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ArticleContemporary clinical trials communications2022

The BATTLE study: Effects of long-term tobramycin inhalation solution (TIS) once daily on exacerbation rate in patients with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis. Study protocol of a double blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial: study protocol.

L C Terpstra, J Altenburg, I Bronsveld, H J Doodeman, W Rozemeijer, H G M Heijerman, W G Boersma

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Article in Contemporary clinical trials communications, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02657473 (Long-term Inhaled Nebulized Tobramycin in Patients With Non-cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis. A Randomized Placebo Controlled Trial. The BATTLE Study Bronchiectasis And Tobramycin SoluTion InhaLation ThErapy.), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers.

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NCT02657473 phase2 / phase3completednot on this map

Long-term Inhaled Nebulized Tobramycin in Patients With Non-cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis. A Randomized Placebo Controlled Trial. The BATTLE Study Bronchiectasis And Tobramycin SoluTion InhaLation ThErapy.

TypeinterventionalSponsorMedical Center AlkmaarRan2016 to 2019Enrolled58ConditionsNon-CF BronchiectasisArmstobramycin inhalation solution, Saline 0.9% inhalation solution
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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

L C TerpstraDepartment of Pulmonary Diseases, Northwest Clinics, Alkmaar, the Netherlands.
J AltenburgDepartment of Pulmonary Diseases, Amsterdam University Medical Centres, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
I BronsveldDepartment of Pulmonary Diseases, University Medical Center Utrecht and Utrecht University, the Netherlands.
H J DoodemanDepartment of Northwest Academy, Northwest Clinics, Alkmaar, the Netherlands.
W RozemeijerDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Northwest Clinics, Alkmaar, the Netherlands.
H G M HeijermanDepartment of Pulmonary Diseases, University Medical Center Utrecht and Utrecht University, the Netherlands.
W G BoersmaDepartment of Pulmonary Diseases, Northwest Clinics, Alkmaar, the Netherlands.
Northwest Hospital · USUtrecht University · NLAmsterdam University Medical Centers · NL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Patients with bronchiectasis typically suffer from chronic symptoms such as a productive cough with or without exacerbations leading to hospitalization, causing reduced quality of life (QoL) and mortality. Long-term inhaled antibiotics to treat chronic bronchial infection is registered for use in cystic fibrosis (CF) bronchiectasis. However, in patients with non-CF bronchiectasis data on long-term antibiotics are limited. Objective: To investigate the effectiveness of maintenance tobramycin inhalation solution (TIS) in bronchiectasis patients without cystic fibrosis. Study design: The BATTLE study is a randomized, double blind placebo controlled, multicenter study in the Netherlands performed in patients aged ≥18-year-old with confirmed bronchiectasis, at least two exacerbations in the preceding year, and minimal one positive sputum culture with gram negative pathogens or Discussion: The BATTLE study is designed to determine the efficacy and safety of maintenance TIS OD in bronchiectasis patients colonized by different pathogens and could lead to important new evidence for TIS therapy in this population.The BATTLE study is registered in Clinical trials.gov with registration number: NCT02657473.

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BronchiectasisExacerbationsTobramycin inhalation solution

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