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A Study to Compare the Lung Effect of Indacaterol and Tiotropium in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) (INTENSITY)

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00900731
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : May 13, 2009
Results First Posted : August 19, 2011
Last Update Posted : August 19, 2011
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Novartis

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
This study compared the lung effects of indacaterol to those of tiotropium in patients with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) over a 12 week period.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Drug: Indacaterol 150 μg Drug: Tiotropium 18 μg Drug: Placebo to indacaterol Drug: Placebo to tiotropium Phase 3

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 1598 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: A 12-week Treatment, Multicenter, Randomized, Parallel-group, Blinded, Double-dummy Study to Compare the Efficacy and Safety of Indacaterol (150 µg Once Daily [od]) Delivered Via a Single Dose Dry Powder Inhaler (SDDPI) With Tiotropium (18 µg od) Delivered Via a HandiHaler®, in Patients With Moderate-to-severe COPD
Study Start Date : June 2009
Actual Primary Completion Date : March 2010
Actual Study Completion Date : March 2010

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MedlinePlus related topics: COPD Lung Diseases

Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: Indacaterol 150 µg
Participants received indacaterol 150 μg delivered via a single-dose dry-powder inhaler (SDDPI) plus placebo to tiotropium delivered via the manufacturer's proprietary inhalation device (HandiHaler®) once daily in the morning. Participants were permitted to take salbutamol/albuterol as a rescue medication.
 Drug: Indacaterol 150 μg
Indacaterol 150 μg was provided in powder filled capsules with a single dose dry powder inhaler (SDDPI).

Drug: Placebo to tiotropium
Placebo to tiotropium was provided in powder filled capsules with the manufacturer's proprietary inhalation device (HandiHaler®).
Active Comparator: Tiotropium 18 µg
Participants received tiotropium 18 μg delivered via the manufacturer's proprietary inhalation device (HandiHaler®) plus placebo to indacaterol delivered via a single-dose dry-powder inhaler (SDDPI) once daily in the morning. Participants were permitted to take salbutamol/albuterol as a rescue medication.
 Drug: Tiotropium 18 μg
Tiotropium 18 μg was provided in powder filled capsules with the manufacturer's proprietary inhalation device (HandiHaler®).

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


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Trough Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second (FEV1) at End of Treatment (Week 12) [ Time Frame: End of treatment (Week 12) ]
    Spirometry was conducted according to internationally accepted standards. Trough FEV1 was defined as the average of the 23 hour 10 minute and 23 hour 45 minute post-dose FEV1 readings. Mixed model used baseline FEV1, FEV1 prior to and 10-15 minutes post inhalation of salbutamol/albuterol, FEV1 prior to and 1 hour post inhalation of ipratropium, and inhaled corticosteroid use at baseline as covariates.


Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second (FEV1) Standardized (With Respect to Time) Area Under the Curve (AUC) From 5 Minutes to 4 Hours Post-dose at the End of Treatment (Week 12) [ Time Frame: 5 minutes to 4 hours post-dose at the end of treatment (week 12) ]
    Spirometry was conducted according to internationally accepted standards. FEV1 was measured at 5 and 30 minutes; and 1, 2, and 4 hours post-dose on Week 12. Standardized FEV1 AUC (5 minutes-4 hour) post-dose at week 12 was calculated based on the trapezoidal rule, and was adjusted for the area per time unit by using the scheduled time of measurements for FEV1. Mixed model used baseline FEV1, FEV1 prior to and 10-15 minutes post inhalation of salbutamol/albuterol, FEV1 prior to and 1 hour post inhalation of ipratropium, and inhaled corticosteroid use at baseline as covariates.

  2. Transition Dyspnea Index (TDI) Focal Score After 12 Weeks of Treatment [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]
    TDI focal score is based on three domains: functional impairment, magnitude of task and magnitude of effort. Each domain is scored from -3 (major deterioration) to 3 (major improvement) to give an overall TDI focal score of -9 to 9 with a negative score indicating a deterioration from baseline. A 1 unit difference in the TDI focal score is clinically significant. Mixed model used baseline dyspnea index, FEV1 prior to and 10-15 minutes post inhalation of salbutamol/albuterol, FEV1 prior to and 1 hour post inhalation of ipratropium, and inhaled corticosteroid use at baseline as covariates.

  3. Quality of Life Assessment With St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) Total Score After 12 Weeks of Treatment [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]
    SGRQ is a health related quality of life questionnaire consisting of 50 items in three domains: symptoms (frequency and severity), activity (that cause or are limited by breathlessness) and impacts (social functioning & psychological disturbances resulting from airway disease). The total score is 0 to 100 with a higher score indicating greater impairment of health status. Mixed model used baseline SGRQ, FEV1 prior to and 10-15 minutes post inhalation of salbutamol/albuterol, FEV1 prior to and 1 hour post inhalation of ipratropium, and inhaled corticosteroid use at baseline as covariates.

