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Phase 3 N=89 Randomized Quadruple-blind Treatment

The Effect of Indacaterol on Exercise Endurance in Patients With Moderate to Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Enrolled (actual)
89
Serious AEs
2.4%
Results posted
Aug 2011
Primary outcome: Primary: Exercise Duration Time Assessed by Constant-load Cycle Ergometry at the End of Each Treatment Period — 586; 475 Seconds

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Interventions
Indacaterol 300 μg (Drug); Placebo (Drug)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 40+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
Novartis
Primary completion
Jan 2009

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Exercise Duration Time Assessed by Constant-load Cycle Ergometry at the End of Each Treatment Period
586; 475
SECONDARY
Inspiratory Capacity (IC) Assessed at Rest With Spirometry at the End of Each Treatment Period 60 Minutes Pre-dose
2.39; 2.25

Summary

This study compared the effect of indacaterol (300 μg once daily [od]) on exercise endurance with that of placebo in patients with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Male and female adults aged ≥ 40 years, who have signed an informed consent form prior to initiation of any study-related procedure.
  • Co-operative outpatients with a diagnosis of moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), as classified by the GOLD Guidelines (2006), and:
  • Smoking history of at least 20 pack years.
  • Post-bronchodilator forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) < 80% and ≥ 30% of the predicted normal value.
  • Post-bronchodilator FEV1/forced vital capacity (FVC) < 70%.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Pregnant or nursing (lactating) women.
  • Women of child-bearing potential.
  • Patients who have been hospitalized for a COPD exacerbation in the 6 weeks prior to screening or during the run-in period.
  • Patients requiring oxygen therapy or who experience oxygen desaturation to < 80% during cycle exercise on room air.
  • Patients with a Wmax value < 20 W (as determined by the incremental cycle endurance test) at screening.
  • Patients who have had a respiratory tract infection within 6 weeks prior to screening.
  • Patients with contra-indications of cardiopulmonary exercise testing.
  • Patients with concomitant pulmonary disease.
  • Patients with a history (up to and including the screening visit) of asthma.
  • Patients with diabetes Type I or uncontrolled diabetes Type II.
  • Any patient with lung cancer or a history of lung cancer.
  • Any patient with active cancer or a history of cancer with less than 5 years disease free survival time.
  • Patients with a history of long QT syndrome or whose QTc interval (Bazett's) measured at the collection of informed consent visit (Visit 1) or randomization is prolonged.
  • Patients who have been vaccinated with live attenuated vaccines within 30 days prior to screening or during the run-in period.
  • Patients unable to successfully use a dry powder inhaler device, metered dose inhaler (MDI), or perform spirometry measurements.

Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria applied to the study.

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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00620022). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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