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Peter Ireland, MBBS peter.ireland@northumbria-healthcare.nhs.uk


Stephen Bourke, MBChB, PhD 0191 293 4351
stephen.bourke@nhct.nhs.uk


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Be Part of Research - Trial Details - Eosinopenia in Severe COPD Exacerbation

Eosinopenia in Severe COPD Exacerbation

Recruiting

Open to: ALL

Age: 35.0 - N/A

Medical Conditions

Lung Diseases, Obstructive
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive


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The goals of this observational study are to identify factors independently associated with admission eosinopenia in patients with a severe exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and to determine when blood eosinophil count (BEC) will recover to baseline stable state in patients who are admitted to hospital with a severe exacerbation of COPD and associated eosinopenia.

The main aims of the study are to:

1. Identify demographic, physiological and clinical factors independently associated with admission eosinopenia in patients with a severe exacerbation of COPD 2. Assess the time to recovery from eosinopenia to stable BEC following a severe exacerbation of COPD

Start dates may differ between countries and research sites. The research team are responsible for keeping the information up-to-date.  

The recruitment start and end dates are as follows:

Jan 2024 Jul 2026

Publications

"Bafadhel M, Peterson S, De Blas MA, Calverley PM, Rennard SI, Richter K, Fageras M. Predictors of exacerbation risk and response to budesonide in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a post-hoc analysis of three randomised trials. Lancet Respir Med. 2018 Feb;6(2):117-126. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(18)30006-7. Epub 2018 Jan 10."; "29331313"; "Singh D, Agusti A, Martinez FJ, Papi A, Pavord ID, Wedzicha JA, Vogelmeier CF, Halpin DMG. Blood Eosinophils and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease Science Committee 2022 Review. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2022 Jul 1;206(1):17-24. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202201-0209PP. No abstract available."; "35737975"; "Suissa S, Ernst P. Precision Medicine Urgency: The Case of Inhaled Corticosteroids in COPD. Chest. 2017 Aug;152(2):227-231. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2017.05.020. No abstract available."; "28797382"; "Global Strategy for Prevention, Diagnosis and Management of COPD: 2023 Report. Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease, 2023."; null; "Steer J, Gibson J, Bourke SC. The DECAF Score: predicting hospital mortality in exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Thorax. 2012 Nov;67(11):970-6. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-202103. Epub 2012 Aug 15."; "22895999"; "Prasad A, Echevarria C, Steer J, Bourke S C. Blood eosinophil counts during severe exacerbations do not reflect stable state inflammatory phenotype in COPD. European Respiratory Journal 2022 60: 1870."; null; "Lipson DA, Barnhart F, Brealey N, Brooks J, Criner GJ, Day NC, Dransfield MT, Halpin DMG, Han MK, Jones CE, Kilbride S, Lange P, Lomas DA, Martinez FJ, Singh D, Tabberer M, Wise RA, Pascoe SJ; IMPACT Investigators. Once-Daily Single-Inhaler Triple versus Dual Therapy in Patients with COPD. N Engl J Med. 2018 May 3;378(18):1671-1680. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1713901. Epub 2018 Apr 18."; "29668352"; "Lipson DA, Crim C, Criner GJ, Day NC, Dransfield MT, Halpin DMG, Han MK, Jones CE, Kilbride S, Lange P, Lomas DA, Lettis S, Manchester P, Martin N, Midwinter D, Morris A, Pascoe SJ, Singh D, Wise RA, Martinez FJ. Reduction in All-Cause Mortality with Fluticasone Furoate/Umeclidinium/Vilanterol in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2020 Jun 15;201(12):1508-1516. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201911-2207OC."; "32162970"; "Echevarria C, Steer J, Prasad A, Quint JK, Bourke SC. Admission blood eosinophil count, inpatient death and death at 1 year in exacerbating patients with COPD. Thorax. 2023 Nov;78(11):1090-1096. doi: 10.1136/thorax-2022-219463. Epub 2023 Jul 24."; "37487711"

OBSERVATIONAL

Intervention Type : DIAGNOSTIC_TEST
Intervention Description : To determine the time it takes for blood eosinophil count to recover to baseline stable state following severe exacerbation of COPD associated with admission eosinopenia and to explore independent factors associated with admission eosinopenia.

Intervention Arm Group : Participants with severe exacerbation of COPD and eosinophils < 0.05 x 10^9/L;Participants with severe exacerbation of COPD and eosinophils >= 0.05 x 10^9/L;



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This is in the inclusion criteria above


Below are the locations for where you can take part in the trial. Please note that not all sites may be open.

  • Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
    North Shields


The study is sponsored by Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and is in collaboration with Newcastle University; Chiesi UK; GlaxoSmithKline.




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