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Efficacy and Tolerability of Symbicort as an add-on Treatment to Spiriva Compare With Spiriva Alone in Patients With Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Phase 4
Completed
Conditions
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Interventions
Drug: Budesonide/formoterol (Symbicort® Turbuhaler®)
Registration Number
NCT01397890
Lead Sponsor
AstraZeneca
Brief Summary

This is a multicentre study with a randomised, parallel group, open-label, 3-month phase IV design to assess the efficacy and tolerability of Symbicort as an add-on treatment to Spiriva compare with Spiriva alone in patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
793
Inclusion Criteria
  • Signed and dated informed consent
  • Men or women patients ≥40 years of age
  • Diagnosis of COPD with symptoms for more than 2 years and there is a history of at least one COPD exacerbation requiring a course of oral steroids and/or antibiotics within 1-12 months before Visit 2
  • Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second (FEV1) ≤50% of predicted normal value, pre-bronchodilator and Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second (FEV1) / Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) < 70%, pre-bronchodilator
  • Total symptom score of 2 or more per day for at least half of run-in period (breathing, cough and sputum scores from the diary card) and complete morning recordings of Digital Peak Flow Meter data at least 7 out of the last 10 days of the run-in period
Exclusion Criteria
  • A history of asthma and seasonal allergic rhinitis before 40 years of age
  • Patients who have experienced exacerbation of COPD requiring hospitalisation and /or emergency room treatment and/or a course of oral steroids and/or intravenous corticosteroids and/or antibiotics within 4 weeks prior to Visit 2 and/or during run-in period and also the patients who use of systemic glucocorticosteroids (GCS) within 4 weeks and/or inhaled GCS within 2 weeks prior to Visit 2 and/or during run-in period
  • Patients with relevant cardiovascular disorder judged by the investigator
  • Patients with glaucoma, prostatic hyperplasia or bladder-neck obstruction judged by the investigator
  • Women who are pregnant, breast-feeding or of child-bearing potential judged by the investigator

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
1Tiotropium (SpirivaTM)Add-on treatment
2Tiotropium (SpirivaTM)Add-on treatment
1Budesonide/formoterol (Symbicort® Turbuhaler®)Add-on treatment
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pre-dose FEV1Baseline (week 0) and mean in treatment period (weeks 1, 6, 12) measured before inhalation of study drug

Ratio of pre-dose FEV1 (Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second) in treatment period to baseline value

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Post-dose FEV1 at 5 MinutesBaseline (-2 weeks) and mean in treatment period (1, 6, 12 weeks) measured at 5 minutes after inhalation of study drug

Ratio of post-dose FEV1 at 5 minutes to baseline value

Post-dose FEV1 at 60 MinutesBaseline (measured before inhalation of study drug at week 0) and mean in treatment period (measured at 1 hour after inhalation of study drug at weeks 0, 1, 6, 12)

Ratio of post-dose FEV1 at 60 minutes to baseline value

Pre-dose ICBaseline (week 0) and mean in treatment period (weeks 1, 6, 12) measured before inhalation of study drug

Ratio of pre-dose IC (Inspiratory Capacity) in treatment period to baseline value

Pre-dose PEF in Last Week of TreatmentMean of daily measurements in run-in period (the last 10 days before randomization) and mean of daily measurements measured before inhalation of study drug in the last week of treatment, up to 12 weeks

Change in pre-dose morning PEF (Peak Expiratory Flow) from run-in period to last week of treatment

Post-dose PEF in Last Week of TreatmentMean of daily measurements in run-in period (the last 10 days before randomization) and mean of daily measurements measured at 5 minutes after inhalation of study drug in the last week of treatment, up to 12 weeks

Change in post-dose morning PEF at 5 minutes from run-period to last week of treatment

Pre-dose FVCBaseline (measured before inhalation of study drug at week 0) and mean in treatment period (measured at 1 hour after inhalation of study drug at weeks 0, 1, 6, 12)

Ratio of pre-dose FVC (Forced Vital Capacity) in treatment period to baseline value

Pre-dose PEF in First Week of TreatmentMean of daily measurements in run-in period (the last 10 days before randomization) and mean of daily measurements measured before inhalation of study drug in the first week of treatment

Change in pre-dose morning PEF (Peak Expiratory Flow) from run-in period to first week of treatment

