Tolerability of Metoprolol-Succinate-ER and Carvedilol in COPD
Completed · Phase 4
Conditions studied: Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive, Asthma, Adverse Effect of Beta-adrenoreceptor Antagonists
In brief
Use of beta-blockers has proven beneficial in patients with hypertension, heart failure, and in people who have suffered a heart attack. The use in patients who have Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and reactive airway disease, however, has been limited due to possible side effects such as worsening of lung function or increasing airway spasms and asthma attacks. The purpose of this study is to find out if patients with COPD can tolerate being on a beta-blocker at doses recommended for the treatment of heart disease conditions. This study also seeks to find out if a selective beta-1 receptor beta-blocker is better than a non-selective beta-blocker in patients with mild to moderate COPD.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT03370835
- Run by
- VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
- People needed
- 21
- Starts
- 2004-06-01
- Expected to finish
- 2008-06-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2017-12-12
Who can join
Age: 40 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- 40 years of age or older
- Mild to moderate COPD as defined by the American Thoracic Society
- Current treatment with a beta-blocker for either hypertension, myocardial infarction, or congestive heart failure.
You may not qualify if…
- Recent (within 30 days) COPD exacerbation or requirement for oral steroid therapy within the last 6 months
- Any history of ventilator support requirement for COPD
- Patients with asthma or reactive airway disease (RAD) defined as obstructive lung disease with a >15% improvement in FEV1 with beta-agonist therapy
- Relative or absolute contraindication to beta-blocker therapy
- Exposure to any investigational drugs within the previous 30 days
- Patients with any concurrent disease or condition, which in the judgment of the investigator would make the patient inappropriate for participation in the study were excluded from this study
Where it is running
- VA West Los Angeles Medical Center — Los Angeles, California, United States
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