Trials / Withdrawn
WithdrawnNCT00952861
Antibiotics in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Antibiotic Treatment of Patients Admitted to Hospital With Acute Exacerbation of COPD. Effect of 1 Day of Antibiotic Therapy Compared to 6 Days of Therapy in Patients Who Are Stable After 24 Hours
- Status
- Withdrawn
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 140 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Odense University Hospital · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 50 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
It is not clear whether antibiotic therapy is needed in patients with mild to moderate exacerbation of chronic obstructive lung disease. The aim of the study is to compare the effect of 1 day of treatment with 6 days of treatment in patients who are admitted to hospital and being clinical stable (as judged by their physician) 24 hours after hospitalization
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DRUG | Doxycycline | 200 mg QD in 5 days |
| DRUG | Placebo (matching) | Placebo QD i 5 days |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2009-10-01
- Primary completion
- 2010-10-01
- Completion
- 2010-12-01
- First posted
- 2009-08-06
- Last updated
- 2010-08-11
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Denmark
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00952861. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.