Clinical Research Directory

A Study to Find Out Whether BI 765423 Has an Effect on Lung Function in People With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) With or Without Standard Treatment

This study is open to adults who are at least 40 years old and have idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). People can participate in the study if they have a forced vital capacity (FVC) greater than or equal to 45% of the predicted value and fibrosis of 20% or more confirmed by a high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) scan. The purpose of this study is to find out if a medicine called BI 765423 can improve lung function in people with IPF. The study will compare BI 765423 with a placebo to see if there is a difference in lung capacity after 3 months of treatment and will also look at changes in certain markers related to lung health. Participants are put into two groups randomly, which means by chance. One group receives the study medicine, and the other group receives a placebo. Placebo looks like BI 765423 but does not contain any study medicine. The study medicine is given as an infusion into a vein every four weeks. Participants are in the study for 8-10 months. During the study, participants may continue their regular treatment for IPF. During the study they visit the study site several times for screening, treatment, and follow-up. Doctors regularly test lung function by measuring FVC and take blood samples to measure study endpoints. The results are compared between the two groups to see whether the treatment works. The doctors also check participants' health and take note of any unwanted effects.

BPF Genetics of ILD Study

The investigators aim to examine the genetic determinants of interstitial lung disease in a cohort of subjects with regular exposure to pigeons, a known cause of one form of interstitial lung disease known as hypersensitivity pneumonitis. In addition we will examine immunological causes for hypersensitivity pneumonitis in this group. We anticipate our work will provide insights of use to clinicians and patients with hypersensitivity pneumonitis and other interstitial lung diseases.

Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of PIPE 791 in Subjects With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

This is a Ph 2, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled global multicenter study to evaluate the efficacy, safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics (PK) of PIPE-791 in subjects with a diagnosis of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) with or without background treatment.

Extension Study of Inhaled Treprostinil in Subjects With Fibrotic Lung Disease

Study RIN-PF-302 is designed to evaluate the long-term safety and tolerability of inhaled treprostinil in subjects with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis or progressive pulmonary fibrosis.

A Phase II Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of SYH2059 Tablets in Adult Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

This is a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase II study. It Aims aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of different doses of SYH2059 tablets compared with placebo in adult patients with IPF, observe the PK profile of SYH2059 tablets in adult IPF patients, and assess the population pharmacokinetic (PPK) profile, exposure-response (E-R) relationship, as well as the changing trends of blood biomarkers.

Lung MRI in the Management of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

High resolution computed tomography (HRCT) plays a major role in the management of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) by identifying characteristic lesions of usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP). Though HRCT is the standard reference to describe pulmonary structural alterations using a non invasive technique, it is nonetheless a radiating exam which provides limited functional information regarding inflammation. In this trial, the investigators aimed to evaluate whether MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) using ultra-short echotime could be an alternative to HRCT in the assessment of the four morphological criteria required to define an UIP pattern. The investigators also planned to study the clinical value of the additional informations derived from MRI such as contrasts and lung perfusion using functional MRI.

High Oxygen Delivery to Preserve Exercise Capacity in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Patients Treated With Nintedanib

The purpose is to determine if patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) taking nintedanib will have improved exercise endurance, breathlessness and quality of life if breathing 60% oxygen compared to standard of care during an 8 week exercise training program.

Skeletal Muscle Function in Interstitial Lung Disease

Dyspnea (i.e. breathlessness) and exercise intolerance are common symptoms for patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD), yet it is not known why. It has been suggested that muscle dysfunction may contribute to dyspnea and exercise intolerance in ILD. Our study aims to: i) examine differences in the structure and function of the leg muscles in ILD patients, ii) determine if leg muscle fatigue contributes to dyspnea and exercise limitation in patients with ILD, and iii) determine the effects of breathing extra oxygen on leg muscle fatigue, as well as ability to exercise in ILD patients.

A Study to Evaluate Pharmacokinetics and Drug-drug Interactions of ENV-101 (Taladegib) in Healthy Participants

The purposes of this study are to: 1. evaluate potential interactions between taladegib (ENV-101) and current standard-of-care (SOC) therapies for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), including nintedanib and pirfenidone, and 2. more fully characterize the pharmacokinetics (PK) of taladegib (i.e., how the body absorbs, distributes, metabolizes and excretes taladegib). This study will enroll 4 cohorts (groups) of participants. Each cohort will experience a different duration of treatment and sequestering (being housed) at the clinical site, followed by a 14-day follow-up period for safety evaluation. The longest duration of treatment for any cohort is 30 days.

