Comparing the efficacy of tiotropium + olodaterol (5/5 µg) fixed dose combination (FDC) over tiotropium 5µg in reducing moderate to severe exacerbations in patients with severe to very severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
- Conditions
- chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseMedDRA version: 17.1Level: LLTClassification code 10010952Term: COPDSystem Organ Class: 100000004855Therapeutic area: Diseases [C] - Respiratory Tract Diseases [C08]
- Registration Number
- EUCTR2014-002275-28-GR
- Lead Sponsor
- Boehringer Ingelheim Ellas SA
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 8200
- Male or female patients, 40 years of age or older.
- Diagnosis of COPD with a documented post-bronchodilator Forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1)< 60% of predicted normal and a post-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC (Forced vital capacity) <70% at Visit 1
- Documented history of at least one moderate to severe COPD exacerbation in the previous 12 months requiring treatment with systemic corticosteroids and/or antibiotics and/or related hospitalization.
- Symptomatically stable as defined by: no evidence of COPD exacerbation requiring use of either antibiotics and/or steroids 4 weeks prior to visit 1 and no evidence of change in their usual COPD medication 4 weeks prior to visit 1.
- Current or ex-smokers with a smoking history of more than 10 pack years.
Are the trial subjects under 18? no
Number of subjects for this age range: 0
F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range 800
F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes
F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range 7000
- Significant disease other than COPD.
- Clinically relevant abnormal baseline haematology, blood chemistry, urinalysis or creatinine > x2 ULN will be excluded regardless of clinical condition
- Current documented history of asthma. For patients with allergic rhinitis or atopy, source documentation is required to verify that the patient does not have asthma
- A diagnosis of thyrotoxicosis
- A history of myocardial infarction within 6 months of screening visit.
- Life-threatening cardiac arrhythmia.
- Known active tuberculosis.
- Any malignancy unless free of disease for at least 5 years (patients with treated basal cell carcinoma or squamous cell skin cancers are allowed).
- A history of cystic fibrosis.
- Clinically relevant bronchiectasis.
- Patients with severe emphysema requiring endobronchial interventions within 6 months prior to screening
- A history of significant alcohol or drug abuse in the opinion of the investigator.
- Patients who have undergone thoracotomy with pulmonary resection
- Patients being treated with oral or patch ß-adrenergics.
- Patients being treated with oral corticosteroid medication at unstable doses
- Patients being treated with PDE4 inhibitors within 3 months of screening visit
- Patients who have taken an investigational drug within one month or six half-lives
- Pregnant or nursing women.
- Women of childbearing potential not using a highly effective method of birth control.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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