Effect of Oral Procaterol on Postinfectious Persistent Cough

Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of oral procaterol in treatment of non-asthmatic patients who suffer from persistent cough following upper respiratory tract infection (URTI).

Timeline

Start

2015-03

Primary completion

2017-12

Completion

2018-01

Publications

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• Background Blair HT, Greenberg SB, Stevens PM, Bilunos PA, Couch RB. Effects of rhinovirus infection of pulmonary function of healthy human volunteers. Am Rev Respir Dis. 1976 Jul;114(1):95-102. doi: 10.1164/arrd.1976.114.1.95.
• Background Empey DW, Laitinen LA, Jacobs L, Gold WM, Nadel JA. Mechanisms of bronchial hyperreactivity in normal subjects after upper respiratory tract infection. Am Rev Respir Dis. 1976 Feb;113(2):131-9. doi: 10.1164/arrd.1976.113.2.131.
• Background Nadel JA. Some epithelial metabolic factors affecting airway smooth muscle. Am Rev Respir Dis. 1988 Dec;138(6 Pt 2):S22-3. doi: 10.1164/ajrccm/138.6_Pt_2.S22.
• Background Barnett K, Jacoby DB, Nadel JA, Lazarus SC. The effects of epithelial cell supernatant on contractions of isolated canine tracheal smooth muscle. Am Rev Respir Dis. 1988 Oct;138(4):780-3. doi: 10.1164/ajrccm/138.4.780.
• Background Ida S, Hooks JJ, Siraganian RP, Notkins AL. Enhancement of IgE-mediated histamine release from human basophils by viruses: role of interferon. J Exp Med. 1977 Apr 1;145(4):892-906. doi: 10.1084/jem.145.4.892.
• Background Busse WW, Swenson CA, Borden EC, Treuhaft MW, Dick EC. Effect of influenza A virus on leukocyte histamine release. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 1983 Apr;71(4):382-8. doi: 10.1016/0091-6749(83)90066-0.
• Background Chonmaitree T, Lett-Brown MA, Grant JA. Respiratory viruses induce production of histamine-releasing factor by mononuclear leukocytes: a possible role in the mechanism of virus-induced asthma. J Infect Dis. 1991 Sep;164(3):592-4. doi: 10.1093/infdis/164.3.592.
• Background Volovitz B, Faden H, Ogra PL. Release of leukotriene C4 in respiratory tract during acute viral infection. J Pediatr. 1988 Feb;112(2):218-22. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(88)80058-1.
• Background SALEM H, AVIADO DM. ANTITUSSIVE DRUGS, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO A NEW THEORY FOR THE INITATION OF THE COUGH REFLEX AND THE INFLUENCE OR BRONCHODILATORS. Am J Med Sci. 1964 May;247:585-600. No abstract available.
• Background Hueston WJ. A comparison of albuterol and erythromycin for the treatment of acute bronchitis. J Fam Pract. 1991 Nov;33(5):476-80.
• Background Pornsuriyasak P, Charoenpan P, Vongvivat K, Thakkinstian A. Inhaled corticosteroid for persistent cough following upper respiratory tract infection. Respirology. 2005 Sep;10(4):520-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2005.00732.x.
• Background Fuller RW, Jackson DM. Physiology and treatment of cough. Thorax. 1990 Jun;45(6):425-30. doi: 10.1136/thx.45.6.425. No abstract available.
• Background Holmes PW, Barter CE, Pierce RJ. Chronic persistent cough: use of ipratropium bromide in undiagnosed cases following upper respiratory tract infection. Respir Med. 1992 Sep;86(5):425-9. doi: 10.1016/s0954-6111(06)80010-7.
• Background Fujimura M, Sakamoto S, Kamio Y, Bando T, Kurashima K, Matsuda T. Effect of inhaled procaterol on cough receptor sensitivity to capsaicin in patients with asthma or chronic bronchitis and in normal subjects. Thorax. 1993 Jun;48(6):615-8. doi: 10.1136/thx.48.6.615.
• Background Eldon MA, Battle MM, Coon MJ, Nordblom GD, Sedman AJ, Colburn WA. Clinical pharmacokinetics and relative bioavailability of oral procaterol. Pharm Res. 1993 Apr;10(4):603-5. doi: 10.1023/a:1018966506819.
• Background Raj AA, Pavord DI, Birring SS. Clinical cough IV:what is the minimal important difference for the Leicester Cough Questionnaire? Handb Exp Pharmacol. 2009;(187):311-20. doi: 10.1007/978-3-540-79842-2_16.
• Background Becker LA, Hom J, Villasis-Keever M, van der Wouden JC. Beta2-agonists for acute bronchitis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2011 Jul 6;(7):CD001726. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001726.pub4.

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