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Last refreshed on: 9 January 2017
Main ID:  NCT02009293
Date of registration: 01/12/2013
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Erasmus Medical Center
Public title: The Effect of Pirfenidone on Cough in Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Cough-IPF
Scientific title: Observational Study of the Effect of Pirfenidone on Cough in Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Date of first enrolment: December 2013
Target sample size: 43
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02009293
Study type:  Observational
Study design:  Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Prospective  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
France Italy Netherlands
Contacts
Name:     C. Vancheri, Prof.
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Affiliation:  University of Catania, Italy
Name:     V. Cottin, Prof.
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Affiliation:  Louis Pradel hospital, Lyon, France
Name:     A Russell
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Affiliation:  Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust
Name:     E Renzoni, Dr.
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Affiliation:  Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust
Name:     S Birring, Dr.
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Affiliation:  Department of Respiratory Medicine,King's College Hospital.Denmark Hill, London
Name:     M. S. Wijsenbeek, Dr.
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Affiliation:  Erasmus Medical Centre Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Diagnosis of IPF according to American Thoracic Society (ATS) / European Respiratory
Society (ERS) criteria (5), definite and probable patients will be eligible

- Written informed consent

- Daily cough related to IPF (exclusion of other causes) present > 8 weeks

- cough score on visual analogue scale of = 40 mm.

- Carbon monoxide transfer capacity corrected for hemoglobin (TLCOc) = 30% and Forced
Vital Capacity (FVC) = 50%

- Pirfenidone therapy about to be initiated

- if a history positive for Gastro Esophageal Reflux (GER), using proton pump inhibitor
(PPI) > 4 weeks

Exclusion Criteria:

- Opiates, antitussive medication, antihistamines, steroids > equivalent of 10 mg
prednisone or N-acetylcysteine (NAC) within two weeks before study

- Change of steroid < 10 mg, inhalation steroids within 2 weeks of the study - History
of bronchial hyper responsiveness or asthma or relevant airway obstruction (FEV1/FVC
< 0.7)

- within 6 weeks of the start signs of respiratory tract infection, change of sputum
production and fever.



Age minimum: 40 Years
Age maximum: 85 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Intervention(s)
Other: Cough monitor
Primary Outcome(s)
Change in cough frequency measured by cough recorder at week 12 compared to baseline [Time Frame: 12 weeks]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Impact of cough on quality of life [Time Frame: 12 weeks]
Change in cough frequency measured by cough recorder at 4 weeks compared to baseline [Time Frame: 4 weeks]
Secondary ID(s)
NL44729.078.13
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
King's College Hospital NHS Trust
University of Catania
University of Lyon
Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust
Ethics review
Results
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