drugset / Trial / NCT00563212

A Pilot Study of Aerosol Interferon-gamma for Treatment of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

NCT00563212

NaSingle-groupOpen-labelTreatment

Summary

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive disease for which there is no effective treatment. Interferon-gamma is a medication that has been used for other lung diseases to decrease scarring and fibrosis. Studies of interferon-gamma injected under the skin did not show any improvement in survival in patients with IPF. We hypothesize that giving interferon-gamma as a nebulized mist directly into the lungs can affect the immune system in a way that decreases fibrosis.

Timeline

Start
2007-01
Primary completion
2010-06-01
Completion
2018-12-01

Publications

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Interferon gamma-1b Protein / enzyme biologic 100 ug Inhaled