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Pulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructivePhase 2NCT02249247

Effect of Treatment With BIIL 284 BS on Exercise Endurance in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

A Phase 2 study testing Low dose of BIIL 284 BS tablets, Medium dose of BIIL 284 BS tablets and High dose of BIIL 284 BS tablets in people with Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive, run by Boehringer Ingelheim.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Study to investigate the effect of 12-week treatment with three doses (5, 25 and 75 mg) BIIL 284 BS on exercise endurance, lung function, quality of life, spontaneous sputum and safety in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 40 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
What is being tested?
Low dose of BIIL 284 BS tablets, Medium dose of BIIL 284 BS tablets and High dose of BIIL 284 BS tablets
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
577 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Apr 2001to Aug 2002
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 40 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • A diagnosis of COPD as defined by the American Thoracic Society (ATS) criteria. Patients had to have relatively stable airway obstruction with a FEV1 ≥ 20 % and ≤ 70 % of predicted value and FEV1/ FVC ≤ 70 % at screening Visit 1. Predicted normal values were based on the guidelines for standardised lung function testing of the European Community for Steel and Coal (ECSC) for patients of the Caucasian race and on the predicted equations for patients belonging to the Black race. Patients had to have lung hyperinflation as demonstrated by thoracic gas volume box (TGVbox) ≥ 100 % of predicted value (same as predicted value for functional residual capacity (FRC) measured by body plethysmography)
  • Males or females aged 40 years or older. Female patients of childbearing potential could not participate in this study. Female patients had to be either:
  • surgically sterilised by hysterectomy or bilateral tubal ligation, or
  • post-menopausal for at least two years
  • A smoking history of more than ten pack-years (p.y.). A p.y. was defined as the equivalent of smoking one pack of 20 cigarettes per day for a year
  • Patients had to be able to perform pulmonary function testings (PFTs), exercise endurance test not terminated due to leg discomfort alone or other restrictions diseases (e.g. claudicatio intermittens, etc.) only and maintain records during the study period as required in the protocol
  • All patients had to sign both informed consent forms (one on specific study procedures, one related to DNA derived determinations) prior to participation in the trial i.e., prior to pre-study washout of their usual pulmonary medications if they agreed to participate in both portions of the trial. The patient was not obligated to participate in the DNA collection portion of the trial

Who cannot join

  • Clinical and/or radiographic evidence and/or antibiotic treatment of an upper or lower respiratory tract infection within the previous four weeks or during the screening period of this study
  • Significant diseases other than COPD were excluded. A significant disease was defined as a disease which in the opinion of the investigator could either put the patient at risk because of participation in the study or a disease which could influence the results of the study or the patient's ability to participate in the study. Patients with inflammatory diseases, e.g., Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), osteoarthritis, and those with autoimmune diseases were excluded
  • Clinically significant abnormal baseline haematology, liver function, blood chemistry or urinalysis. If the abnormality defined a disease listed as an exclusion criterion the patient was excluded
  • A recent history (i.e., within six months) of myocardial infarction
  • A recent history (i.e., within three months) of refractory heart failure or unstable arrhythmia requiring treatment
  • Patients with known tuberculosis
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  • A history of cancer within the last five years. Patients with treated basal cell carcinoma or cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma were allowed
  • A history of life-threatening airway obstruction or a history of cystic fibrosis
  • Previous thoracotomy with pulmonary resection. Patients with a history of a thoracotomy without pulmonary resection were evaluated as per exclusion criterion No. 2
  • A change in pulmonary therapy, including rehabilitation therapy, within the four weeks prior to the first screening Visit (Visit 1) in order to control the patient's COPD
  • A history of asthma or a total blood eosinophil count ≥ 600/mm3. A repeat eosinophil count was not conducted in these patients
  • A history (within the past five years) of and/or current alcohol abuse and/or drug abuse
  • Use of an investigational drug within one month or six half lives (which ever is greater) of the first Screening Visit (Visit 1)
  • Patients requiring oxygen therapy 24 hours a day or requiring oxygen during exercise. Patients that desaturated during exercise were only excluded upon medical judgement of the investigator

About this study

Official title: Effect of 12-week Treatment of 5, 25 or 75 mg BIIL 284 BS on Exercise Endurance in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (Double-blind, Double Dummy, Placebo-controlled, Randomized, Parallel Group, Dose Ranging Study)

Study to investigate the effect of 12-week treatment with three doses (5, 25 and 75 mg) BIIL 284 BS on exercise endurance, lung function, quality of life, spontaneous sputum and safety in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

Being tested
Low dose of BIIL 284 BS tablets, Medium dose of BIIL 284 BS tablets, High dose of BIIL 284 BS tablets, Placebo
Medical subject headings
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Low dose of BIIL 284 BS tabletsDrug

