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Could a cold virus drug shield COPD lungs?

NCT ID NCT06149494

Completed Disease control Sponsor: Altesa Biosciences, Inc. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Oct 31, 2025 · Last updated May 15, 2026 · Updated 32 times

Summary

This study tested an experimental drug called vapendavir in 52 adults with COPD (a chronic lung disease). The goal was to see if the drug could reduce severe cold symptoms caused by rhinovirus, a common cold virus. Participants were given either vapendavir or a placebo and monitored for six weeks. The drug aims to stop the virus from multiplying, but it is not yet approved by the FDA.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • St. Mary's Hospital - Imperial College Respiratory Research Unit (ICRRU)

    London, W2 1NY, United Kingdom

Conditions

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CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRATORY DISEASES CHRONIC RESPIRATORY DISEASE COPD COPD EXACERBATION ACUTE COPD WITH ACUTE LOWER RESPIRATORY INFECTION EMPHYSEMA OR COPD ENTEROVIRUS ENTEROVIRUS INFECTIONS INFECTION VIRAL INFECTION VIRAL INFECTIONS INFECTIONS INFECTIONS, RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS, RESPIRATORY LOWER RESPIRATORY DISEASE LOWER RESPIRATORY DISEASE LOWER RESPIRATORY DISORDER LOWER RESPIRATORY DISORDER LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT AND LUNG INFECTIONS LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT AND LUNG INFECTIONS LUNG DISEASE CHRONIC LUNG DISEASES OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE PULMONARY DISEASE PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE RESPIRATORY COMPLICATION RESPIRATORY DISEASE RESPIRATORY DISEASE CHRONIC RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS RESPIRATORY VIRAL INFECTION RHINOVIRUS RHINOVIRUS INFECTION UPPER RESP TRACT INFECTION UPPER RESP TRACT INFECTION UPPER RESPIRATORY DISEASE UPPER RESPIRATORY DISEASE, ACUTE UPPER RESPIRATORY DISORDER UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTION VIRAL UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS VIRAL INFECTION VIRUS DISEASES VIRUS INFECTION, RNA