Budesonide / Formoterol in Treatment of Exacerbations of COPD

NCT ID: NCT00239278

Last Updated: 2011-01-24

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

120 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2001-01-31

Study Completion Date

2005-01-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine whether the budesonide+formoterol combination is effective in the treatment of exacerbations of COPD with a main emphasis on investigating the effects on inflammation and a secondary emphasis on clinical efficacy

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Interventions

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budesonide/formoterol, 2x 200/6 microgram. 4 times daily

Intervention Type DRUG

prednisolone, 30 mg once daily and placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Symbicort

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* smoking-induced COPD according to ATS criteria
* FEV1 \<85% of predicted at enrolment and \<70% of predicted but \> 0.7 Liter at Exacerbation
* FEV1/IVC ratio \<88% of predicted for men and \<89% for women

Exclusion Criteria

* history of asthma
* known hypersensitivity to the study drugs
* serious concomitant diseases
* pregnancy or lactating
* abnormal Chest X-ray or blood gasses
Minimum Eligible Age

40 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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AstraZeneca

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Principal Investigators

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AstraZeneca Netherlands Medical Director, MD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

AstraZeneca

Locations

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Research Site

Groningen, , Netherlands

Site Status

Countries

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Netherlands

References

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Bathoorn E, Liesker JJ, Postma DS, Boorsma M, Bondesson E, Koeter GH, Kauffman HF, van Oosterhout AJ, Kerstjens HA. Anti-inflammatory effects of combined budesonide/formoterol in COPD exacerbations. COPD. 2008 Oct;5(5):282-90. doi: 10.1080/15412550802363360.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 18972276 (View on PubMed)

Bathoorn E, Liesker J, Postma D, Koeter G, van Oosterhout AJ, Kerstjens HA. Safety of sputum induction during exacerbations of COPD. Chest. 2007 Feb;131(2):432-8. doi: 10.1378/chest.06-2216.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 17296644 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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D5892C00698

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

SD-039-0698

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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