A 12-week Treatment, Multi-center, Randomized, Double-blind, Double-dummy, Parallel-group Study to Assess the Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of QVA149 Compared to Fluticasone/Salmeterol in COPD Patients With Moderate to Severe Airflow Limitation
A 12-week Treatment, Multi-center, Randomized, Double-blind, Double-dummy, Parallel-group Study to Assess the Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of QVA149 Compared to Fluticasone/Salmeterol in COPD Patients With Moderate to Severe Airflow Limitation
Study is to show that QVA149 is superior to the standard of care, fluticasone/salmeterol, in patients with moderate to severe airflow limitation.
Inclusion Criteria: - Age >= 40 years, patients with airflow limitation indicated by post-bronchdilation FEV1 >=30% and <80% of predicted normal, current or ex-smokers with a 10 pack year smoking history, patients with a mMRC grade 2 or greater Exclusion Criteria: - prolonged QTCF >450 ms, paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, Type I or uncontrolled Type II diabetes, history of asthma, COPD diagnosis before age 40, receiving treatments not allowed in the study, other concomitant pulmonary diseases.
Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply.
Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires 1425, Argentina
Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires C1115AAB, Argentina
Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires C1122AAK, Argentina
Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina