Furosemide Inhalation in Dyspnea of Mustard Gas Exposed Patients

to assess the efficacy of inhaled furosemide in mustard gas exposed patients with acute respiratory...

Date First Received: August 7, 2007

Last Updated: August 7, 2007

Verified by: Baqiyatallah Medical Sciences University, August 2007

Clinical Trial Phase: Phase 3 | Start Date: 

Overall Status: Completed

Brief Summary

Official Title: “Furosemide Inhalation in Dyspnea of Mustard Gas Exposed Patients: a Double-Blind Randomized Study”

Condition Keyword(s):

Intervention(s):

to assess the efficacy of inhaled furosemide in mustard gas exposed patients with acute respiratory failure

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Supportive Care, Randomized, Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Crossover Assignment

Intervention(s) in this Clinical Trial

  • Drug: furosemide

Outcome Measures for this Clinical Trial

Primary Measures

  • effect of furosemid inhalation on dyspnea

Criteria for Participation in this Clinical Trial

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with a history of exposure to sulfur mustard with a complaint of dyspnea

Exclusion Criteria:

  • A contraindication for furosemide use;
  • An accompanying disease in which other drugs effective for dyspnea were used

Gender Eligibility for this Clinical Trial: Male

Minimum Age for this Clinical Trial: 32 Years

Maximum Age for this Clinical Trial: 83 Years

Clinical Trial Sponsor Information

Lead Sponsor: Baqiyatallah Medical Sciences University

Overall Clinical Trial Officials and Contacts

Mostafa Ghanei, MD Study Chair Research Center of Chemical Injuries, Baqiyatallah Medical Science University, Tehran, Iran  

Additional Information

Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on November 20, 2008

Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record. http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00512811

Study ID Number: 121a25

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00512811

Health Authority: Iran: Ethics Committee

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