Azithromycin in the Management of Patients With Acute Exacerbation of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

This randomized controlled trial evaluates the therapeutic role of azithromycin in acute exacerbations of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (AE-IPF). Baseline severity classification and stratification were performed using the SCALE-IPF framework (Severity Classification and Lung Evaluation for Prognosis in IPF; locked April 2023) to ensure balanced disease severity across randomized arms. End-of-study analyses included descriptive and stratified phenotyping using the Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Phenotypes Identification Model (IPIM); locked April 2023). Following a protocol amendment approved in September 2025, the study expanded into a multi-arm therapeutic platform evaluating both azithromycin timing strategies and combination antifibrotic-immunomodulatory therapy in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Additional treatment arms involving pirfenidone with or without azithromycin were incorporated without altering the original randomized comparisons or baseline study framework. Both frameworks were developed within the Assiut University IPF Research Program (2022-2026), a coordinated institutional effort investigating clinical, prognostic, and therapeutic dimensions of IPF. Neither framework altered randomization procedures, treatment allocation, or study endpoints; they were applied to improve standardization, reproducibility, and interpretability of results.

A Follow-up Study to Test Long-term Treatment With Nerandomilast in People With Pulmonary Fibrosis Who Took Part in a Previous Study With Nerandomilast

This study is open to people with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) or progressive pulmonary fibrosis (PPF). They can only take part if they have completed treatment in a previous study with a medicine called nerandomilast or BI 1015550. The goal of this study is to find out how well people with pulmonary fibrosis tolerate long- term treatment with nerandomilast. The study also tests whether nerandomilast improves lung function and prolongs the time until symptoms get worse, participants need to go to the hospital, or die. Every participant takes nerandomilast as tablets for up to 1 year and 10 months. The participants may also continue their regular treatment for pulmonary fibrosis during the study. Participants visit their doctors regularly. During these visits, the doctors collect information on any health problems of the participants. Participants also regularly do lung function tests.

A Study Based on Medical Records in Spain That Looks at Diarrhoea Control in People With Pulmonary Fibrosis Who Are Taking Nintedanib

This is an observational, non-interventional, and prospective post authorization safety study (PASS) that will describe the real-world proportion of patients that achieve nintedanib-associated diarrhoea control after 12 weeks of follow-up, in hospital settings in Spain. It will include outpatients (i.e., those attending ambulatory visits) with interstitial lung diseases (IPF) and other progressive pulmonary fibrosis (PPF) treated with nintedanib (150 mg bid) and having a first episode of diarrhoea after nintedanib initiation.

Morphine Sulfate/Placebo for the Treatment of PulmonAry Fibrosis Cough

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a disease of unknown cause that results in scarring of the lungs. Cough is reported by 85% of patients with IPF and can be a distressing symptom with significant physical, social and psychological consequences particularly anxiety and depression. The cause of cough in IPF is poorly understood and there are currently no proven effective therapies. Morphine has long been advocated for the suppression of chronic cough in other conditions. While morphine is frequently used as a palliative agent for breathlessness in IPF, its effects on cough have never been tested. The aim of this study is therefore to explore and compare the effect of low dose morphine, one of the few therapies shown to be effective in some patients with otherwise refractory chronic cough, in patients with IPF, to an inactive substance known as a placebo. To make a fair comparison, patients will be randomly allocated to receiving either morphine or placebo in a blinded fashion. This means neither the doctor nor the patient will know which drug they are receiving, and the drugs will appear the same. However, the trial is designed so that you will receive both morphine and placebo, but at different times (this is called a cross-over study). More specifically, you will be given either morphine or placebo for 14 days at a time. In this study, it is hypothesised that compared with placebo, low dose (5mg) controlled release Morphine sulfate (MST) will reduce the number of coughs recorded during a 24hr period in patients with IPF.

