Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients able to understand and sign the Informed Consent Form. 2. Subjects above 30 years of age with a formal diagnosis of COPD and , meeting all of the following criteria. a) FEV1/forced vital capacity <0.7 measured within 30 min of inhaling beta2 agonist. b) FEV1 < 80% of predicted value. c) Patients currently treated with tiotropium. d) Patients presenting with COPD dyspnea symptoms (mMRC =/> 1) despite treatment of tiotropium.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients experienced acute exacerbation within 8 weeks before the start of this study. 2. Patients with an unstable cardiac diseases. 3. Patients deemed as inappropriate for this study by investigators.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The effects of indacaterol on FEV1 compared with other LABAs in patients with COPD | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
St. Marianna University School of Medicine Respiratory and infectious diseases