College London, Royal Brompton Hospital

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London, United Kingdom

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