Effect of the Salbutamol on Mechanical Properties of Respiratory System

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2012-09-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The aim of this study is to assess the bronchodilator response of salbutamol on respiratory mechanics of healthy individuals, smokers and COPD with varying degrees of airway obstruction.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Rio de Janeiro State University
• Collaborators: Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico; Rio de Janeiro State Research Supporting Foundation (FAPERJ)
• Treatments: Albuterol; Bronchodilator Agents; Respiratory System Agents

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• healthy individuals, smokers and patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Exclusion Criteria:

• healthy subjects: no history of smoking respiratory infection and disease respiratory

• smokers and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients: asthma and other respiratory diseases.