Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) MedDRA version: 9.1 Level: LLT Classification code 10009033 Term: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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Interventions
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Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: •Male or female adults aged = 40 years, who have signed an Informed Consent Form prior to initiation of any study-related procedure. •Patients with moderate to severe COPD according to the GOLD Guidelines (2006). •Patients who have smoking history of at least 10 pack years. •Patients with a post-bronchodilator FEV1 =30 % and =65 years) yes F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: •Pregnant women or nursing mothers (pregnancy confirmed by positive urine pregnancy test) and females of childbearing potential who do not use a reliable contraceptive method. •Patients requiring oxygen therapy on a daily basis for chronic hypoxemia, or who have been hospitalized for an exacerbation of their airways disease in the 6 weeks prior to Visit 1 or during the run-in period. •Patients who have had respiratory tract infection within 6 weeks prior to Visit 1. •Patients who develop a respiratory tract infection during the screening period (up to Visit 3) must discontinue from the trial, but will be permitted to re-enroll at a later date (at least 6 weeks after the resolution of the respiratory tract infection). •Patients who, in the judgment of the investigator or the responsible Novartis personnel, have a clinically relevant laboratory abnormality or a clinically significant condition such as (but not limited to) unstable ischemic heart disease, cancers, left ventricular failure, long term prednisone therapy, history of myocardial infarction, arrhythmia (all), narrow-angle glaucoma, symptomatic prostatic hyperplasia or bladder-neck obstruction or moderate to severe renal impairment. •Patients with a history of asthma indicated by (but not limited to): a) Blood eosinophil count > 400/mm3 b) Onset of symptoms prior to age 40 years. •Patients contraindicated for tiotropium treatment or who have shown an untoward reaction to inhaled anticholinergic agents. •Patients with a history of long QT syndrome or whose QTc measured at Visit 1 is prolonged (>440 ms for males or >460 for females). •Patients with a history of untoward reactions to sympathomimetic amines or inhaled medication or any component thereof. •Treatments for COPD and allied conditions: the following medications should not be used between Visits 1 and 18. The minimum washout prior to Visit 2 is specified below: The long acting anticholinergic agent tiotropium:7 days. Short acting anticholinergics: 8 h Fixed combinations of beta 2-agonists and inhaled corticosteroids: 48 h - Patients taking fixed combinations of corticosteroid/beta-agonist prior to Visit 1 should be transferred to the same dose of steroid contained in the fixed combination and on-demand rescue medication for a period of 2 weeks prior to Visit 2. Long-acting beta 2-agonists: 48 h Short acting beta 2-agonists (other than those prescribed in the study): 6 hours Theophylline (any formulation): 7 days Combinations of inhaled anticholinergics and beta agonists: 24 hours Patients taking fixed combinations of corticosteroid/beta-agonist prior to Visit 1 should be transferred to the same dose of steroid contained in the fixed combination and on-demand rescue medication for a period of 2 weeks prior to Visit 2. •Patients who need the following treatments for COPD and allied conditions unless they have been stabilized for at least one month prior to visit 1: •Inhaled or nasal corticosteroids •Cromoglycate, nedocromil, ketotifen in recommended and constant doses and dose regimens •Patients taking beta blocking agents •Patients unable to use a dry powder inhaler (Single Dose Dry Powder Inhaler or HandiHaler® type) device or a pMDI (rescue medication), perform spirometry measurements or complete a patient log. •Use of other investigational drugs at the time of enrollment, or within 30 days or 5 half-lives of Visit 1, whichever is longer. •History of hypersensitivity to any of the study drugs or to drugs with similar ch
Design outcomes
Primary
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| Main Objective: To evaluate the bronchodilatory efficacy of NVA237 in patients with stable COPD in terms of through FEV1 (mean of 23h 15 min & 23h 45 min post dose) following 7 days of treatment, by comparing four doses of NVA237 (12.5, 25, 50 &100 micrograms o.d.) with placebo delivered by the single Dose Dry Powder Inhaler (SDDPI).;Secondary Objective: To explore additional efficacy, safety, and tolerability of the four doses of NVA237 in comparison with placebo delivered by the Single Dose Powder Inhaler (SDDPI) and with tiotropium (18 micrograms) delivered by Handihaler® as an active control;Primary end point(s): The primary efficacy variable is 'trough FEV1' at Day7. The trough in FEV1 is defined as the mean of two measurements at 23h15 mins and 23h45 mins post dosing. The baseline measurement is defined as the mean of the FEV1 values taken in the clinic at 45 mins and 15 mins prior to dosing at Visit 3. | — |
Countries
Belgium, France