NCT06915688Not yet recruiting
A Study Comparing Doxycycline and Levofloxacin for Treating COPD Exacerbations
Comparison of Clinical Cure Rate of Doxycycline and Levofloxacin in the Treatment of Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 8 Apr 2025 · Not updated for over 12 months - ask the site whether it is still open
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This study will include patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who present with an acute exacerbation. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive either doxycycline or levofloxacin for 5 days. The aim is to compare how effective each antibiotic is in improving symptoms after 2 days of treatment.
- Status (registry)
- Not yet recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 188 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 19 Mar 2025
- Start date
- 15 Apr 2025
- Primary completion date
- 28 Jul 2025
- Lead sponsor
- Amina Aslam
- Diseases
- COPD
- NCT number
- NCT06915688
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 188
- From 15 Apr 2025 to the primary completion date, 28 Jul 2025
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Other illness
- hypersensitivity to any drugs Pneumonia evidence on xray/ hrct chest Any other pulmonary condition e.g asthma Pregnancy/breast feeding Taking treatment for other active infections
Who the study is looking for
- diagnosed cases of COPD Exacerbation of COPD Able to provide Written consent No anti biotic taken with in past 4 weeks
Age in the registry: 40 years to 70 years · Sex: All · Accepts healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| General hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Lahore | Pakistan | Unknown status |
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