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Symbicort in Airway Predominant Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Phase 4
Completed
Conditions
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
Interventions
Drug: Ipratropium/albuterol
Drug: budesonide/formoterol
Registration Number
NCT01253473
Lead Sponsor
National Jewish Health
Brief Summary

The main objective of the study is to see if using anti-inflammatory to patients with airway disease chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) phenotype will be more effective than using these treatments in patients with loss of lung tissue. Symbicort plus ipratropium/albuterol will be used for 12 weeks in an open-label study in subjects with airway predominant COPD.

Detailed Description

Subjects from the COPDGene study who have airway-predominant COPD on chest CT scan will be enrolled; a total of 40 subjects is planned.

Subjects will all have background ipratropium-albuterol administered four times daily. Subjects will be randomized to receive budesonide (180 ug twice daily) or formoterol-budesonide (160/4.5 ug twice daily) for 12 weeks.

The main objective is to explore novel outcomes: blood biomarkers and chest CT scan. Outcomes include lung function, walk distance, respiratory disease-specific health status, and expiratory chest CT scan gas trapping as an exploratory outcome.

The primary outcome measure will be FEV1 pre-bronchodilator 12 hours after the last dose of study medication at the end of 12 weeks of treatment. FEV1 will be measured in the morning 6 hours after the last dose of ipratropium/albuterol and 12 hours after the last dose of budesonide and budesonide/formoterol

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
46
Inclusion Criteria
  1. COPD GOLD Stage 2 and 3 (post-bronchodilator FEV1 35-80% predicted and FEV1/FVC <0.7 at the time of enrollment in COPDGene) by spirometry.
  2. Less than 15% of the lung <-950 Hounsfield Units on COPDGene high-resolution inspiratoryChest CT scan (i.e. no evidence of significant emphysema)
  3. Greater than 10% gas trapping on COPDGene expiratory CT scan (i.e. evidence of small airway disease).
  4. No history of recent use (within the pat 8 weeks) of an inhaled or systemic corticosteroid.
  5. Body weight <100 kg (low dose CT scans in subject with increased boyd weight can not be reliably analyzed).
Exclusion Criteria
  1. Exacerbation of COPD or other respiratory illness requiring antibiotics within the past 8 weeks.
  2. Previous adverse reaction to inhaled steroids, long-acting beta agonists, or long-acting anticholinergic medications.
  3. Symptomatic, untreated benign prostate hypertrophy.
  4. Allergy to peanuts.
  5. Glaucoma

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
ipratropium/albuterolIpratropium/albuterol1 puff 4 times daily
BudesonideIpratropium/albuterolbudesonide 180 ug 2 puffs 4 times daily + ipratropium/albuterol 1 puffs four times daily
BudesonideBudesonidebudesonide 180 ug 2 puffs 4 times daily + ipratropium/albuterol 1 puffs four times daily
budesonide/formoterolbudesonide/formoterolbudesonide/formoterol 160/4.5 ug 2 puffs 4 times daily + ipratropium/albuterol 1 puffs four times daily
budesonide/formoterolIpratropium/albuterolbudesonide/formoterol 160/4.5 ug 2 puffs 4 times daily + ipratropium/albuterol 1 puffs four times daily
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) pre-bronchodilator12 weeks

FEV1 will be measured in the morning 6 hours after the last dose of ipratropium/albuterol and 12 hours after the last dose budesonide and budesonide/formoterol

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Patient-reported exacerbations12 weeks
Health Status12 weeks

Administer St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire at randomization and 12 weeks.

Dyspnea12 weeks

Evaluated by the Modified Medical Research Council Dyspnea Scale at randomization and week 12.

CT scan gas trappingBefore and 12 weeks after randomization
Post-bronchodilator FEV112 weeks
Patient reported adverse events12 weeks
Forced vital capacity (FVC) pre-bronchodilator12 weeks
Six minute walk distance12 weeks

Evaluate six minute walk distance at randomization and 12 weeks

Post-bronchodilator FVC12 weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (7)

Reliant Medical Group

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Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Brigham and Women's Hospital

🇺🇸

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

National Jewish Health

🇺🇸

Denver, Colorado, United States

University of Alabama Birmingham Medical Center

🇺🇸

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Harbor UCLA Medical Center

🇺🇸

Torrance, California, United States

Temple University Medical Center

🇺🇸

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

University of Iowa

🇺🇸

Iowa City, Iowa, United States

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