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Register: ChiCTR
Last refreshed on: 18 April 2017
Main ID:  ChiCTR-IOR-15005953
Date of registration: 2015-01-11
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University
Public title: The effects of corticosteroid treatment on asymptomatic sarcoidosis
Scientific title: The effects of corticosteroid treatment on asymptomatic sarcoidosis
Date of first enrolment: 2012-01-01
Target sample size: Corticosteroid-treated group :64;Placebo:63;
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://www.chictr.org.cn/showproj.aspx?proj=10412
Study type:  Interventional study
Study design:  Randomized parallel controlled trial  
Phase:  Other
Countries of recruitment
Contacts
Name: Linling Cheng   
Address:  Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Diseases, the First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University
Telephone: +86 13902233092
Email: linling@gird.cn
Affiliation: 
Name: Linling Cheng   
Address:  Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Diseases, the First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University
Telephone: +86 13902233092
Email: linling@gird.cn
Affiliation:  the First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The inclusion criteria were:
(1) sarcoidosis confirmed by pathological results of lung tissues;
(2) no significant cough, shortness of breath, and other symptoms presenting within the last month;
(3) normal lung functions including FEV1, FEV1/FVC, FVC and diffusing capacity;
(4) no disease involvement of external organs (including heart) other than chest.

Exclusion criteria: (1) pulmonary tuberculosis, lymphoma or other pulmonary diseases;
(2) inhaled or oral corticosteroid treatment within the last three months.


Age minimum: 18
Age maximum: 76
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Sarcoidosis
Intervention(s)
Corticosteroid-treated group :prednisolone ;Placebo:Placebo;
Primary Outcome(s)
newly developed clinical symptom;Lung functions (Including FEV1, FVC and DLCO);the yield of non-caseating granuloma in bronchial mucosa;CD4/CD8 ratio in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid;
Secondary Outcome(s)
Adverse events;
Secondary ID(s)
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Guangdong Nature Science Funding
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
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