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Keep this study
Lead
National Jewish Health
With
GlaxoSmithKline
Age
40–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Twenty adult subjects ≥ 40 years of age and ≥ 10 pack/year cigarette history will be evaluated.
Subjects will be recruited such that one-half are current smokers and one-half are former smokers.
All subjects will have COPD (FEV1/FVC \< 70% and FEV1 =\> 40% predicted).
Airway hyperresponsiveness and diffusion capacity for carbon monoxide will also be performed to more precisely characterize the physiologic phenotype in these subjects.
You may not be if
Subjects will be excluded if they have used inhaled or systemic corticosteroid or antibiotic use within 6 weeks or if they are currently treated with theophylline.
A 6 weeks run off after an upper respiratory infection will be required for qualifying subjects.
