Comparison Between Symbicort® and Prednisolone in COPD - Full Text View

Sponsored by:	AstraZeneca
Information provided by:	AstraZeneca
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00259779

Purpose

To assess if Symbicort forte Turbuhaler (during two weeks) is as effective as an oral course of prednisolone + Oxis Turbuhaler (during two weeks) for the treatment of an acute exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	Drug: budesonide/formoterol Drug: Prednisolone	Phase III

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Double-Blind, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study
Official Title:	A Randomised, Double Blind, Double Dummy, Multicentre Phase III Study Comparing the Efficacy of Budesonide/Formoterol (Symbicort® Forte Turbuhaler®) and Oral Prednisolone + Formoterol (Oxis® Turbuhaler) During Two Weeks, in COPD Patients With an Acute Exacerbation, Followed by Twelve Weeks Open Follow up Period With Budesonide/Formoterol (Symbicort Forte Turbuhaler)

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Primary Outcome Measures:

Forced Expiratory Volume in one second (FEV1)

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Number of patients with treatment failures
Time to first exacerbation
Number of patients developing an exacerbation
Diary cards
Quality of Life
- Adverse Events (AEs)
Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) and Discontinuations due to AEs
Variables will be assessed before and over the 2+12 weeks treatment period

Estimated Enrollment:	120
Study Start Date:	September 2005
Study Completion Date:	July 2007

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	40 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and an acute exacerbation
After the acute treatment a simple pulmonary function test shows a value of 30%-60% of the predicted normal value.
Patients, who, based on the clinical examination after the initial acute treatment, are candidates for a course of oral steroids for the treatment of acute symptoms due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Exclusion Criteria:

Diagnosis/history of asthma
Oxygen uptake (saturation) is <92% after the initial acute treatment
A requirement for regular use of oxygen therapy
Regular treatment with any inhaled steroid >1 000 µg/day at study entry

Additional inclusion and exclusion criteria will be evaluated by the investigator

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00259779

Locations

Denmark
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Aalborg, Denmark
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Aalbaek, Denmark
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Christiansfeld, Denmark
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Norager, Denmark
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Oksbol, Denmark
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Saeby, Denmark
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Erfurt, Denmark
Finland
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LOHJA, Finland
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PIETARSAARI, Finland
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PORVOO, Finland
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TAMMISAARI, Finland
Germany
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Berlin, Germany
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Leipzig, Germany
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Marburg, Germany
Norway
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STRAUME, Norway
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MOLDE, Norway
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OSLO, Norway
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FREDRIKSTAD, Norway
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HARSTAD, Norway
Sweden
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Trosa, Sweden
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Alingsas, Sweden
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Örebro, Sweden
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Motala, Sweden
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Limhamn, Sweden
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Goteborg, Sweden
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Atvidaberg, Sweden
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Akersberga, Sweden
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Sigtuna, Sweden
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Hollviken, Sweden
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Tumba, Sweden
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Kilafors, Sweden
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Stockholm, Sweden
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Borlange, Sweden
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Malmo, Sweden
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Uppsala, Sweden
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Lindesberg, Sweden
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Lulea, Sweden

Sponsors and Collaborators

AstraZeneca

Investigators

Study Director:

AstraZeneca Symbicort Medical Science Director, MD

AstraZeneca

More Information

Additional Information:

AstraZeneca Clinical Trial Information - Outside US This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

No publications provided by AstraZeneca

Additional publications automatically indexed to this study by National Clinical Trials Identifier (NCT ID):

Ställberg B, Selroos O, Vogelmeier C, Andersson E, Ekström T, Larsson K. Budesonide/formoterol as effective as prednisolone plus formoterol in acute exacerbations of COPD. A double-blind, randomised, non-inferiority, parallel-group, multicentre study. Respir Res. 2009 Feb 19;10:11.

Study ID Numbers:	D5892L00002, Eudra CT 2005-001090-10, SPACE
Study First Received:	November 29, 2005
Last Updated:	March 26, 2009
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00259779 History of Changes
Health Authority:	Sweden: Medical Products Agency

Keywords provided by AstraZeneca:

COPD

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Neurotransmitter Agents
Symbicort
Adrenergic Agents
Methylprednisolone
Hormone Antagonists
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
Antiemetics
Prednisolone acetate
Hormones
Neuroprotective Agents
Adrenergic Agonists
Lung Diseases, Obstructive
Respiratory Tract Diseases

Formoterol
Methylprednisolone Hemisuccinate
Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal
Adrenergic beta-Agonists
Budesonide
Methylprednisolone acetate
Anti-Asthmatic Agents
Glucocorticoids
Lung Diseases
Prednisolone
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Bronchodilator Agents
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Respiratory System Agents
Neurotransmitter Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Adrenergic Agents
Symbicort
Methylprednisolone
Antineoplastic Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
Antiemetics
Prednisolone acetate
Neuroprotective Agents
Hormones
Adrenergic Agonists

Lung Diseases, Obstructive
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Therapeutic Uses
Formoterol
Methylprednisolone Hemisuccinate
Adrenergic beta-Agonists
Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal
Gastrointestinal Agents
Budesonide
Anti-Asthmatic Agents
Methylprednisolone acetate
Protective Agents
Glucocorticoids
Pharmacologic Actions
Autonomic Agents

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