Overview

An Efficacy and Safety Study to Compare Three Doses of BEA 2180 BR to Tiotropium and Placebo in the Respimat Inhaler.

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2009-05-05
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
All
Summary
The primary objective of this study is to compare the bronchodilator efficacy of three doses (50 µg, 100 µg and 200 µg) of BEA 2180 delivered by the Respimat® once daily to placebo and tiotropium bromide delivered by the Respimat® in patients with COPD. Additional objectives include comparing the effects on dyspnea and health status.
Phase:
Phase 2
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
No
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Boehringer Ingelheim
Treatments:
Bromides
Tiotropium Bromide
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

1. All patients must sign an informed consent consistent with ICH-GCP guidelines prior to
participation in the trial, which includes medication washout and restrictions.

2. All patients must have a diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (P95 4381)
and must meet the following spirometric criteria:

Patients must have relatively stable, moderate to severe airway obstruction with an
FEV1 (post-bronchodilator, 30 minutes post salbutamol/albuterol) <80% of predicted
normal and FEV1 less than or equal to 70% of FVC at the PFTs at Visit 1 (screening).

3. Male or female patients 40 years of age or older.

4. Patients must be current or ex-smokers with a smoking history of more than 10 pack
years. Patients who have never smoked cigarettes must be excluded.

5. Patients must be able to perform technically acceptable pulmonary function tests and
electronic PEFR measurements, and must be able to maintain records (Patient Daily
Diary) during the study period as required in the protocol.

6. Patients must be able to inhale medication in a competent manner from the Respimat®
inhaler (Appendix I)

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patients with significant diseases other than COPD will be excluded. A significant
disease is 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 ability to participate in the study.

2. Patients with clinically relevant abnormal baseline haematology, blood chemistry or
urinalysis, if the abnormality defines a significant disease as defined in exclusion
criterion No. 1.

3. Patients with a recent history (one year or less) of myocardial infarction.

4. Patients with any unstable or life-threatening cardiac arrhythmia.

5. Patients who have been hospitalized for heart failure within the past 3 years.

6. Patients with a malignancy for which the patient has undergone resection, radiation
therapy or chemotherapy within the last five years. Patients with treated basal cell
carcinoma are allowed.

7. Patients with known symptomatic prostatic hyperplasia or bladder neck obstruction as
defined in exclusion criteria No. 1.

8. Patients with known narrow-angle glaucoma.

9. Patients with asthma or a history of asthma.

10. Patients with a history of life-threatening pulmonary obstruction, or a history of
cystic fibrosis or clinically evident bronchiectasis.

11. Patients with known active tuberculosis.

12. Patients with a history of and/or active significant alcohol or drug abuse. See
exclusion criterion No. 1.