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CompletedNCT00403845Updated Aug 17, 2011Results posted

Dose Ranging Study of Indacaterol in Japanese Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

A Phase 2 interventional study of Indacaterol 150 μg and Indacaterol 300 μg in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, sponsored by Novartis. Completed at 8 sites in Japan. Open to participants aged 40 Years to 75 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2011-08-17.

Sponsored by Novartis · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
50
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
40 Years to 75 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The study was designed to obtain data about the efficacy and safety of 3 doses of indacaterol (150, 300, and 600 µg) in Japanese patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) so that optimal dose(s) could be chosen for testing in later studies.

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Conditions studied

  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Keywords

  • chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • COPD
  • QAB149
  • indacaterol
  • long acting β2-agonist
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In context

Lung Diseases

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
40 Years to 75 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Male and female Japanese aged 40 to 75 years old
  • Moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with smoking history of at least 20 pack years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • History of hospitalization for COPD exacerbation within past 6 months
  • Use of long-term oxygen therapy
  • History of asthma
  • Respiratory tract infection within past 1 month
  • Consistently very high or low blood sugar
  • Clinically abnormal laboratory values or significant condition
  • History of heart failure or heart attack within past 6 months
  • History of long QT syndrome or long QT interval in electrocardiogram recorded at screening

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

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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Crossover assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Investigator)
Enrollment
50 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Placebo-indacaterol 150μg-indacaterol 300μg-indacaterol 600μg

    In treatment period, 1 patients received 2 placebo capsules; in treatment period 2, patients received 1 indacaterol 150 μg capsule + 1 placebo capsule; in treatment period 3, patients received 1 indacaterol 300 μg capsule + 1 placebo capsule; and in treatment period 4, patients received 2 indacaterol 300 μg capsules. There was a washout period of 14-28 days between each treatment period. Patients received each treatment only once. The short-acting β2-agonist salbutamol was available for rescue use throughout the study.

    Drug: Indacaterol 150 μg · Drug: Indacaterol 300 μg · Drug: Placebo

  • Experimental
    Indacaterol 150μg-indacaterol 600μg-placebo-indacaterol 300μg

    In treatment period 1, patients received 1 indacaterol 150 μg capsule + 1 placebo capsule; in treatment period 2, patients received 2 indacaterol 300 μg capsules; in treatment period 3, patients received 2 placebo capsules; and in treatment period 4, patients received 1 indacaterol 300 μg capsule + 1 placebo capsule. There was a washout period of 14-28 days between each treatment period. Patients received each treatment only once. The short-acting β2-agonist salbutamol was available for rescue use throughout the study.

    Drug: Indacaterol 150 μg · Drug: Indacaterol 300 μg · Drug: Placebo

  • Experimental
    Indacaterol 300μg-placebo-indacaterol 600μg-indacaterol 150μg

    In treatment period 1, patients received 1 indacaterol 300 μg capsule + 1 placebo capsule; in treatment period 2, patients received 2 placebo capsules; in treatment period 3, patients received 2 indacaterol 300 μg capsules; and in treatment period 4, patients received 1 indacaterol 150 μg capsule + 1 placebo capsule. There was a washout period of 14-28 days between each treatment period. Patients received each treatment only once. The short-acting β2-agonist salbutamol was available for rescue use throughout the study.

    Drug: Indacaterol 150 μg · Drug: Indacaterol 300 μg · Drug: Placebo

  • Experimental
    Indacaterol 600μg-indacaterol 300μg-indacaterol 150μg-placebo

    In treatment period 1, patients received 2 indacaterol 300 μg capsules; in treatment period 2, patients received 1 indacaterol 300 μg capsule + 1 placebo capsule; in treatment period 3, patients received 1 indacaterol 150 μg capsule + 1 placebo capsule; and in treatment period 4 patients received 2 placebo capsules. There was a washout period of 14-28 days between each treatment period. Patients received each treatment only once. The short-acting β2-agonist salbutamol was available for rescue use throughout the study.

    Drug: Indacaterol 150 μg · Drug: Indacaterol 300 μg · Drug: Placebo

Interventions

  • DrugIndacaterol 150 μg

    Indacaterol 150 μg was provided in powder filled capsules with a single dose dry powder inhaler (SDDPI).

  • DrugIndacaterol 300 μg

    Indacaterol 300 μg was provided in powder filled capsules with a single dose dry powder inhaler (SDDPI).

  • DrugPlacebo

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

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second (FEV1) Standardized (With Respect to Time) Area Under the Curve (AUC) From 22 to 24 Hours Post-dose on Day 2

    FEV1 was measured with spirometry conducted according to internationally accepted standards. Measurements were made in each treatment period at 22, 23, and 24 hours post-dose on Day 2. Standardized FEV1 AUC was calculated by the trapezoidal rule. The analysis included patient, period, and treatment group as fixed effects and baseline FEV1 prior to drug administration in the treatment period as a covariate.

    Time frame: From 22 to 24 hours post-dose on Day 2

Secondary outcomes

  1. Peak Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second (FEV1) From 5 Minutes to 4 Hours Post-dose on Day 1

    FEV1 was measured with spirometry conducted according to internationally accepted standards. Measurements were made in each treatment period at 5, 15, and 30 minutes and 1, 2, and 4 hours post-dose on Day 1. The analysis included baseline FEV1 prior to drug administration in the treatment period as a covariate.

    Time frame: From 5 minutes to 4 hours post-dose on Day 1

  2. Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second (FEV1) by Time Point From 5 Minutes to 12 Hours Post-dose on Day 1 and From 22 to 24 Hours Post-dose on Day 2

    FEV1 was measured with spirometry conducted according to internationally accepted standards. Measurements were made in each treatment period at 5, 15, and 30 minutes and 1, 2, 4, 8, and 12 hours on Day 1 and 22, 23, and 24 hours on Day 2. The analysis included baseline FEV1 prior to drug administration in the treatment period as a covariate.

    Time frame: From 5 minutes to 12 hours post-dose on Day 1 and from 22 to 24 hours post-dose on Day 2

  3. Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second (FEV1) Standardized (With Respect to Time) Area Under the Curve (AUC) From 5 Minutes to 12 Hours Post-dose on Day 1 and From 22 to 24 Hours Post-dose on Day 2

    FEV1 was measured with spirometry conducted according to internationally accepted standards. