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CompletedNCT00122434Updated Dec 28, 2017

Dose Finding Study in COPD

A Phase 2 interventional study of BEA 2180 BR and tiotropium in Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive, sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim. Completed at 43 sites in 3 countries. Open to participants aged 40 Years to 83 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2017-12-28.

Sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
389
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
40 Years to 83 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The primary objective of this study is to determine the optimum dose of BEA 2180 BR inhalation solut ion delivered by the Respimat ? inhaler once daily for four weeks in patients with COPD.

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Conditions studied

  • Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
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In context

Lung Diseases

3,303 studies on the registry are indexed under Lung Diseases; 355 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 389 is above the median of 72 across 2,118 interventional studies indexed under Lung Diseases.

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Lead sponsor

Boehringer Ingelheim is the lead sponsor of 2,245 studies on the registry; 58 are open to participants now.

Of its 162 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 116 (72%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
40 Years to 83 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Eligibility criteria

  1. Patients must have relatively stable, moderate to severe airway obstruction with an FEV1 >=30% and \<= 60% of predicted normal and FEV1 \<=70% of FVC at the baseline PFTs at Visit 1 (at both timepoints).
  2. All patients must have an increase in FEV1 of at least 12% from baseline (th e -10 minute measurement) 45 min after inhalation of 80 ?g Atrovent MDI.
  3. Male or female patients 40 years of age or older.
  4. Smoker or ex-smoker with a history of more than 10 pack years.
  1. Patients with any other significant disease will be excluded. 2. Patients with a history of asthma or allergic rhinitis will be excluded.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double
Enrollment
389 participants (actual)

Interventions

  • DrugBEA 2180 BR
  • Drugtiotropium
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Trough forced expiratory volume (FEV1) response after four weeks of treatment.

    Time frame: 4 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Trough FEV1 response after 1 and 2 weeks

    Time frame: after 1 and 2 weeks

  2. Trough FVC response after 1, 2 and 4 weeks

    Time frame: after 1, 2 and 4 weeks

  3. FEV1, FVC AUC0-6h and peak response after 0, 1, 2 and 4 weeks

    Time frame: after 0, 1, 2 and 4 weeks

  4. Individual FEV1 and FVC measurements at each time point

    Time frame: 4 weeks

  5. Weekly mean pre-dose morning and evening PEFR

    Time frame: 4 weeks

  6. Weekly mean number of occasions of rescue therapy used per day [as occasion requires (PRN) albuterol]

    Time frame: 4 weeks

  7. COPD symptom scores (wheezing, shortness of breath, coughing and tightness of chest)

    Time frame: 4 weeks

  8. Physician's Global Evaluation

    Time frame: 4 weeks

  9. All adverse events

    Time frame: 7 weeks

  10. Pulse rate and blood pressure (seated) recorded in conjunction with spirometry up to the three hour pulmonary function test (PFT)

    Time frame: 4 weeks

  11. 12-lead ECGs at baseline (-10 minutes) and at 25 minutes, 2 and 6 hours post dose (Visits 2 and 5)

    Time frame: 4 weeks

  12. drug plasma concentrations

    Time frame: 4 or 7 weeks

  13. drug urine concentrations

    Time frame: 4 or 7 weeks

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Study locations

43 sites
  • UAB Lung Health Center
    Birmingham, Alabama, United States
  • Vapahcs 111P
    Palo Alto, California, United States
  • Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
    San Diego, California, United States
  • GLAHS Sepulveda
    Sepulveda, California, United States
  • Rehabilitation Clinical Trial Center
    Torrance, California, United States
  • Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
    Wheat Ridge, Colorado, United States
  • Hospital for Special Care
    New Britain, Connecticut, United States
  • Bay Pines VA Medical Center
    Bay Pines, Florida, United States
  • Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
    Panama City, Florida, United States
  • Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
    Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States
  • Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
    Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States
  • LSUHSC - Shreveport
    Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
  • VAMC-Reno
    Reno, Nevada, United States
  • North Shore Universtiy Hospital
    New Hyde Park, New York, United States
  • SVMMC
    Toledo, Ohio, United States
  • Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
    Medford, Oregon, United States
  • Hershey Medical Center
    Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Frank Sciurba
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
    Charleston, South Carolina, United States
  • MUSC
    Charleston, South Carolina, United States
  • Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
    Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
  • Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
    Harker Heights, Texas, United States
  • MEDVAMC
    Houston, Texas, United States
  • McGuire VA
    Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States
  • Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
    Richmond, Virginia, United States
  • Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
    Tacoma, Washington, United States
  • CHU du Sart Tilman (B35)
    Angleur, Belgium
  • A.Z. VUB
    Brussel, Belgium
  • UZ Antwerpen
    Edegem, Belgium
  • AZ Jan Palfijn
    Gent, Belgium
  • UZ Gent
    Gent, Belgium
  • Virga Jesseziekenhuis
    Hasselt, Belgium
  • Clinique Reine Astrid
    Malmedy, Belgium
  • Heilig Hartziekenhuis
    Menen, Belgium
  • Sint-Elisabethziekenhuis
    Turnhout, Belgium
  • Ziekenhuisgroep Twente
    Almelo, Netherlands
  • Amphia Ziekenhuis
    Breda, Netherlands
  • Tjongerschans Ziekenhuis
    Heerenveen, Netherlands
  • Atrium Medisch Centrum
    Heerlen, Netherlands
  • Ziekenhuisgroep Twente
    Hengelo, Netherlands
  • Academisch Ziekenhuis Nijmegen St. Radbout
    Nijmegen, Netherlands
  • Gelre Ziekenhuizen
    Zutphen, Netherlands
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References and documents

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Dec 28, 2017, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00122434
Lead sponsor
Boehringer Ingelheim
First posted
Jul 22, 2005
Start date
Jul 2005
Primary completion
May 2006
Last update
Dec 28, 2017

Study contacts

Boehringer Ingelheim Study Coordinator
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