Investigation on the Role of Corticosteroids and Beta-Agonists on Cytokine Production in COPD Patients

Experimental Study on the Role of Corticosteroids and Beta-Agonists on Cytokine Production in COPD Patients

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00263380

Enrollment

Registered

2005-12-08

Start date

2005-10-31

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2006-09-11

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Conditions

COPD

Keywords

COPD, cytokines, corticosteroids, beta agonists, synergistic effect

Brief summary

Research on the synergistic effect of corticosteroids and beta-agonists on the cytokine production in COPD patients. Blood will be obtained from healthy volunteers and COPD patients and blood monocytes will be stimulated to produce cytokines with or without the prementioned drugs.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

CASE_CONTROL

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

40 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* clinical COPD * smoking * age \> 40 years

Exclusion criteria

* age \< 40 years * use of antibiotics, corticosteroids or beta-agonists

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results