  4. Change From Baseline in the Mean Number of Puffs Per Day of Rescue Medication Over the Study Duration (From Day 1 to Week 12) [ Time Frame: Baseline, up to 12 weeks ]
    Participants recorded the number of puffs of rescue medication taken in the previous 12 hours each morning and evening in an electronic diary. The number of puffs per day over the 12 weeks of treatment was divided by the number of days to derive the mean number per day of puffs of rescue medication for each participant. Mixed model used baseline number of puffs per day of rescue medication, FEV1 prior to and 10-15 minutes post inhalation of salbutamol/albuterol, FEV1 prior to and 1 hour post inhalation of ipratropium, and inhaled corticosteroid use at baseline as covariates.

  5. Change From Baseline in the Mean Number Per Day of Daytime Puffs of Rescue Medication Over the Study Duration (From Day 1 to Week 12) [ Time Frame: Baseline, up to 12 weeks ]
    Participants recorded the number of puffs of rescue medication taken in the previous 12 hours each evening in an electronic diary. The number of daytime puffs per day over the 12 weeks of treatment was divided by the number of days to derive the mean number per day of daytime puffs of rescue medication for each participant. Mixed model used baseline number of daytime puffs per day of rescue medication, FEV1 prior to and 10-15 minutes post inhalation of salbutamol/albuterol, FEV1 prior to and 1 hour post inhalation of ipratropium, and inhaled corticosteroid use at baseline as covariates.

  6. Change From Baseline in the Mean Number Per Day of Nighttime Puffs of Rescue Medication Over the Study Duration (From Day 1 to Week 12) [ Time Frame: Baseline, up to 12 weeks ]
    Participants recorded the number of puffs of rescue medication taken in the previous 12 hours each morning in an electronic diary. The number of nighttime puffs per day over the 12 weeks of treatment was divided by the number of days to derive the mean number per day of nighttime puffs of rescue medication for each participant. Mixed model used baseline number of nighttime puffs per day of rescue medication, FEV1 prior to and 10-15 minutes post inhalation of salbutamol/albuterol, FEV1 prior to and 1 hour post inhalation of ipratropium, and inhaled corticosteroid use at baseline as covariates.

  7. Percentage of Days With no Rescue Medication Use During the 12 Weeks of Treatment [ Time Frame: Up to 12 weeks ]
    A day with no rescue medication was defined as any day in the diary that the participant used no puffs of rescue medication. The percentage of days with no rescue medication was calculated by dividing the number of days with no rescue medication over the 12 week treatment period by the number of evaluable days and multiplying by 100. Mixed model used baseline percentage of days with no rescue medication, FEV1 prior to and 10-15 minutes post inhalation of salbutamol/albuterol, FEV1 prior to and 1 hour post inhalation of ipratropium, and inhaled corticosteroid use at baseline as covariates.


Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   40 Years and older   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Diagnosis of COPD (moderate-to-severe as classified by the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) Guidelines, 2007) and:

  • a) Smoking history of at least 10 pack-years
  • b) Post-bronchodilator forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) < 80% and ≥ 30% of the predicted normal value
  • c) Post-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC (forced vital capacity) < 70%

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients who have received systemic corticosteroids or antibiotics and/or was hospitalized for a COPD exacerbation in the 6 weeks prior to screening
  • Patients who have had a respiratory tract infection within 6 weeks prior to screening
  • Patients with concomitant pulmonary disease
  • Patients with a history of asthma
  • Patients with diabetes Type I or uncontrolled diabetes Type II
  • Any patient with lung cancer or a history of lung cancer
  • Patients with a history of certain cardiovascular comorbid conditions

Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria applied to the study.

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Sponsors and Collaborators
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Investigators
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Study Director: Novartis Pharmaceuticals Novartis Pharmaceuticals
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Responsible Party: External Affairs, Novartis Pharmaceuticals
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00900731    
Other Study ID Numbers: CQAB149B2350
First Posted: May 13, 2009    Key Record Dates
Results First Posted: August 19, 2011
Last Update Posted: August 19, 2011
Last Verified: July 2011
Keywords provided by Novartis:
COPD
indacaterol
beta 2 agonist
tiotropium
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Lung Diseases
Lung Diseases, Obstructive
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Chronic Disease
Disease Attributes
Pathologic Processes
Tiotropium Bromide
Bronchodilator Agents
Autonomic Agents
 Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Anti-Asthmatic Agents
Respiratory System Agents
Parasympatholytics
Cholinergic Antagonists
Cholinergic Agents
Neurotransmitter Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action