  • Medium dose of BIIL 284 BS tabletsDrug

  • High dose of BIIL 284 BS tabletsDrug

  • PlaceboDrug

Study groups in NCT02249247
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Low dose of BIIL 284 BSExperimentalNot described
Receives: Drug: Low dose of BIIL 284 BS tablets
Medium dose of BIIL 284 BSExperimentalNot described
Receives: Drug: Medium dose of BIIL 284 BS tablets
High dose of BIIL 284 BSExperimentalNot described
Receives: Drug: High dose of BIIL 284 BS tablets
PlaceboPlacebo comparatorNot described
Receives: Drug: Placebo

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Changes in exercise endurance

    evaluated by constant work load test

    Measured: Pre-dose, up to 12 weeks after start of treatment

Secondary outcomes (23)
  1. Changes in breathlessness during constant work load test

    measured by Modified Borg scale: Dyspnea score, leg discomfort

    Measured: Week 4 and week 12 weeks after start of treatment

  2. Changes in forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1)

    assessed by spirometry

    Measured: Pre-dose, up to 12 weeks after start of treatment

  3. Changes in forced vital capacity (FVC)

    assessed by spirometry

    Measured: Pre-dose, up to 12 weeks after start of treatment

  4. Changes in forced expiratory flow at 25%-75% of FVC (FEF25-75%)

    assessed by spirometry

    Measured: Pre-dose, up to 12 weeks after start of treatment

  5. Changes in inspiratory capacity (IC)

    assessed by spirometry

    Measured: Pre-dose, up to 12 weeks after start of treatment

  6. Changes in slow vital capacity (SVC)

    assessed by spirometry

    Measured: Pre-dose, up to 12 weeks after start of treatment

  7. Change in thoracic gas volume

    assessed by body plethysmography

    Measured: Pre-dose, up to 12 weeks after start of treatment

  8. Changes in total lung capacity

    assessed by body plethysmography

    Measured: Pre-dose, up to 12 weeks after start of treatment

  9. Changes in residual volume

    assessed by body plethysmography

    Measured: Pre-dose, up to 12 weeks after start of treatment

  10. Changes in specific airway conductance

    assessed by body plethysmography

    Measured: Pre-dose, up to 12 weeks after start of treatment

  11. Changes in Mahler dyspnoea questionnaire

    Baseline dyspnoea index / transitional dyspnoea index (BDI/TDI)

    Measured: Pre-dose, up to 12 weeks after start of treatment

  12. Changes in chronic respiratory disease questionnaire (CRDQ)

    Measured: Pre-dose, up to 12 weeks after start of treatment

  13. Changes in carbon monoxide diffusing capacity (DLco)

    Measured: Pre-dose, up to 12 weeks after start of treatment

  14. Changes in diffusing capacity of carbon monoxide corrected for alveolar volume (DLco/VA)

    Measured: Pre-dose, up to 12 weeks after start of treatment

  15. Changes in peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) daily patient record

    assessed a.m. and p.m. in daily patient record

    Measured: Pre-dose, up to 14 weeks after start of treatment

  16. Changes in 24-hours spontaneous sputum wet weight

    Measured: Pre-dose, up 12 weeks after start of treatment

  17. Changes in oxygen saturation during constant work load test

    assessed by pulse oximetry

    Measured: Pre-dose, up to 12 weeks after start of treatment

  18. Changes in global evaluation assessed by investigator on a 4-point scale

    Measured: Pre-dose, up to 14 weeks after start of treatment

  19. Clinically relevant changes in vital signs (pulse rate, blood pressure)

    Measured: Pre-dose, up to 14 weeks after start of treatment

  20. Clinically relevant changes in ECG

    Measured: Pre-dose, up to 14 weeks after start of treatment

  21. Clinically relevant changes in laboratory tests

    Measured: Pre-dose, up to 14 weeks after start of treatment

  22. Number of patients with adverse events

    Measured: Up to 17 weeks

  23. Number of patients with acute COPD exacerbations

    Measured: Up to 17 weeks

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted25 Sep 2014 (estimated)
  2. Study startApr 2001
  3. Primary completionAug 2002

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Double blind
Enrolment
577 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02249247
Sponsor's protocol ID
543.17
Status last verified
Sep 2014
First submitted
23 Sep 2014
Last updated
26 Sep 2014
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Low dose of BIIL 284 BS tablets, Medium dose of BIIL 284 BS tablets and High dose of BIIL 284 BS tablets in people with Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive, run by Boehringer Ingelheim.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 7 inclusion and 14 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 26 Sep 2014. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Changes in exercise endurance (time frame: Pre-dose, up to 12 weeks after start of treatment). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 26 Sep 2014.

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