Status:

COMPLETED

Efficacy and Safety of Tiotropium in Patients With COPD and Concomitant Diagnosis of Asthma

Lead Sponsor:

Boehringer Ingelheim

Conditions:

Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive

Asthma

Eligibility:

All Genders

40+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

The primary objective of this study is to demonstrate the superiority of tiotropium compared to placebo in the treatment of patients with COPD and a concomitant diagnosis of asthma

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion criteria:
  • Diagnosis of COPD and diagnosis of asthma before the age of 30
  • Current or ex-smokers with a cigarette smoking history of at least 10 pack-years
  • Treatment with inhaled steroids at least 1 year before study entry
  • FEV1 increase of more than 12% 30 min. after 400 mcg salbutamol or documented reversibility of 12% documented during the past 5 years
  • FEV1 increase of more than 200 mL 30 min. after 400 mcg salbutamol or documented increase of 200 mL after reversibility test within the last 5 years
  • Post bronchodilator FEV1 less than 80% predicted normal (ECCS) at visit 1
  • Post bronchodilator FEV1 less than 70% of FVC at visit 1
  • Exclusion criteria:
  • Respiratory infection or exacerbation 6 weeks prior to Visit 1 or during run-in period.
  • Significant diseases other than COPD or asthma
  • Myocardial infarction within the last 6 months
  • Unstable or life-threatening cardiac arrhythmia requiring intervention or change in therapy in the last year
  • Hospitalisation for heart failure (NYHA Class III or IV) within the last year
  • History of life-threatening pulmonary obstruction, cystic fibrosis or clinically evident bronchiectasis
  • Known active tuberculosis
  • History of thoracotomy with pulmonary resection
  • History of cancer within the last 5 years (excluding treated basal cell carcinoma)
  • Patients requiring oxygen therapy for more than 1 hour per day
  • Patients currently in a pulmonary rehabilitation programme or who have completed such a programme within 4 weeks before Visit 1
  • Known hypersensitivity to anticholinergic drugs or lactose

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    December 1 2004

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    End Date :

    April 1 2006

    Estimated Enrollment :

    472 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00152984

    Start Date

    December 1 2004

    End Date

    April 1 2006

    Last Update

    December 28 2017

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    CHU Sart Tilman

    Angleur, Belgium, 4031

    2

    A.Z. VUB

    Brussels, Belgium, 1090

    3

    Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site

    Genk, Belgium, 3600

    4

    Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site

    Hasselt, Belgium, 3500