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Register: ChiCTR
Last refreshed on: 18 April 2017
Main ID:  ChiCTR-TRC-12002470
Date of registration: 2012-08-02
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: The first affiliated hospital of Guangzhou Medical University
Public title: The effect of theophylline in the treatment of bronchiectasis, a random, double blind study
Scientific title: The effect of theophylline in the treatment of bronchiectasis, a random, double blind study.
Date of first enrolment: 2012-09-15
Target sample size: 1:46;2:46;
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://www.chictr.org.cn/showproj.aspx?proj=7080
Study type:  Interventional study
Study design:  Randomized parallel controlled trial  
Phase:  Post-market
Countries of recruitment
China
Contacts
Name: Xu Gang   
Address:  The respiratory mechanics laboratory of the first affiliated hospital of Guangzhou Medical University 510000
Telephone: +86 13580375817
Email: 158572962@qq.com
Affiliation:  The first affiliated hospital of Guangzhou Medical University
Name: Chen Rongchang   
Address:  The respiratory mechanics laboratory of the first affiliated hospital of Guangzhou Medical University 510000
Telephone: +86 13902273260
Email: chenrc@vip.163.com
Affiliation: 
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients between 18-65 years old with non-CF bronchiectasis,free from acute exacerbations for at least 3 months.
Exclusion criteria: Patients with a cigarette smoking history of more than 10 packs-year;
Patients with COPD;
Patients with traction bronchiectasis due to advanced fibrosis;
Patients with known intolerance for IC or theophylline;
Patients with asthma;
patients with other disease disturbing outcomes of the trials.


Age minimum: 15
Age maximum: 65
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
bronchiectasis not due to cystic fibrosis
Intervention(s)
1:theophylline;2:theophylline;
Primary Outcome(s)
St George's Respiratory Questionnaire;lung function;days needed SABA;Sputum culture;
Secondary Outcome(s)
Routine blood test;ESR;Induced sputum cytology count;IL-6;IL-8;TNF-alpha;Isoprostane;activity of HDAC;activity of HDTC;CRP;The Leicester Cough Questionnaire;24 hour sputum volume;the number of exacerbations;
Secondary ID(s)
Source(s) of Monetary Support
State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Research Institute for optional subjects
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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