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Efficacy and Safety of QVA149 in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Interventions
Drug: placebo
Drug: indacaterol/glycopyrrolate
Registration Number
NCT00570778
Lead Sponsor
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Brief Summary

This study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of QVA149 in patients with moderate to severe COPD.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
154
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Male or female adults aged ≥40 years, who have signed an Informed Consent Form prior to initiation of any study-related procedure.
  2. Patients with moderate to severe stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) according to the Global Initiative for Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) Guidelines 2006.
  3. Patients who have smoking history of at least 10 pack years.
  4. Patients with a post-bronchodilator Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second (FEV1) ≥30% and < 80% of the predicted normal and post-bronchodilator FEV1/Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) <0.70.
Exclusion Criteria
  1. Pregnant or nursing women, or women of child-bearing potential, regardless of whether or not sexually active if they are not using acceptable methods of contraception.
  2. Patients requiring long term oxygen therapy (> 15 hours a day) on a daily basis for chronic hypoxemia, or who have been hospitalized or visited an emergency department for a COPD exacerbation or as result of their airways disease in the 6 weeks prior to screening.
  3. Patients who have had a respiratory tract infection within 6 weeks prior to screening.
  4. Patients with concomitant pulmonary disease, pulmonary tuberculosis (unless confirmed by chest x-ray to be no longer active) or clinically significant bronchiectasis.
  5. Patients with any history of asthma indicated by (but not limited to) a blood eosinophil count > 400/mm3.
  6. Patients who, in the judgment of the investigator or the responsible Novartis personnel, have a clinically relevant laboratory abnormality or a clinically significant condition.
  7. Patients with uncontrolled Type I and Type II diabetes.
  8. History of malignancy of any organ system (including lung cancer), treated or untreated, within the past 5 years.
  9. Patients who are contraindicated for or who have shown an untoward reaction to inhaled anticholinergic agents.
  10. Patients with a history of long QT syndrome or whose QTc interval (Fridericia method) measured at screening is prolonged (>450 ms for males or >470 ms for females).
  11. Patients with a history of untoward reactions to sympathomimetic amines, inhaled medication or any component thereof, or any of the study drugs or drugs with similar chemical structures.

Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
CROSSOVER
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
placeboplaceboTwo placebo capsules inhaled once daily via a single dose dry powder inhaler for 7 days.
indacaterol 600 μgindacaterolTwo indacaterol 300 μg capsules inhaled once daily via a single dose dry powder inhaler for 7 days.
indacaterol/glycopyrrolate 300/50 μgindacaterol/glycopyrrolateOne indacaterol/glycopyrrolate 300/50 μg capsule + 1 placebo capsule inhaled once daily via a single dose dry powder inhaler for 7 days.
indacaterol 300 μgindacaterolOne capsule indacaterol 300 μg + one placebo capsule inhaled once daily via a single dose dry powder inhaler for 7 days.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change From Baseline in Trough Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second (FEV1) at Day 7Baseline, Day 7

Spirometry testing was performed in accordance with American Thoracic Society standards. Trough FEV1 was defined as the average of the 23 hour 15 minute and 23 hour 45 minute measurements post dosing. Baseline FEV1 is the mean of the 45 minute and 15 minute pre-dose FEV1 values at day 1 of each period. Least square means are based on the Analysis of Covariance Trough FEV1 at day 7 = sequence effect + patient(sequence) + period effect + treatment effect + (period) baseline FEV1 + error.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of Participants With Adverse Events, Serious Adverse Events and Discontinuations Due to Adverse Events47 days

Additional information about adverse events can be found in the Adverse Event Section.

Standardized Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second (FEV1) Area Under Curve (AUC) 5 Minutes-12 Hours at Day 7Day 7

Spirometry testing was performed in accordance with American Thoracic Society standards. FEV1 was assessed at 5, 15, 30 minutes, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10 and 12 hours post dose on Day 7. Standardized (with respect to time) AUC (5 minutes-12 hours) for FEV1 on day 7 was calculated using the trapezoidal rule. Least square means are based on the Analysis of Covariance: FEV1 AUC = sequence effect + patient (sequence) + period + treatment + baseline FEV1 (period) + error.

Trial Locations

Locations (3)

Novartis Investigator Site

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Veldhoven, Netherlands

Novartis Investigator site

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Eindhoven, Netherlands

Novartis investigator site

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Heerlen, Netherlands

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