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Pulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructivePhase 3NCT02172794

Tiotropium Inhalation Capsules and Salmeterol Inhalation Aerosol on Muscular Efficiency and Resting Energy Expenditure (REE) in Patients With Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

A Phase 3 study testing Tiotropium and Salmeterol in people with Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive, run by Boehringer Ingelheim.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of tiotropium on gross muscular efficiency Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 40 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
What is being tested?
Tiotropium and Salmeterol
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
48 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
May 2002to Oct 2005
Phase
Phase 3
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 40 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • All patients had to sign an informed consent consistent with ICH-GCP guidelines prior to participation in the trial, which includes medication washout and restrictions.
  • Male or female patients 40 years of age or older.
  • All patients had to have a diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and must meet the following spirometric criteria:
  • Patients had to have moderate to severe airway obstruction with a postbronchodilator FEV1/FVC ≤ 70% and FEV1 ≤ 60% predicted (Visit 1).
  • FEV1 % predicted and/or forced vital capacity (FVC) increases >5% after inhalation with 480 μg salbutamol and 80 μg ipratropium
  • Patients had to be current or ex-smokers with a smoking history of more than 10 pack-years.
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  • Patients had to be able to perform technically acceptable pulmonary function tests and had to be able to maintain records (Patient Daily Record) during the study period as required in the protocol.
  • Patients had to be able to inhale medication from the HandiHaler, and from an inhalation aerosol.
  • Patients should have had a ventilatory limitation of maximal exercise capacity:
  • Increase in arterial carvon dioxide tension (PaCO2) during incremental bicycle test and/or increase in minute ventilation (VE) max > 80% (FEV1 x 37.5)
  • Patients should have had a Wmax ≥ 40 Watt during maximal incremental bicycle test.

Who cannot join

  • Increase of blood lactate > 10 mmol/L at peak exercise
  • Increase of blood lactate >2.5 mmol/L at ≥ 50% of Wmax
  • Decrease of oxygen saturation below 90% at ≥ 50% of Wmax
  • Patients with significant diseases other than COPD had to be excluded. A significant disease was defined as a disease which in the opinion of the investigator may either put the patient at risk because of participation in the study or a disease which may influence the results of the study or the patient's ability to participate in the study.
  • Patients with clinically relevant abnormal haemoglobulin, leukocytes, thrombocytes, glucose, sodium, potassium.
  • Patients with a recent history (i.e., six months or less) of myocardial infarction.
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  • Patients with any cardiac arrhythmia requiring drug therapy or who have been hospitalised for heart failure within the past three years.
  • Patients with known active tuberculosis.
  • Patients on oxygen therapy.
  • Patients with a history of cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis, interstitial lung disease, or pulmonary thromboembolic disease.
  • Patients who have undergone thoracotomy with pulmonary resection. Patients with a history of thoracotomy for other reasons should be evaluated as per exclusion 4.
  • Patients with any respiratory infection in the six weeks prior to the Screening Visit (Visit 1) or during the baseline period. The enrolment of these patients was to be postponed for at least six weeks.
  • Patients who have frequent exacerbations (at least three in the preceding year) which could be expected to interfere with the patient's ability to participate in the trial should be excluded.
  • Patients with known hypersensitivity to anticholinergic drugs, beta adrenergics, lactose or any other components of the inhalation capsule delivery system.
  • Patients with a history of cancer within the last three years. Patients with treated basal cell carcinoma were allowed. Patients with successfully treated cancers greater than five years prior to entry were allowed.
  • Patients with known symptomatic prostatic hypertrophy or bladder neck obstruction.
  • Patients with known narrow-angle glaucoma.
  • Patients who were being treated with cromolyn sodium or nedocromil sodium.
  • Patients who were being treated with antihistamines (H1 receptor antagonists).
  • Patients who were being treated with theophyllines
  • Patients who were currently on β-blocker therapy.
  • Patients using oral corticosteroid medication at unstable doses (i.e. less than six weeks on a stable dose) or at doses in excess of the equivalent of 10 mg of prednisone per day or 20 mg every other day.
  • Pregnant or nursing women or women of childbearing potential not using a medically approved means of contraception for the previous 3 months (i.e. oral contraceptives, intrauterine devices, diaphragm or subdermal implants e.g. Norplant).
  • Patients with a history of asthma or allergic rhinitis or who have a total blood eosinophil count ≥600 /mm3. A repeat eosinophil count was not conducted in these patients (Criterion modified by Protocol Amendment 2).
  • Patients with significant alcohol or drug abuse within the past two years.
  • Patients who had taken an investigational drug within one month or six half lives (whichever is greater) prior to Screening Visit (Visit 1).

About this study

Official title: A Randomised, Double-Blind, Double-Dummy, Placebo-Controlled, Crossover Comparison of the Effect of 6-Week Treatment Periods of Tiotropium Inhalation Capsules (18 μg) and Salmeterol Inhalation Aerosol on Muscular Efficiency and Resting Energy Expenditure (REE) in Patients With Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).

The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of tiotropium on gross muscular efficiency

Being tested
Tiotropium, Placebo to tiotropium, Salmeterol, Placebo to salmeterol
Medical subject headings
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • TiotropiumDrug

  • Placebo to tiotropiumDrug

  • SalmeterolDrug

  • Placebo to salmeterolDrug

Study groups in NCT02172794
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
tiotropiumExperimentalNot described
Receives: Drug: Tiotropium; Drug: Placebo to tiotropium
salmeterolActive comparatorNot described
Receives: Drug: Salmeterol; Drug: Placebo to salmeterol

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Bruto muscular efficiency by one-point measurement of energy expenditure (EE) during bicycling at 50% Wmax

    Measured: Day 42, 84, 126

Secondary outcomes (11)
  1. Resting energy expenditure (REE)

    Measured: Day 42, 84, 126

  2. Endurance capacity in minutes

    Measured: Day 42, 84, 126

  3. Nett muscular efficiency (%)

    Measured: Day 42, 84, 126

  4. Forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1)

    Measured: Up to day 140

  5. Peak expiratory flow (PEF) variability

    Measured: Up to day 140

  6. Specific airway conductance (sGaw)

    Measured: Day 42, 84, 126

  7. Functional residual capacity (FRC)

    Measured: Day 42, 84, 126

  8. COPD Control Questionnaire (CCQ) scores on a 7 point scale

    Measured: Day 42, 84, 126

  9. Number of Participants with Adverse Events

    Measured: up to day 140

  10. Change from baseline in pulse rate

    Measured: Baseline, up to day 140

  11. Change from baseline in blood pressure

    Measured: Baseline, up to day 140

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted24 Jun 2014 (estimated)
  2. Study startMay 2002
  3. Primary completionOct 2005

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Crossover
Masking
Double blind
Enrolment
48 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02172794
Sponsor's protocol ID
205.261
Status last verified
Aug 2018
First submitted
20 Jun 2014
Last updated
31 Aug 2018
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing Tiotropium and Salmeterol in people with Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive, run by Boehringer Ingelheim.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 11 inclusion and 26 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 31 Aug 2018. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Bruto muscular efficiency by one-point measurement of energy expenditure (EE) during bicycling at 50% Wmax (time frame: Day 42, 84, 126). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 31 Aug 2018.

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