Trial Comparing Treatment With Tiotropium Inhalation Capsules to Combivent? Inhalation Aerosol in COPD Patients.

Condition(s) targeted: Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive

Intervention: tiotropium (Drug); ipratropium bromide / albuterol (Drug)

Phase: Phase 4

Status: Completed

Sponsored by: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals

Official(s) and/or principal investigator(s):
Boehringer Ingelheim Study Coordinator

The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of 12 weeks treatment with tiotro pium HandiHaler? 18 mcg daily compared to Combivent? MDI CFC Inhalation Aerosol 2 actuations qid in COPD patients currently prescribed Combivent? MDI.

Official title: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel Group Trial Comparing 12 Weeks Treatment With Tiotropium 18 Mcg Daily With Combivent MDI 2 Actuations Qid

Study design: Treatment, Randomized, Double-Blind, Active Control, Parallel Assignment

Primary outcome: Primary endpoints: Trough and AUC0-6 FEV1 after 12 weeks.

Secondary outcome: Secondary endpoints: Peak FEV1, FVC (trough, peak, AUC0-6), FEV1 and FVC at each timepoint, trough FEV1 at 6 weeks, albuterol use, Patient and Physician Global Evaluations, daily PEFR

Minimum age: 40 Years. Maximum age: N/A. Gender(s): Both.

Criteria:

Inclusion Criteria:

Diagnosis of COPD Age: >= 40 years Current or ex-smoker with a >= 10 pack-year smoking history Use of Combivent? MDI for >= 1 month prior to Visit 1 Spirometric criteria (dete rmined at study visits): Post-bronchodilator FEV1 <= 70% (Visit 1) Pre-bronchodilator FEV1 <= 65% of predicted and FEV1/FVC <= 70% (Visit 2)

Exclusion Criteria:

Clinical history of asthma History of thoracotomy with pulmonary resection History of CF, alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency or interstitial lung disease Daytime use of oxygen therapy for > 1 hour per day or if unable to abstain from using oxygen during PFTs Any respiratory tract infection or COPD exacerbation in 6 weeks prior to Visit 1 Recent history 6 months or less of MI Unstable or life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias Hospitalization for CHF during past year Malignancy for which patient is receiving chemo or radiation therapy Pregnant or nursing women Known hypersensitivity to ipratropium or carrier substances, including related f ood products such as soybean, peanuts, or lactose Use of SPIRIVA? 3 months prior to Visit 1 Symptomatic of prostatic hypertrophy or bladder neck obstruction Known narrow- angle glaucoma Participating in a pulmonary rehab program within 4 weeks of Visit 1

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Ending date: March 2008
Last updated: January 31, 2008