Senicapoc in Patients With Worsening Fibrotic Interstitial Lung Disease

This study will investigate whether the senicapoc drug can prevent the scarring from worsening in interstitial lung disease. Researchers will compare Senicapoc to a placebo (a look-alike substance that contains no drug) to see if Senicapoc works to prevent lung function worsening. Participants will be asked to take 3 tablets a day for 26 weeks. Within this period, doctors will follow the participants, ask for experience of adverse events, check lung function and organ status, and participants will need to fill out quality-of-life questionnaires. A total of 5 visits are required, at initiation, after4, 13, 26 and 52 weeks. The final visit will occur 52 weeks after initiation and consist of a normal visit in the outpatient clinic where the doctor asks for relevant information regarding the period after end of administration of the study drug.

WISPer: Evaluation of MTX-463 in Participants With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF)

A Phase 2a, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of the Safety and Efficacy of MTX-463 in Participants with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF)

Study of Efficacy and Safety of Inhaled Treprostinil in Subjects With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Study RIN-PF-301 is designed to evaluate the superiority of inhaled treprostinil against placebo for the change in absolute forced vital capacity (FVC) from baseline to Week 52.

A Study in People With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis to Test Whether Pirfenidone Influences the Amount of BI 1015550 in the Blood

This study is open to adults with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) who are 40 years and older. The purpose of this study is to find out whether a medicine called pirfenidone changes the amount of a medicine called BI 1015550 in the blood. Some people may take more than one medicine at a time. Therefore, it is important to understand how different medicines influence one another. Participants take one dose of BI 1015550 as a tablet. Participants then take one tablet of pirfenidone 3 times a day for one week. The dose is then increased to 2 tablets 3 times a day for the second week. In the third week the dose is increased further to 3 tablets 3 times a day. Participants then take another dose of BI 1015550 as a tablet. Participants are in the study for a little over 1 month. During this time, they visit the study site 15 times. Two of the visits include overnight stays at the study site. The study staff also contacts the participants by phone. During the visits, the doctors collect information about participants' health and take blood samples from the participants. They compare the amount of pirfenidone and BI 1015550 in the blood. Doctors also regularly check participants' health and take note of any unwanted effects.

A Phase 2 Study of CAL101 in Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the investigational drug CAL101 can help prevent further decline in lung function in adults with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Researchers will compare CAL101 with placebo to compare change from baseline in forced vital capacity (FVC). Participants will be randomly assigned to a study group that will receive an IV infusion of either the study medication or placebo about once a month for 6 months.

Phase ll Study of HEC585 in Patients With IPF

A Phase ll Study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of various doses of HEC585 Tablets in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Real-life-persistence to Antifibrotic Treatments

This study will help to better understand the persistence rate to antifibrotic (AF) treatment in real life in France and to identify potential areas for improvement by investigating the factors associated with a non-persistence rate to AF treatment. Primary objective of the study is to measure the percentage of patients still treated up to 30 months after AF treatment initiation.

Collagen-targeted Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Imaging for Assessment of EGCG Effect

The primary purpose of this substudy is to determine if collagen-targeted PET using the type 1 collagen-targeted PET probe, Gallium-68 (68Ga)-labeled collagen binding probe 8 (CBP8) can inform as to drug effect of EGCG and assist in dose selection.

Study of Oral Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) in IPF Patients

The primary purpose of this multi-center, double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-ranging Phase I study is to assess the safety of a purified from green tea, EGCG, in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) as a potential novel treatment for pulmonary fibrosis.

Metformin to Attenuate Progressive Respiratory Decline in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

This is a randomized, placebo-controlled trial of metformin in 400 participants with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) who are at high risk of adverse clinical outcomes based on a proteomic classifier. The primary objective is to assess the safety and efficacy of metformin compared to placebo in participants with IPF who are at high-risk for adverse clinical events. Approximately 800 participants with IPF will be screened. 400 participants who are at high risk for adverse clinical events (proteomic signature present) will be randomized into receiving metformin (n\~200) or matching placebo (n\~200). Participants that meet the eligibility criteria but do not have the proteomic signature (proteomic signature absent) will be contacted by phone at 12 and 24 months to review medical history.

Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of of HSK44459 in People With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

This study is open to adults with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis who are at least 40 years old. The main objective is to evaluate of the efficacy and the secondary objective is to evaluate the safety and pharmacokinetic.