Tiotropium in Patients With Tuberculosis (TB) Destroyed Lung
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The aim of this study to evaluate clinical efficacy of tiotropium in patients with airflow obstruction due to Tuberculosis (TB) destroyed lung.
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Tuberculosis can cause lung parenchymal destruction, volume loss, secondary bronchiectasis. Patients with TB destroyed lung complain chronic respiratory symptoms, such as chronic cough, sputum, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, and acute exacerbations. Some of them have chronic airflow obstructions on pulmonary function tests, similar to those of smokers.
Previous large randomized controlled trials, targeting patients with smoking related moderate to severe COPD,demonstrated that tiotropium improved quality of life and respiratory symptom with tolerable long-term safety. The investigators want to evaluate whether tiotropium can improve chronic respiratory symptom,an lung function in patients with COPD due to TB destroyed lung.
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Inclusion criteria
- previous pulmonary tuberculosis history
- never smoker or light smoker (<10 pack-year)
- destruction of lung parenchyme, lung volume loss,secondary bronchiectasis due to tuberculosis in chest radiographs or chest CT, confirmed by board-certificate radiologist
- airflow obstruction confirmed by pulmonary function test, FEV1/FVC <70%
Exclusion criteria
- patients do not agree with study enrollment
- patients with active tuberculosis or current antituberculous medication
- patients under chemotherapy or other immunosuppressant therapy such as glucocorticoid.
- active infection such as pneumonia, tuberculosis
- patients who are illiterate
- patients with dementia
- pregnant or to be pregnant
- previous lung resection surgery history
Trial design
70 participants in 1 patient group
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