Status:

COMPLETED

Morphine Sulfate/Placebo for the Treatment of PulmonAry Fibrosis Cough

Lead Sponsor:

Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust

Conditions:

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Eligibility:

All Genders

40-90 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a disease of unknown cause that results in scarring of the lungs. Cough is reported by 85% of patients with IPF and can be a distressing symptom with significan...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • Self-reported cough (\> 8 weeks), with cough VAS ≥ 30/100
  • A diagnosis of IPF within 5 years prior to the screening visit, as per applicable ATS/ERS/JRS/ALAT guidelines, in line with hospital records.
  • Age 3.1. Male and female participants aged ≥ 40 - 90 years at the time of signing informed consent
  • Sex:
  • 1 Male participants: A male participant must agree to use contraception as detailed in Appendix 2 of this protocol during the study and for at least 90 days after the follow-up visit, and refrain from donating sperm during this period 4.2 Female participants: A female participant is eligible to participate if she is not pregnant, not breastfeeding, and not a woman of childbearing potential (WOCBP)
  • Meeting all of the following criteria during the screening period: FVC ≥ 45% predicted of normal, Forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1)/FVC ≥0.7, DLCO corrected for Hb ≥30% predicted of normal.
  • The extent of fibrotic changes is greater than the extent of emphysema on the most recent HRCT scan (investigator determined within 24 months of the study screening visit)
  • Written informed consent.
  • Exclusion criteria:
  • Treatment with immunosuppressive therapy or antibiotics within last 4 weeks. A stable dose of corticosteroids equivalent to prednisolone of 10 mg per day or less, if used for an indication other than pulmonary disease will be permitted
  • Current smoker
  • History of alcohol and drug(s) addiction
  • Regular use of sedative therapies
  • Acute IPF exacerbation within 6 months prior to screening and/or during the screening period.
  • Concurrent use of pirfenidone or Nintedanib, unless receiving a stable dose for at least 8 weeks prior to screening
  • Use of ACE inhibitors
  • Patients with co-existent conditions know to be associated with the development of fibrotic lung disease. This includes: connective tissue disease, (plural plaques, mesothelioma), granulomatous disease including sarcoidosis. Patient with auto-immune profile considered diagnostic for a specific connective tissue disease will be excluded, even in the absence of systemic symptoms. Non-specific rises in auto antibodies e.g. rheumatoid factors, anti-nuclear antibody etc. will not be used to exclude individuals from the study.
  • Significant other organ co-morbidity including hepatic or renal impairment and pulmonary hypertension (investigator determined).
  • Significant coronary artery disease (myocardial infarction within 6 months or ongoing unstable angina within 4 weeks of screening visit) or congestive cardiac failure based on clinical examination
  • Patients as significant risk of side effects, intolerance or allergy to morphine
  • Pregnant and breastfeeding patients, or women or child-bearing potential, not using a reliable contraceptive method (see Appendix 2). A urine pregnancy test will be performed in females of child-bearing potential at the initial study visit.
  • Unable to provide informed written consent
  • Predicted life expectancy \< 6 months
  • Use of long-term oxygen therapy. Use of ambulatory oxygen will be permitted.
  • Current or use of opiates within 14 days of the screening visit.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    December 17 2020

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    March 21 2023

    Estimated Enrollment :

    44 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT04429516

    Start Date

    December 17 2020

    End Date

    March 21 2023

    Last Update

    April 14 2023

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    Royal Brompton Hospital

    London, United Kingdom, SW3 6NP