Rationale: Chronic cough remains a major and often debilitating symptom for patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). In a phase 2A study, inhaled RVT-1601 (cromolyn sodium) reduced daytime cough and 24-hour average cough counts in patients with IPF. Objectives: To determine the efficacy, safety, and optimal dose of inhaled RVT-1601 for the treatment of chronic cough in patients with IPF. Methods: In this multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled phase 2B study, patients with IPF and chronic cough for
- Martinez, F. J.
- Wijsenbeek, M. S.
- Raghu, G.
- Flaherty, K. R.
- Maher, T. M.
- Wuyts, W. A.
- Kreuter, M.
- Kolb, M.
- Chambers, D. C.
- Fogarty, C.
- Mogulkoc, N.
- Tutuncu, A. S.
- Richeldi, L.
Keywords
- Aged
- *covid-19
- Chronic Disease
- Cough/complications/etiology
- Double-Blind Method
- Female
- Humans
- *Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis/complications/drug therapy
- Male
- Quality of Life
- Treatment Outcome
- Rvt-1601
- chronic cough
- cromolyn sodium
- idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- inhalation