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A Dose Ranging Trial of 4 Doses of Indacaterol Delivered Via the TWISTHALER® Device in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
COPD
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT00557466
Lead Sponsor
Novartis
Brief Summary

This study will evaluate the dose response relationship among four doses of indacaterol as well as placebo delivered via the TWISTHALER® device.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
568
Inclusion Criteria
  • Male and female adults aged ≥ 40 years, who have signed an Informed Consent Form prior to initiation of any study-related procedure (which include any adjustment to their current COPD treatment)

  • Cooperative outpatients with a diagnosis of COPD (moderate to severe as classified by the Global Initiative for Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) Guidelines, 2006) and:

    • Smoking history of at least 10 pack years
    • Post-bronchodilator Forced Expiratory Volume in one second (FEV1) < 80% and ≥30% of the predicted normal value.
    • Post-bronchodilator FEV1/Forced vital capacity (FVC) < 70%
Exclusion Criteria
  • Pregnant women, nursing mothers, or females of childbearing potential, regardless of whether or not sexually active, if they are not using acceptable methods of contraception.
  • Patients who have been hospitalized for an exacerbation of their airways disease within 6 weeks prior to Visit 1 or between Visit 1 and Visit 2.
  • Patients with a history of asthma.
  • Patients with an acute respiratory tract infection within 4 weeks prior to Visit 1, will be not allowed to enter the study.
  • Other clinically significant conditions which may interfere with the study conduct or patient safety as specified in the protocol.

Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
indacaterol 62.5 μgindacaterolIndacaterol 62.5 μg delivered by the TWISTHALER® device once a day and placebo to formoterol (placebo AEROLIZER® device) twice a day for 14 days. All participants were supplied with salbutamol/albuterol to use throughout the study as rescue medication.
indacaterol 62.5 μgshort acting β2- agonistIndacaterol 62.5 μg delivered by the TWISTHALER® device once a day and placebo to formoterol (placebo AEROLIZER® device) twice a day for 14 days. All participants were supplied with salbutamol/albuterol to use throughout the study as rescue medication.
indacaterol 125 μgshort acting β2- agonistIndacaterol 125 μg delivered by the TWISTHALER® device once a day and placebo to formoterol (placebo AEROLIZER® device) twice a day for 14 days. All participants were supplied with salbutamol/albuterol to use throughout the study as rescue medication.
Indacaterol 250 μgplacebo to formoterolIndacaterol 250 μg delivered by the TWISTHALER® device once a day and placebo to formoterol (placebo AEROLIZER® device) twice a day for 14 days. All participants were supplied with salbutamol/albuterol to use throughout the study as rescue medication.
Indacaterol 250 μgshort acting β2- agonistIndacaterol 250 μg delivered by the TWISTHALER® device once a day and placebo to formoterol (placebo AEROLIZER® device) twice a day for 14 days. All participants were supplied with salbutamol/albuterol to use throughout the study as rescue medication.
indacaterol 500 μgshort acting β2- agonistIndacaterol 500 μg delivered by the TWISTHALER® device once a day and placebo to formoterol (placebo AEROLIZER® device) twice a day for 14 days. All participants were supplied with salbutamol/albuterol to use throughout the study as rescue medication.
formoterolshort acting β2- agonistFormoterol 12 μg delivered by the AEROLIZER® device twice a day and placebo to indacaterol (placebo TWISTHALER® device) once a day for 14 days. All participants were supplied with salbutamol/albuterol to use throughout the study as rescue medication.
placeboplacebo to indacaterolPlacebo to indacaterol (placebo TWISTHALER® device) once a day and placebo to formoterol (placebo AEROLIZER® device) twice a day for 14 days. All participants were supplied with salbutamol/albuterol to use throughout the study as rescue medication.
placeboplacebo to formoterolPlacebo to indacaterol (placebo TWISTHALER® device) once a day and placebo to formoterol (placebo AEROLIZER® device) twice a day for 14 days. All participants were supplied with salbutamol/albuterol to use throughout the study as rescue medication.
placeboshort acting β2- agonistPlacebo to indacaterol (placebo TWISTHALER® device) once a day and placebo to formoterol (placebo AEROLIZER® device) twice a day for 14 days. All participants were supplied with salbutamol/albuterol to use throughout the study as rescue medication.
indacaterol 62.5 μgplacebo to formoterolIndacaterol 62.5 μg delivered by the TWISTHALER® device once a day and placebo to formoterol (placebo AEROLIZER® device) twice a day for 14 days. All participants were supplied with salbutamol/albuterol to use throughout the study as rescue medication.
indacaterol 125 μgplacebo to formoterolIndacaterol 125 μg delivered by the TWISTHALER® device once a day and placebo to formoterol (placebo AEROLIZER® device) twice a day for 14 days. All participants were supplied with salbutamol/albuterol to use throughout the study as rescue medication.
indacaterol 500 μgplacebo to formoterolIndacaterol 500 μg delivered by the TWISTHALER® device once a day and placebo to formoterol (placebo AEROLIZER® device) twice a day for 14 days. All participants were supplied with salbutamol/albuterol to use throughout the study as rescue medication.
formoterolplacebo to indacaterolFormoterol 12 μg delivered by the AEROLIZER® device twice a day and placebo to indacaterol (placebo TWISTHALER® device) once a day for 14 days. All participants were supplied with salbutamol/albuterol to use throughout the study as rescue medication.
indacaterol 125 μgindacaterolIndacaterol 125 μg delivered by the TWISTHALER® device once a day and placebo to formoterol (placebo AEROLIZER® device) twice a day for 14 days. All participants were supplied with salbutamol/albuterol to use throughout the study as rescue medication.
Indacaterol 250 μgindacaterolIndacaterol 250 μg delivered by the TWISTHALER® device once a day and placebo to formoterol (placebo AEROLIZER® device) twice a day for 14 days. All participants were supplied with salbutamol/albuterol to use throughout the study as rescue medication.
indacaterol 500 μgindacaterolIndacaterol 500 μg delivered by the TWISTHALER® device once a day and placebo to formoterol (placebo AEROLIZER® device) twice a day for 14 days. All participants were supplied with salbutamol/albuterol to use throughout the study as rescue medication.
formoterolformoterolFormoterol 12 μg delivered by the AEROLIZER® device twice a day and placebo to indacaterol (placebo TWISTHALER® device) once a day for 14 days. All participants were supplied with salbutamol/albuterol to use throughout the study as rescue medication.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The Mean Change From Baseline to 24 Hour Post-dose (Trough) Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second (FEV1)Baseline (prior to first dose) and Day 15 (24 hours after last dose)

