Safety and Efficacy of Indacaterol Once Daily Versus Salmeterol Twice Daily in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

NCT00821093 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1123

Last updated 2011-08-18

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Summary

This study compared the safety and efficacy of indacaterol 150 µg taken once daily (o.d.) versus salmeterol 50 µg taken twice daily (b.i.d) in patients 40 years old or older with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Conditions

  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Interventions

DRUG

Indacaterol 150 µg

Indacaterol 150 μg was provided in powder-filled capsules with a single-dose dry-powder inhaler (SDDPI).

DRUG

Salmeterol 50 µg

Salmeterol 50 μg was provided in the manufacturer's proprietary multi-dose dry-powder inhaler (MDDPI, \[DISKUS\]).

DRUG

Placebo to indacaterol

Placebo to indacaterol was provided in powder-filled capsules with a single-dose dry-powder inhaler (SDDPI).

DRUG

Placebo to salmeterol

Placebo to salmeterol was provided in the manufacturer's proprietary multi-dose dry-powder inhaler (MDDPI, \[DISKUS\]).

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Novartis Pharmaceticals · Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-01-31
Primary Completion
2009-10-31
Completion
2009-10-31

Countries

  • United States
  • Czechia
  • Germany
  • Hungary
  • India
  • Slovakia
  • Spain
  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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