Prophylactic Antibiotic Treatment of Patients With Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (COLD)

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Category Primary study
Registry of Trialsclinicaltrials.gov
Year 2001
The purpose of the study is to investigate, in patients with moderate to severe chronic obstructive lung disease, whether intermittent antibiotic treatment leads to: * A slower rate of decline in forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1); * A reduction in the frequency and severity of exacerbations; * Fewer hospital admissions for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); * Lower mortality; * An improved quality of life as compared to a group of placebo treated patients.
Epistemonikos ID: 31fb42e931d267a6b05f00c5e42c831f0f67af91
First added on: May 04, 2024