Effects of Long Term Macrolide Antibiotic Therapy in Patients With COPD

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether long term treatment with oral erythromycin is effective in the treatment of subjects with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) by reducing the number of exacerbations and the degree of airway inflammation.

Timeline

Start

2004-04

Primary completion

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Completion

2006-03

Publications

• Seemungal TA, Wilkinson TM, Hurst JR, Perera WR, Sapsford RJ, Wedzicha JA. Long-term erythromycin therapy is associated with decreased chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2008 Dec 1;178(11):1139-47. doi: 10.1164/rccm.200801-145OC. Epub 2008 Aug 21.

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