New hope for chronic coughers: experimental drug enters final testing phase
NCT ID NCT07650084
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests an experimental drug called BLU-5937 in adults who have had a stubborn cough for at least a year that hasn't improved with other treatments. About 75 people in China will receive either the drug or a placebo for 24 weeks to see if it reduces coughing and is safe. The goal is to find a new option for people whose chronic cough severely affects their daily life.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 75 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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18 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Capable of giving signed informed consent * Refractory chronic cough (including unexplained chronic cough) for at least one year * Women of child-bearing potential must use a highly effective contraception method during the study and for at least 14 days after the last dose Exclusion Criteria: * Current smoker/vaper (all forms of smoking and inhaled substances, including, cannabis/tobacco smoke and nicotine vapors) or individuals who have given up smoking within the past 6 months, or those with \>20 pack-year smoking history * Diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchiectasis, chronic bronchitis, cystic fibrosis, pulmonary sarcoidosis, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, uncontrolled asthma, or other significant or progressive airway/respiratory disorder that might affect cough based on clinician assessment * Respiratory tract infection within 4 weeks before screening * Laboratory confirmed Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection at screening * History of malignancy in the last 5 years * History of alcohol or drug abuse within the last 3 years * Has a positive serologic test for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus surface antigen, or hepatitis C virus. * Previous participation in a BLU-5937 trial
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
38 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGLeshan, Sichuan, 614003, China
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGBeijing, 100730, China
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGChangsha, 410008, China
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGChengdu, 610021, China
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGChengdu, 610041, China
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGChongqing, 408099, China
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGDongguan, 523326, China
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGGanzhou, 341000, China
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, 510000, China
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, 510260, China
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGGuilin, 541002, China
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGHangzhou, 310003, China
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGHefei, 230001, China
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGHefei, 230022, China
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGHohhot, 010017, China
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RECRUITINGHuizhou, 516000, China
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGHuizhou, 516001, China
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGJiangsu, 221004, China
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGJinan, 250021, China
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGKunming, 650032, China
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGLiuzhou, China
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGMeizhou, 514700, China
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGNanchang, 330038, China
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGPingxiang, 337055, China
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGShanghai, 200032, China
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGShanghai, 200065, China
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGShanghai, 200080, China
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGShenyang, 110004, China
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGShenzhen, 518053, China
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RECRUITINGTaizhou, 317000, China
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RECRUITINGÜrümqi, 830001, China
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RECRUITINGWeifang, China
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RECRUITINGWuxi, 214023, China
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGXiamen, 361004, China
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGYangzhou, 225001, China
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RECRUITINGYinchuan, China
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGZhanjiang, 524045, China
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGZhengzhou, 450052, China
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