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Long-term regular treatment of early COPD with Acetylcysteine effervescent tablets: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled multicenter clinical study

Long-term regular treatment of early COPD with Acetylcysteine effervescent tablets: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled multicenter clinical study

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR-IIR-17012604
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2017-09-07
Start date
2017-09-08
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2020-07-06

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Conditions

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Interventions

N-acetylcysteine effervescent tablets:N-acetylcysteine effervescent tablets

Sponsors

The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
40 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 40-80 years old, male or female, community or outpatient. 2. Has a respiratory symptoms(Chronic cough, sputum, shortness of breath) and/or chronic obstructive pulmonary exposure risk factors (smoking, occupational exposure, indoor and outdoor air pollution, family history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, recurrent respiratory tract infection, low birth weight, And genetic factors, etc); 3. GOLD stage I-II, COPD: FEV1/FVC<70% and FEV1=50% predicted after 20minutes with 400µg of salbutamol inhalation; 4. Patients in a stable period, that is, near 4 weeks without COPD acute exacerbations; 5. The patient is able to communicate in words or words,agrees and has the ability to complete the test-related auxiliary examination.Sign informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. In addition to COPD outside the major diseases. The definition of a major disease is defined as a disease or condition that participates in a trial that allows the patient to be at risk or affect the outcome of the trial or the patient's ability to participate in the trial; 2. Baseline blood, blood biochemistry, or urine analysis has clinically significant abnormalities, and this abnormality is a major disease defined in Standard 1; 3. Clinical diagnosis of lung cancer, pneumoconiosis, bronchiectasis, interstitial lung disease, bronchial asthma or other simple restrictive ventilation dysfunction; 4. Severe heart, brain, liver, kidney, blood system diseases or malignant tumors, etc., affect the study completed; 5. Known to moderate to severe renal impairment, the researchers to determine or creatinine clearance rate = 50ml / min; 6. Patients with phenylketonuria; 7. Patients with allergic history or intolerance to the test drug; 8. Suffering from severe gastric ulcer patients or small intestine malabsorption; 9. Now suffering from active tuberculosis; 10. Life-threatening pulmonary embolism, or alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency, or cystic fibrosis; 11. Patients who had undergone pneumonectomy; 12. Pediatric, pregnant, or would be pregnant, breastfeeding; 13. Excessive COPD was exacerbated within 4 weeks prior to the first visit (V0), or hospitalization and/or antibiotic treatment and/or oral or intravenous therapy were required during the enrollment; 14. Those who receive NAC for more than 3 months; 15. Need long-term use of inhaled glucocorticoids, systemic (oral or intravenous) hormone dose instability (ie, dose stabilization time is less than 6 weeks) or hormone dose exceeds the equivalent of prednisone 10mg/d, or long-term use of antibiotics; 16. Patients planned to be admitted during the trial (affect the trial investigator) or need to plan a transplant within 2 years; 17. Have chronic alcohol abuse, drug abuse, or any factors that affect compliance; 18. The patient is currently participating in other clinical trials; 19. The next two years to receive long-term use of oxygen therapy, rehabilitation treatment of patients.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Treatment of the FEV1 valley and peak at 24 months;treatment of the number of acute exacerbations COPD within 24 months;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Treatment of FEV1, FVC, FEV1 / FVC valleys and peak values at 12 months and 24 months;The annual rate of decline in lung function FEV1, FVC, FEV1 / FVC (valley and peak) during treatment;Quality of Life (CAT);Symptom score;Acute exacerbation COPD of the interval and duration;COPD acute exacerbation severity;Adverse events;Drop rate;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactPixin Ran

Guangzhou Medical University

pxran@gzhmu.edu.cn+86 13922765811

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 26, 2026