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Do regular oral antibiotics prevent hospital admission for patients with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)?

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN97227471
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2003-09-12
Start date
2002-12-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2015-01-13

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

Conditions

Respiratory: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Respiratory Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

Interventions

Blinded randomised placebo controlled intervention study using oral antiobiotics (amoxycillin) regularly. From November 2003 to March 2004 recruiting COPD patients.

Sponsors

Record provided by the NHS Trusts Clinical Trials Register - Department of Health (UK)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients from medical admissions and the Out Patient Department.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Not provided at time of registration

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Researching a clinical problem which is common and also has a large impact upon acute medical admissions—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Not provided at time of registration—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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