Post-dose PEF in First Week of TreatmentMean of daily measurements in run-in period (the last 10 days before randomization) and mean of daily measurements measured at 5 minutes after inhalation of study drug in the first week of treatment

Change in post-dose morning PEF at 5 minutes from run-in period to first week of treatment

Post-dose PEF in Whole Treatment PeriodMean of daily measurements in run-in period (the last 10 days before randomization) and mean of daily measurements measured at 5 minutes after inhalation of study drug in whole treatment period of 12 weeks

Change in post-dose morning PEF at 5 minutes from run-period to whole treatment period

Use of Reliever Medication During Night in the Whole Treatment PeriodMean of daily measurements in run-in period (the last 10 days before randomization) and mean of daily measurements measured during day in the whole treatment period of 12 weeks

Change in the number of inhalations of reliever medication during night from run-in period to the whole treatment period

Change in COPD Symptoms - CoughMean of daily measurements in run-in period (the last 10 days before randomization) and mean of daily measurements in the whole treatment period of 12 weeks

Change in Cough symptom score (from 0:none to 4:severe) from run-in period

Change in COPD Symptoms - SputumMean of daily measurements in run-in period (the last 10 days before randomization) and mean of daily measurements in the whole treatment period of 12 weeks

Change in Sputum symptom score (from 0:none to 4:severe) from run-in period

Post-dose FVC at 5 MinutesBaseline (measured before inhalation of study drug at week 0) and mean in treatment period (measured at 5 minutes after inhalation of study drug at weeks 0, 1, 6, 12)

Ratio of post-dose FVC at 5 minutes to baseline value

Post-dose IC at 60 MinutesBaseline (measured before inhalation of study drug at week 0) and mean in treatment period (measured at 1 hour after inhalation of study drug at weeks 0, 1, 6, 12)

Ratio of post-dose IC at 60 minutes to baseline value

Use of Reliever Medication During Day in the First Week on TreatmentMean of daily measurements in run-in period (the last 10 days before randomization) and mean of daily measurements measured during day in the first week on treatment

Change in the number of inhalations of reliever medication during day from run-in period to the first week on treatment

Post-dose FVC at 60 MinutesBaseline (measured before inhalation of study drug at week 0) and mean in treatment period (measured at 1 hour after inhalation of study drug at weeks 0, 1, 6, 12)

Ratio of post-dose FVC at 60 minutes to baseline value

Change in COPD Symptoms - BreathingMean of daily measurements in run-in period (the last 10 days before randomization) and mean of daily measurements in the whole treatment period of 12 weeks

Change in breathing symptom score (from 0:none to 4:severe) from run-in period

Pre-dose PEF in Whole Treatment PeriodMean of daily measurements in run-in period (the last 10 days before randomization) and mean of daily measurements measured before inhalation of study drug in whole treatment period of 12 weeks

Change in pre-dose morning PEF from run-in period to whole treatment period

Use of Reliever Medication During Day in the Last Week on TreatmentMean of daily measurements in run-in period (the last 10 days before randomization) and mean of daily measurements measured during day in the last week on treatment, up to 12 weeks

Change in the number of inhalations of reliever medication during day from run-in period to the last week on treatment

Use of Reliever Medication During Day in the Whole Treatment PeriodMean of daily measurements in run-in period (the last 10 days before randomization) and mean of daily measurements measured during day in the whole treatment period of 12 weeks

Change in the number of inhalations of reliever medication during day from run-in period to the whole treatment period

Use of Reliever Medication During Night in the Last Week on TreatmentMean of daily measurements in run-in period (the last 10 days before randomization) and mean of daily measurements measured during day in the last week on treatment, up to 12 weeks

Change in the number of inhalations of reliever medication during night from run-in period to the last week on treatment

Use of Reliever Medication During Night in the First Week on TreatmentMean of daily measurements in run-in period (the last 10 days before randomization) and mean of daily measurements measured during night in the first week on treatment

Change in the number of inhalations of reliever medication during day from run-in period to the first week on treatment

COPD ExacerbationsWhole treatment period of 12 weeks

Severe exacerbations requiring systemic steroids (oral ≥3 days or parenteral) or hospitalisation or emergency room treatment due to worsening of COPD symptoms

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Research Site

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Udon Thani, Thailand

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