Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Satisfy the diagnostic criteria of IPF. 2) Anti-fibrotic drugs, pirfenidone or nintedanib, are newly administered. Or Anti-fibrotic drug is changed to the other fibrotic drug. 3) Written informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients with contraindication of anti-fibrotic drugs. Pirfenidone: hypersensitivity. NIntedanib: hypersensitivity and pregnancy. 2) Patients improper to the trial according to the decision of a chief doctor.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Predictive factors of 5% or 10% decrease in forced vital capacity (FVC) of IPF one year after the start of anti-fibrotic drug. Whether or not annual FVC decline before the start of anti-fibrotic drugs can predict the effectiveness of the drugs in IPF cases, FVC is measured before the start of the drugs. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1) Safety of anti-fibrotic drugs: adverse events between the two anti-fibrotic drugs. predictive factors of adverse events. 2) Prognosis and frequency of acute exacerbation within one year after the start of anti-fibrotic drugs. 3) Predictive factors to determine the change of annual FVC decline before and after the anti-fibrotic drugs. 4) Comparison of annual FVC decline between IPF with/without a pre-anti-fibrotic drug. 5) New serum parameters to determine effects of anti-fibrotic drugs. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
NHO Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center Clinical Research Center