Evaluation of the IBV® Valve for Emphysema to Improve Lung Function (EMPROVE)

Jeannine

Pioneer Founding member
Eligibility
Ages Eligible for Study: 40 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study: Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
•Subject has severe and heterogeneous emphysema with severe dyspnea
•Subject certified to meet the criteria of ATS/ERS guidelines for management of stable COPD
•Subject must be able to demonstrate physical ability to participate in the study by performing a 6-minute walk distance of ≥ 140 m
•Subject has abstained from cigarette smoking for 4 months and is willing to abstain throughout the study
•Pulmonary Function Testing Results (PFT's) demonstrate:
◦FEV1 ≤ 45% of predicted
◦RV ≥ 150% of predicted
◦TLC ≥ 100% of predicted


Exclusion Criteria:
•Patient has a BMI < 15 kg/m2 or > 35 kg/m2
•Arterial Blood Gas Level (ABG) indicates:
◦PCO2 > 50 mm Hg
◦PO2 < 45 mm Hg on room air

•Subject has a diffuse emphysema pattern or α1-antitrypsin deficiency
•Subject has bronchitis with sputum production > 4 Tablespoons or 60 ml per day
•Subject has an active asthma (>15 mg of prednisone daily)
•Giant bulla (> 1/3 volume of lung)
•Pulmonary hypertension
•Subject with prior major lung surgery or recent hospitalization for COPD exacerbation or respiratory infections

Contacts and Locations
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01812447

Click on this link for contact information
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/study/NCT01812447?term=valve+and+lung&rank=8&show_locs=Y#locn
 
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