Macrolide Azithromycin to Prevent Rapid Worsening of Symptoms Associated With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if long-term administration of a macrolide antibiotic will reduce worsening of symptoms among individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Timeline

Start

2006-03

Primary completion

2010-06

Completion

2010-07

Publications

• Camac ER, Voelker H, Criner GJ; COPD Clinical Research Network and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Impact of COPD exacerbations leading to hospitalization on general and disease-specific quality of life. Respir Med. 2021 Sep;186:106526. doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2021.106526. Epub 2021 Jun 29.
• Leitao Filho FS, Ra SW, Mattman A, Schellenberg RS, Criner GJ, Woodruff PG, Lazarus SC, Albert R, Connett JE, Han MK, Martinez FJ, Leung JM, Paul Man SF, Aaron SD, Reed RM, Sin DD; Canadian Respiratory Research Network (CRRN). Serum IgG subclass levels and risk of exacerbations and hospitalizations in patients with COPD. Respir Res. 2018 Feb 14;19(1):30. doi: 10.1186/s12931-018-0733-z.
• Brown KE, Sin DD, Voelker H, Connett JE, Niewoehner DE, Kunisaki KM; COPD Clinical Research Network. Serum bilirubin and the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations. Respir Res. 2017 Oct 24;18(1):179. doi: 10.1186/s12931-017-0664-0.
• Wetherbee EE, Niewoehner DE, Sisson JH, Lindberg SM, Connett JE, Kunisaki KM. Self-reported alcohol intake and risk of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a prospective cohort study. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2015 Jul 20;10:1363-70. doi: 10.2147/COPD.S86572. eCollection 2015.
• Geiger-Brown J, Lindberg S, Krachman S, McEvoy CE, Criner GJ, Connett JE, Albert RK, Scharf SM. Self-reported sleep quality and acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2015 Feb 20;10:389-97. doi: 10.2147/COPD.S75840. eCollection 2015.
• Han MK, Tayob N, Murray S, Dransfield MT, Washko G, Scanlon PD, Criner GJ, Casaburi R, Connett J, Lazarus SC, Albert R, Woodruff P, Martinez FJ. Predictors of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation reduction in response to daily azithromycin therapy. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2014 Jun 15;189(12):1503-8. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201402-0207OC.
• Albert RK, Connett J, Curtis JL, Martinez FJ, Han MK, Lazarus SC, Woodruff PG. Mannose-binding lectin deficiency and acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2012;7:767-77. doi: 10.2147/COPD.S33714. Epub 2012 Nov 23.
• Albert RK, Connett J, Bailey WC, Casaburi R, Cooper JA Jr, Criner GJ, Curtis JL, Dransfield MT, Han MK, Lazarus SC, Make B, Marchetti N, Martinez FJ, Madinger NE, McEvoy C, Niewoehner DE, Porsasz J, Price CS, Reilly J, Scanlon PD, Sciurba FC, Scharf SM, Washko GR, Woodruff PG, Anthonisen NR; COPD Clinical Research Network. Azithromycin for prevention of exacerbations of COPD. N Engl J Med. 2011 Aug 25;365(8):689-98. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1104623.
• Kunisaki KM, Niewoehner DE. Antibiotic prophylaxis for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: resurrecting an old idea. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2008 Dec 1;178(11):1098-9. doi: 10.1164/rccm.200808-1315ED. No abstract available.

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