Skip to main content
Clinical Trials/NCT00259779
NCT00259779
Completed
Phase 3

A Randomised, Double Blind, Double Dummy, Multicentre Phase III Study Comparing the Efficacy of Budesonide/Formoterol (Symbicort® Forte Turbuhaler®) and Oral Prednisolone + Formoterol (Oxis® Turbuhaler) During Two Weeks, in COPD Patients With an Acute Exacerbation, Followed by Twelve Weeks Open Follow up Period With Budesonide/Formoterol (Symbicort Forte Turbuhaler)

AstraZeneca1 site in 1 country120 target enrollmentSeptember 2005

Overview

Phase
Phase 3
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Sponsor
AstraZeneca
Enrollment
120
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Forced Expiratory Volume in one second (FEV1)
Status
Completed
Last Updated
15 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

To assess if Symbicort forte Turbuhaler (during two weeks) is as effective as an oral course of prednisolone + Oxis Turbuhaler (during two weeks) for the treatment of an acute exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
September 2005
End Date
July 2007
Last Updated
15 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Parallel
Sex
All

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and an acute exacerbation
  • After the acute treatment a simple pulmonary function test shows a value of 30%-60% of the predicted normal value.
  • Patients, who, based on the clinical examination after the initial acute treatment, are candidates for a course of oral steroids for the treatment of acute symptoms due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Exclusion Criteria

  • Diagnosis/history of asthma
  • Oxygen uptake (saturation) is \<92% after the initial acute treatment
  • A requirement for regular use of oxygen therapy
  • Regular treatment with any inhaled steroid \>1 000 µg/day at study entry
  • Additional inclusion and exclusion criteria will be evaluated by the investigator

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Forced Expiratory Volume in one second (FEV1)

Secondary Outcomes

  • Number of patients with treatment failures
  • Time to first exacerbation
  • Number of patients developing an exacerbation
  • Diary cards
  • Quality of Life
  • - Adverse Events (AEs)
  • Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) and Discontinuations due to AEs
  • Variables will be assessed before and over the 2+12 weeks treatment period

Study Sites (1)

Loading locations...

Similar Trials