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Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Formoterol in a Daily Dose of 18 µg (9 µg Twice Daily) in Japanese Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients

This study is currenly Recruiting patients.
Sponsored by: AstraZeneca

Purpose
This study is a multicentre, open, randomised, parallel-group study with formoterol 9 μg one inhalation b.i.d, or standard COPD therapy. Standard (reference) COPD treatment arm should be the group to refer to when safety results of formoterol arm will be evaluated. 240 patients with moderate-to-severe COPD will be randomised (120 patients in the formoterol-arm and 120 patients on standard COPD therapy).
Study Type: Intervention
Condition Intervention Phase
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Drug: Formoterol (OT) Phase 3
Study Design:Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: An Open Phase III, Multi-centre 52-week, Parallel-group Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Formoterol 18 μg Daily Dose Compared With Standard COPD Treatment, in Japanese Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Further Study Details:
Expected Total Enrollment:
Study Dates:December 2009 -

Eligibility
Ages Eligible for Study- Min: 40 Years Max: N/A
Gender: Both
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Outpatients, men or women ≥ 40 years

  • A clinical diagnosis of COPD according to guidelines, and current COPD symptoms.

  • Post-bronchodilator FEV1 < 80% of predicted normal value and FEV1/FVC < 70%,
    post-bronchodilator

    Exclusion Criteria:

  • A history and/or current clinical diagnosis of asthma and atopic diseases such as
    Allergic rhinitis

  • Patients who have experienced COPD exacerbation requiring at least one of the
    following treatment, hospitalisation and/or a course of systemic steroid within 4
    weeks prior to the study start.

  • Significant or unstable ischaemic heart disease, arrhythmia, cardiomyopathy, heart
    failure, uncontrolled hypertension as defined by the investigator, or any other
    relevant cardiovascular disorder as judged by the investigator

  • Location and Contact Information
    Please refer to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01047553
    Aichi
    Research Site - Nagoya, Aichi
    Akita
    Research Site - Akita-shi, Akita
    Hokkaido
    Research Site - Chitose, Hokkaido
    Research Site - Obihiro, Hokkaido
    Research Site - Sapporo, Hokkaido
    Hyogo
    Research Site - AKO, Hyogo
    Research Site - Kobe-shi, Hyogo
    Ibaraki
    Research Site - Hitachi, Ibaraki
    Research Site - Tsukuba, Ibaraki
    Ishikawa
    Research Site - Kanazawa, Ishikawa
    Kagawa
    Research Site - Sakaide, Kagawa
    Kanagawa
    Research Site - Fujisawa, Kanagawa
    Research Site - Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa
    Research Site - Yokohama, Kanagawa
    Kumamoto
    Research Site - Koshi, Kumamoto
    Niigata
    Research Site - Nagaoka, Niigata
    Oita
    Research Site - Saiki-shi, Oita
    Osaka
    Research Site - Moriguchi, Osaka
    Shimane
    Research Site - Matsue, Shimane
    Tokyo
    Research Site - Bunkyo, Tokyo
    Research Site - Chuo, Tokyo
    Research Site - Katsushika-ku, Tokyo
    Research Site - Kodaira, Tokyo
    Research Site - Setagaya, Tokyo
    Research Site - Tosima-ku, Tokyo
    Research Site - Kyoto,

    More Information
    Record Last Reviewed:June 2010
    Last Updated:June 21, 2010
    Record First Recieved:January 12, 2010
    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:NCT01047553
    Health Authority: United States Food and Drug Administration
    Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on September 02, 2010

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