Status:

WITHDRAWN

O2 Transport and Utilization in Health and Lung Disease

Lead Sponsor:

University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Conditions:

COPD

Tetrahydrobiopterin Deficiency

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-85 years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

Skeletal muscle dysfunction is a frequent and clinically relevant systemic manifestation of Chronic Pulmonary Obstructive Disease (COPD), which is still poorly understood. Therefore, the focus of this...

Detailed Description

The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of supplementation with tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) for improving vascular and muscle function in patients with COPD and healthy controls.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • All subjects must be between the age of 18 and 85 years;
  • For the COPD cohort, patients with a diagnosis of stable COPD (i.e., those not experiencing an acute exacerbation of symptoms) and spirometric evidence of airway obstruction (FEV1 \<80% predicted, FEV/FVC\<0.70);
  • Ability to perform motor tests;
  • Ability to provide informed consent

Exclusion

  • uncontrolled hypertension;
  • hyperlipidemia;
  • recent exacerbation;
  • Major cardiovascular event procedure (\<3 months);
  • Pregnancy
  • known significant hepatic, renal disease, active substance abuse
  • contraindication to MRI, claustrophobia

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04014712

Start Date

April 1 2021

End Date

August 1 2022

Last Update

December 19 2023

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Institute of Applied Life Sciences

Amherst, Massachusetts, United States, 01003