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Short-term vs Long-term Systemic Glucocorticoid Therapy in Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Different Clinical Phenotypes

Short-term vs Long-term Systemic Glucocorticoid Therapy in Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Different Clinical Phenotypes

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2300071247
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2023-05-09
Start date
2023-05-31
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-06-12

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Conditions

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Interventions

The phenotype of chronic bronchitis (Short-term) group:Injection of methylprednisolone 40mg*1-5d
The phenotype of chronic bronchitis (Long-term) group:Injection of methylprednisolone 40mg*1-5d
Oral methylprednisolone 40mg*6-14d
The phenotype of emphysema (Short-term) group:Injection of methylprednisolone 40mg*1-5d
The phenotype of emphysema (Long-term) group:Injection of methylprednisolone 40mg*1-5d

Sponsors

Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Ji'nan University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
40 Years to 85 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with acute aggravated chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. 2. No gender limit, aged between 40 and 85 years. 3. Meet one of the two phenotypes. 4. Pulmonary function suggests that FEV1 /FVC < 70% after bronchodilator (400ug salbutamol inhaled for 20 minutes). 5. The pH of blood gas analysis was between 7.35 and 7.45 when admitted to hospital without oxygen inhalation. 6. The patient is able to communicate verbally or in writing, sign an informed consent form, and is capable of completing tests related to the trial.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. AECOPD has progressed to severe respiratory failure and/or pulmonary encephalopathy and/or heart failure, and even to critical conditions such as invasive mechanical ventilation or admission to ICU. 2. In addition to COPD, there are clinically significant lung diseases, such as life-threatening pulmonary embolism, pneumothorax, pleural effusion, pulmonary infection, significant bronchiectasis, active tuberculosis, non-tuberculous mycobacterium lung disease, chronic pulmonary heart disease decompensated stage, pneumoconiosis, sarcoidosis, severe pulmonary fibrosis, pulmonary resection, obesity-related hypoventilation syndrome, and primary ciliary dyskinesia. 3. Other serious diseases outside the lung: According to the judgment of the researchers, the participation in the study may put the patients at risk or affect the test results, including but not limited to the conditions complicated with serious left heart disease, myocardial infarction, arrhythmia, severe hypertension and diabetes, gastrointestinal bleeding, tumors, etc., which may affect the completion of the study. 4. Use systemic glucocorticoids one month before admission. 5. Patients with known hypersensitivity or intolerance to COPD stabilizers. 6. Patients with severe COPD whose survival time after disease assessment is less than 6 months. 7. Patients with immunodeficiency, including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1 or HIV-2), who test positive. 8. Patients who are also participating in other clinical studies. 9. Pregnant and lactating patients.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Treatment failure (in-hospital treatment failure and treatment failure within 30 days of discharge);

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Length of stay in hospital;Time to first acute exacerbation during post-discharge follow-up to half a year;Number of acute exacerbations during post-discharge follow-up to half a year;Time to first hospitalization for AECOPD during post-discharge follow-up to half a year;The change in FEV1 during follow-up to half a year;The changes in quality of life during the post-discharge follow-up to half a year;Glucocorticoid treatment duration ;The cumulative dose of glucocorticoids;Hospitalization and non-hospitalization costs during hospitalization and post-discharge follow-up to half a year;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactLiu Shengming

The First Affiliated Hospital of Ji'nan University (Guangzhou Overseas Chinese Hospital)

tlsm@jnu.edu.cn+86 133 9269 1968

Outcome results

None listed

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