cardiovascular disease emphysema heart disease. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Conditions
Interventions
Patients recieve whether a bronchodilator or a placebo twice, preceded and
followed by repeatedly inhaling cigarette smoke during two hours as by a strict
time schedule.
Sponsors
Universitair Medisch Centrum Sint Radboud
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: active cigarette smoker COPD gold klasse II-III
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: not mastering the Dutch language not capable of following technical instructions not willing to withheld from smoking and bronchodilation for a certain time before the study recent exacerbation within the last 2 weeks before the experiment asthmatic component
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. The fraction of cigarette smoke particles and constituents retained in the lungs related to the (changed) lungfunction. 2. The concentration of certain biomarkers associated with cardiovascular dysfunction and risk, related to the (changed) lungfunction. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed