Sustained Effects of Hypertonic Saline on Mucociliary Clearance in Subjects With Chronic Bronchitis
Novel Therapies for Muco-Obstructive Lung Diseases: Sustained Effects of Hypertonic Saline on Mucociliary Clearance and Clinical Tolerability in Subjects With Chronic Bronchitis
The purpose of this research study is to examine the effects of two weeks of daily dosing of inhaled salt water mist (hypertonic saline - HS) on actual measurements of mucociliary and cough clearance in patients with the chronic bronchitis type of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD.
Defective mucociliary clearance (MCC) is central to the development and/or worsening of several kinds of lung diseases, including COPD/chronic bronchitis (CB), cystic fibrosis (CF), and bronchiectasis. In each case, defective MCC leads to the development of lung infections and damage to the airways from ongoing inflammation caused by a person's inability to clear mucus from the lungs.
The investigators' previous studies have shown that the administration of inhaled HS (hypertonic saline) not only acutely accelerates MCC in CF, but also that repetitive use "resets" the baseline rate of MCC within 2 weeks. It is likely that the sustained effect of HS on MCC was responsible for the ~60% reduction in the frequency of pulmonary disease exacerbations, reduced antibiotic use and improved lung function in a long-term study of HS in CF volunteers. As a result, HS has now become a standard therapy for CF lung disease and its success raises optimism that similar benefits might occur in patients with CB.
In this study the investigators will use mildly radioactive particles, technetium bound to sulfur colloid, to measure and compare the sustained effects on mucus clearance of two weeks of daily dosing of 7% hypertonic saline versus a low salt control treatment for subjects with CB. We will also be collecting sputum and breath condensation to analyze for protein and inflammatory changes that might occur with exacerbations.
Our long term goals are to improve our understanding of MCC in health and disease and to develop better therapies that support and/or restore MCC in patients with these diseases to reduce lung infections.
研究概览
研究类型
注册 (实际的)
阶段
- 不适用
联系人和位置
学习地点
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North Carolina
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Chapel Hill、North Carolina、美国、27599
- University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
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参与标准
资格标准
适合学习的年龄
接受健康志愿者
有资格学习的性别
描述
Inclusion Criteria:
Volunteers who meet all of the following criteria will be eligible for study participation:
- Age 40-80 years, inclusive
- Non-pregnant subjects must be either not sexually active, post-menopausal, surgically sterilized, or agree to use an appropriate "double barrier" method (such as diaphragm and condom), or must currently be using a prescribed transdermal, injection, implant, or oral contraceptive during study participation.
- Forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) of 35-80% of predicted, inclusive, and FEV1/forced vital capacity (FVC) < 70%
- Produces mucus at least 2 days per week, on average
- History of smoking (≥ 10 pack years) -
Exclusion Criteria:
Volunteers will be excluded from the study if they meet any of the following criteria:
- Uses oxygen continuously during daytime hours (nighttime use OK)
- Requires > 10mg per day of prednisone (or equivalent corticosteroid dose) chronically
- Concomitant presence of congestive heart failure, active coronary syndromes, or other disease that in the opinion of the investigator would increase the risk resulting from participation
- Recent change in respiratory medications, including acute antibiotic or systemic corticosteroid interventions within the last 4 weeks
- History of intolerance or hypersensitivity to hypertonic saline or short acting inhaled beta agonist
- Significant broncho reactivity by examination or pulmonary function testing (PFT), that in the opinion of the investigator would increase the risk of HS use
- Radiation exposure within the 12 months prior to study participation that would cause them to exceed Federal Regulations by participating in this study
- Subjects with a positive pregnancy test
- Subjects who, in the opinion of the Principal Investigator, should not participate in the study
Subjects may be temporarily excluded from screening should they experience a respiratory tract infection that requires treatment with antibiotics and/or steroids. They may become eligible for screening four weeks after completing their treatment providing their symptoms have resolved.
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学习计划
研究是如何设计的？
设计细节
- 主要用途：治疗
- 分配：随机化
- 介入模型：交叉作业
- 屏蔽：双倍的
武器和干预
参与者组/臂 |
干预/治疗 |
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安慰剂比较：AB: 7% HS home tx, then 0.12% NaCl
Inhaled Inhaled 7% HS (hypertonic saline) home treatment' , then 0.12% sodium chloride solution home treatment. The intervention consists of the subject receiving both concentrations of inhaled sodium chloride solution, each during a different home treatment periods. Subjects randomized to order AB will receive inhaled 7% NaCl (sodium chloride solution) mist during the first home treatment period, then 0.12% NaCL during the second home treatment period. |
Administering inhaled 7% NaCl for two weeks of home treatment vs. a placebo of 0.12% NaCL during a separate home treatment period, and assessing the effects of each primarily by MCC study.
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安慰剂比较：BA: 0.12% NaCl home tx, then 7% HS
Subjects randomized to order BA will receive inhaled 0.12% NaCl mist during the first home treatment period, then Inhaled 7% HS home treatment during the second home treatment period.
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Administering inhaled 7% NaCl for two weeks of home treatment vs. a placebo of 0.12% NaCL during a separate home treatment period, and assessing the effects of each primarily by MCC study.
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研究衡量的是什么？
主要结果指标
结果测量 |
措施说明 |
大体时间 |
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Measure and compare the sustained effects on mucus clearance of two weeks of daily dosing of hypertonic saline versus a low salt control treatment for subjects with CB.
大体时间：Approximately 11 weeks
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Using a gamma camera and inhalation of technicium bound to sulfur colloid, mucus clearance can be measured.
Will do this with two different types of inhaled saline.
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Approximately 11 weeks
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次要结果测量
结果测量 |
大体时间 |
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We will also be collecting sputum and breath condensation to analyze for protein and inflammatory changes that might occur with exacerbations.
大体时间：Within 2 years after all data collection has ended
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Within 2 years after all data collection has ended
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其他结果措施
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Changes in lung function testing (spirometry)
大体时间：within 11 weeks of enrollment of subjects
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within 11 weeks of enrollment of subjects
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合作者和调查者
调查人员
- 首席研究员：Ashley G Henderson, MD、University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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