FEV1 is the amount of air which can be forcibly exhaled from the lungs in the first second of a forced exhalation. Change from baseline to 24 hour post dose trough FEV1 after 14 days of treatment was analyzed using Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) adjusting for treatment and region with baseline FEV1 as a covariate.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Standardized Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second (FEV1) Area Under the Curve (AUC) Between Baseline (Predose) and 4 Hours Post-doseDay 14, pre-dose and at 5, 20, 30 minutes and 1, 2, 3, and 4 hours post-dose.

FEV1 was measured on Day 14 pre-dose and up to 4 hours post-dose. The Area Under the Curve (AUC) for FEV1 was analyzed using Analysis of Covariance adjusting for treatment and region with baseline FEV1 as a covariate.

The Mean Change From Baseline to 24 Hour Post-dose (Trough) Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second (FEV1) on Day 1Day 1 Baseline (prior to first dose) and 24 hours post-dose.

FEV1 is the amount of air which can be forcibly exhaled from the lungs in the first second of a forced exhalation. Change from baseline to 24 hour post dose trough FEV1 after 1 day of treatment was analyzed using Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) adjusting for treatment and region with baseline FEV1 as a covariate.

Standardized Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second (FEV1) Area Under the Curve (AUC) Between Baseline (Predose) and 4 Hours Post-dose on Day 1Day 1; pre-dose and at 5, 20, 30 minutes and 1, 2, 3, and 4 hours post-dose.

FEV1 was measured on Day 1 pre-dose and up to 4 hours post-dose. The Area Under the Curve (AUC) for FEV1 was analyzed using Analysis of Covariance adjusting for treatment and region with baseline FEV1 as a covariate.

Time to Peak Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second (FEV1) on Day 1 and Day 14Day 1 and Day 14 measured pre-dose and up to 4 hours post-dose

FEV1 is the amount of air which can be forcibly exhaled from the lungs in the first second of a forced exhalation. Time to peak FEV1 is calculated in minutes from the time of inhalation of study drug to the time of the peak FEV1, which is taken as the maximum FEV1 recorded post-dose.

Change From Baseline in Morning and Evening Peak Expiratory FlowBaseline (recorded during the screening period) and Days 1-14 (treatment period).

The Peak Expiratory Flow (PEF) rate is the maximal rate that a person can exhale during a short maximal expiratory effort after fully inhaling. Participants measured their PEF using a peak flow meter prior to taking study medication and recorded measurements in a diary every morning and evening during the study. Change from baseline is the difference between the mean baseline PEF recorded during the screening period until the first day of treatment, and the overall mean PEF from Days 1 to 14.

Number of Participants Using Rescue MedicationOver 14 days

Participants recorded the use of rescue medications (salbutamol/albuterol) for treatment of asthma symptoms twice a day in a diary during the 14 days of the treatment period.

Trial Locations

Locations (5)

Novartis Investigator Site

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Whitstable, United Kingdom

Novartis Investigator site

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Mrozy, Poland

Novartis Investigator Site - 2 sites

🇩🇪

Bonn, Germany

Novartis investigator site

🇬🇧

Watford, United Kingdom

novartis Investigator site

🇩🇪

Koblenz, Germany

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