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RATIONALE: Losartan may be effective in treating patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying the side effects of losartan and to see how well it works in treating patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
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OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.
Patients receive oral losartan potassium daily for 1 year in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Patients undergo pulmonary function tests with gas diffusion lung volumes, Carbon monoxide diffusing capacity (DLCO) tests, and 6-minute walk tests at baseline and then at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months. Patients also complete baseline/transition dyspnea index questionnaires at baseline and then at 1, 3, 6, 9, and 12 months.
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20 participants in 1 patient group
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