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Long term application of erythromycin on airway Microecology in patients with stable COPD and prevention of acute exacerbation: a multicenter randomized controlled study

Long term application of erythromycin on airway Microecology in patients with stable COPD and prevention of acute exacerbation: a multicenter randomized controlled study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2000033816
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2020-06-13
Start date
2020-06-29
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2020-06-15

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Interventions

experimental group:Oral erythromycin
control group:Oral placebo

Sponsors

The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
40 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients between 40-80 years old. Previous or current smoking with >= 10 packs / year; 2. At least one respiratory symptoms (chronic cough, expectoration, shortness of breath) and / or chronic obstructive pulmonary exposure; 3. Patients were diagnosed with moderate to severe stable COPD According to gold 2019 guideline; 4. Patients with at least 2 acute exacerbations or 1 hospitalization due to acute exacerbations per year.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with bronchial asthma, active tuberculosis, lung cancer, bronchiectasis, and other serious respiratory diseases 2. Patients with severe heart disease such as heart failure, long QT syndrome and malignant arrhythmia; 3. Patients with other serious diseases such as: nerve, endocrine, blood system diseases and kidney disease, rheumatism and malignant tumor; 4. Patients allergic to macrolides.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Sputum microbiome;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Acute exacerbation;Safety;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactZhiyi He

The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University

zhiyi-he@163.com+86 18778017698

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026