Overview

Beta-Blockers for the Prevention of Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Status:
Terminated
Trial end date:
2019-12-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
This is a multicenter, prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial that will enroll 1028 patients with at least moderately severe COPD over a three year period and follow them at regular intervals for one year. The primary endpoint is time to first acute exacerbation. Secondary endpoints include rates and severity of COPD exacerbations, cardiovascular events, all-cause mortality, lung function, dyspnea, quality of life and metoprolol-related side effects.
Phase:
Phase 3
Details
Lead Sponsor:
University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota - Clinical and Translational Science Institute
Collaborators:
United States Department of Defense
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Treatments:
Adrenergic beta-Antagonists
Metoprolol