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Trial Comparing Treatment With Tiotropium Inhalation Capsules to Combivent® Inhalation Aerosol in COPD Patients.

Phase 4
Completed
Conditions
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
Registration Number
NCT00388882
Lead Sponsor
Boehringer Ingelheim
Brief Summary

The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of 12 weeks treatment with tiotro pium HandiHaler® 18 mcg daily compared to Combivent® MDI CFC Inhalation Aerosol 2 actuations qid in COPD patients currently prescribed Combivent® MDI.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
327
Inclusion Criteria
  • Diagnosis of COPD
  • Age: >= 40 years
  • Current or ex-smoker with a >= 10 pack-year smoking history
  • Use of Combivent® MDI for >= 1 month prior to Visit 1 Spirometric criteria (determined at study visits):
  • Post-bronchodilator FEV1 <= 70% (Visit 1)
  • Pre-bronchodilator FEV1 <= 65% of predicted and FEV1/FVC <= 70% (Visit 2)
Exclusion Criteria
  • Clinical history of asthma
  • History of thoracotomy with pulmonary resection
  • History of CF, alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency or interstitial lung disease
  • Daytime use of oxygen therapy for > 1 hour per day or if unable to abstain from using oxygen during PFTs
  • Any respiratory tract infection or COPD exacerbation in 6 weeks prior to Visit 1
  • Recent history 6 months or less of MI
  • Unstable or life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias
  • Hospitalization for CHF during past year
  • Malignancy for which patient is receiving chemo or radiation therapy
  • Pregnant or nursing women
  • Known hypersensitivity to ipratropium or carrier substances, including related food products such as soybean, peanuts, or lactose
  • Use of SPIRIVA® 3 months prior to Visit 1
  • Symptomatic of prostatic hypertrophy or bladder neck obstruction
  • Known narrow- angle glaucoma
  • Participating in a pulmonary rehab program within 4 weeks of Visit 1

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Trough FEV1after 12 weeks of treatment
FEV1 AUC0-6 hoursafter 12 weeks of treatment
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Trough FVCat 6 and 12 weeks
Individual FVC measurements12 weeks
FEV1 AUC0-6 hoursafter first dose and 6 weeks
Peak FEV1after first dose and 6 week
Individual FEV1 measurements12 weeks
Use of Albuterol (scheduled and rescue)12 weeks
Patient Global Evaluation12 weeks
Physician Global Evaluation12 weeks
Occurrence of adverse events12 weeks
Vital Signs12 weeks
Trough FEV1at 6 weeks
Peak FVC at all clinic visits12 weeks
AUC0-6 hours FVC at all clinic visits12 weeks
PEFR (Peak expiratory flow rate) measured by the patient at home twice daily12 weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (40)

205.346.107 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site

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Phoenix, Arizona, United States

205.346.104 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site

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Lakewood, California, United States

205.346.108 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site

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Sepulveda, California, United States

205.346.101 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site

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Torrance, California, United States

205.346.106 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site

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Wheat Ridge, Colorado, United States

205.346.102 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site

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Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States

205.346.109 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site

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Shreveport, Louisiana, United States

205.346.110 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

205.346.105 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site

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Charleston, South Carolina, United States

205.346.103 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site

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Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

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205.346.107 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
🇺🇸Phoenix, Arizona, United States

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