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Proof-of-concept Study to Demonstrate Inhibition of Prostaglandin E (PGE) Production and Associated Biological Effects in the Lower Respiratory Tract by Ibuprofen

ClinicalTrials.gov · COMPLETED, 2018

118 participants

Abstract

The Prostaglandin Inhibition for Emphysema (PIE) study will determine if a currently available therapy, ibuprofen 600 mg three times daily, can block PGE production in the lower respiratory tract and if this results in improvement in measures of lung repair function.

Conditions: Emphysema.

Primary outcome: Will Ibuprofen, 600 mg Three Times Daily, Decrease PGE Concentration in the Alveolar Portion of BAL Fluid in Subjects With Emphysema in Comparison to Placebo?.

Enrollment: 118 participants.

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Evidence Hub reads this as a clinical trial, done in people. Its evidence level is 3 of 5 (Moderate · trial / cohort / secondary analysis). Trials without a large randomized design, cohorts and secondary analyses give moderate evidence. Reported size: 118 participants or records.

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