A Phase IIIB, 6-Month, Double-blind, Double-dummy, Randomized, Parallel-group, Multicenter Exacerbation Study of Symbicort® Pressurized Metered-Dose Inhaler (pMDI) 160/4.5 μg x 2 Actuations Twice-daily Compared to Formoterol Turbuhaler 4.5 μg x 2 Inhalations Twice-daily in Cronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients.
A Phase IIIB, 6-Month, Double-blind, Double-dummy, Randomized, Parallel-group, Multicenter Exacerbation Study of Symbicort® Pressurized Metered-Dose Inhaler (pMDI) 160/4.5 μg x 2 Actuations Twice-daily Compared to Formoterol Turbuhaler 4.5 μg x 2 Inhalations Twice-daily in Cronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients.
Comparing the efficacy of Symbicort® pMDI and Formoterol Turbuhaler in reducing exacerbations in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
A Phase IIIB, 6-Month, Double-blind, Double-dummy, Randomized, Parallel-group, Multicenter Exacerbation Study of Symbicort® pMDI 160/4.5 μg x 2 Actuations Twice-daily Compared to Formoterol Turbuhaler 4.5 μg x 2 Inhalations Twice-daily in COPD Patients.
Inclusion Criteria:
3. A current clinical diagnosis of COPD with COPD symptoms for more than 1 year, according to the GOLD guidelines.
4. Current or previous smoker with a smoking history equivalent to 10 or more pack years (1 pack year = 20 cigarettes smoked per day for 1 year).
5. Post-bronchodilator FEV1/forced vital capacity (FVC) <0.7 (70%) and FEV1 ≤70% of predicted normal (PN) value.
6. Documented use of a short-acting inhaled bronchodilator (β2-agonists or anticholinergics) as rescue medication within 6 months prior to study start.
7. A score of ≥2 on the modified medical research council (MMRC) dyspnea scale. 8. Documented history of ≥1 moderate or severe COPD exacerbation(s) that required treatment with systemic (oral, IM, IV) corticosteroids (a minimum 3 day course of an oral corticosteroid treatment or single depot corticosteroid injection), or hospitalization (defined as an inpatient stay or >24 hour stay in an observation area in the emergency department or other equivalent facility depending on the country and healthcare system) within 2-52 weeks before Visit 1 (i.e., not within the 14 days prior to Visit 1). A history of an exacerbation treated exclusively with antibiotics will not be considered adequate.
Exclusion Criteria:
CABA, 1426, Argentina
CABA, C1425BEN, Argentina
CABA, Argentina
Ostrava-Poruba, 708 68, Czechia
Ostrava-Poruba, Czechia
Gauteng, 2193, South Africa
Gauteng, South Africa