Status:

UNKNOWN

Morphine for Dyspnea in Pulmonary Fibrosis

Lead Sponsor:

Medical University of Gdansk

Conditions:

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF)

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

"Determination of the effectiveness of nebulized morphine in the treatment of dyspnea in patients with advanced idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis"

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • IPF diagnosis in accordance with guidelines
  • Period of stable disease
  • Dyspnea rated 3 to 4 in mMRC scale
  • Current non-smoker
  • Other potential causes of breathlessness such as kidney or heart failure optimally treated in the opinion of the principal investigator
  • Able to complete questionnaires and trial assessments
  • Ability to give informed consent
  • If female, must be:
  • postmenopausal (no menses for 12 months without an alternative medical cause)
  • sterile
  • using acceptable contraception and agree to exclude pregnancy with pregnancy test in the beginning of the hospitalization

Exclusion

  • \- other coexisting severe chronic lung diseases
  • absolute contraindications to six-minute-walking-test according to
  • Polish Respiratory Society guidelines:
  • \< 7-10 days since coronary interventions due to STEMI
  • \< 24 h since planned coronary intervention
  • myocarditis/pericarditis
  • symptomatic rhythm and conduction abnormalities
  • acute deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, pulmonary infarction
  • decompensated heart failure
  • acute infection and other diseases which can significantly impact the test result (eg. severe anemia, acute kidney or liver failure, hypo- or hyperthyroidism, etc)
  • \- contraindications to morphine hydrochloride:
  • previous history of respiratory depression after opioid administration
  • previous history of allergic reactions to opioids
  • severe ventilation impairment due to e.g. asthmatic state, airway foreign body
  • severe kidney or liver failure
  • increased intracranial pressure
  • head injury
  • cerebral edema
  • coma
  • seizure disorders
  • acute alcohol poisoning
  • acute abdomen
  • acute diarrhea caused by infection or food poisoning;
  • patients at risk of paralytic ileus;
  • biliary colic;
  • phaeochromocytoma;
  • simultaneous MAO inhibitor treatment and immediate 2-week period following its discontinuation - ongoing opioid treatment for any indication

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 21 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

September 21 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

20 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04497831

Start Date

September 21 2020

End Date

September 21 2022

Last Update

August 4 2020

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