Head-to-Head COPD drug battle: which one keeps patients out of the hospital?

NCT ID NCT04069312

Summary

This study aimed to find out which of two existing medications—roflumilast or azithromycin—is better at preventing severe flare-ups in people with severe COPD. It involved over 1,000 adults with a history of recent hospitalization for COPD. Participants were randomly assigned to take one of the two drugs daily and were followed for up to six years to see which group had fewer hospitalizations or deaths.

This is a summary of the original study . Summaries may miss details or leave out important information. Before applying or accepting participation, make sure you have read and understood the full study. Curemydisease.com takes NO responsibility whatsoever for anything missed, misunderstood, or acted upon as a result of our summary — we know it does not capture everything.

Get updates

Get notified about this study

Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE SEVERE are added.

Our safety recommendation!

By submitting, you agree to our Terms of use

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Baylor Scott & White (BSW) Health-North

    Dallas, Texas, 75246, United States

  • Baystate Health

    Springfield, Massachusetts, 01199, United States

  • Cleveland Clinic

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States

  • Duke

    Durham, North Carolina, 27705, United States

  • Henry Ford Health System

    Detroit, Michigan, 48202, United States

  • Houston Methodist Hospital

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

  • Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21224, United States

  • Kaiser Permanente

    Portland, Oregon, 97227, United States

  • Lenox Hill Hospital/Northwell Health

    New York, New York, 10075, United States

  • Mount Sinai

    New York, New York, 10029, United States

  • NorthShore Hospital

    Glenview, Illinois, 60026, United States

  • Northern Westchester Hospital/Northwell Health

    Mount Kisco, New York, 10549, United States

  • Northwestern

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States

  • Ochsner Medical Center

    New Orleans, Louisiana, 70121, United States

  • Ohio State University

    Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States

  • Providence Health and Services

    Spokane, Washington, 99204, United States

  • Temple University Hospital

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19140, United States

  • University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States

  • University of Alabama

    Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States

  • University of Arizona

    Tucson, Arizona, 85734, United States

  • University of California, Davis Health

    Sacramento, California, 95817, United States

  • University of Illinois, Chicago

    Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States

  • University of Iowa

    Iowa City, Iowa, 52242, United States

  • University of Kansas

    Kansas City, Kansas, 66160, United States

  • University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States

  • University of Missouri, Kansas City

    Kansas City, Missouri, 64108, United States

  • University of North Carolina, School of Medicine

    Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, United States

  • University of Pittsburg Medical Center

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States

  • University of Vermont

    Burlington, Vermont, 05401, United States

Conditions

Explore the condition pages connected to this study.