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Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT01450267
Date of registration: 30/09/2011
Primary sponsor: Serafino A. Marsico
Public title: Inhaled Glutathione (GSH) Versus Placebo in Cystic Fibrosis
Scientific title: Randomized, Single Blind, Controlled Trial of Inhaled Glutathione Versus Placebo in Patients With Cystic Fibrosis
Date of first enrolment: June 2010
Target sample size: 150
Recruitment status: Recruiting
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01450267
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Subject), Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Countries of recruitment
Italy
Contacts
Name:   Valeria Raia, Prof
Address: 
Telephone:
Email: raia@unina.it
Affiliation: 
Name:   CECILIA CALABRESE, DR
Address: 
Telephone: 00390817062365
Email: cecilia.calabrese@unina2.it
Affiliation: 
Name:   Serafino A Marsico, PROF
Address: 
Telephone:
Email:
Affiliation:  Second University of Naples
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- a confirmed diagnosis of cystic fibrosis documented by sweat chloride test over 60
mmol/L and/or genotype analysis;

- male and female aged older than 6 years;

- stable clinical condition;

- written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

- pregnancy and fertile women taking oral contraceptives;

- cigarette smoking;

- positive culture for Burkholderia Cepacia;

- history of haemoptysis or pneumothorax;

- FEV1<= 40% of the predicted value;

- hyperresponsiveness to GSH inhalation test.



Age minimum: 6 Years
Age maximum: 45 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Cystic Fibrosis
Intervention(s)
Drug: Inhaled Reduced Glutathione
Drug: Physiological solution
Primary Outcome(s)
Forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) percent [Time Frame: 12 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
BMI [Time Frame: 12 months]
Cough [Time Frame: 12 months]
Dyspnoea [Time Frame: 12 months]
Epithelial inflammatory markers on brushed nasal epithelial cells [Time Frame: 12 months]
Exercise Capacity [Time Frame: 12 months]
Markers of oxidative stress (H2O2)in serum and in exhaled breath condensate (EBC) [Time Frame: 12 months]
Pulmonary exacerbations [Time Frame: 12 months]
Quality of life [Time Frame: 12 months]
Small airway function [Time Frame: 12 months]
Secondary ID(s)
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Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Federico II University
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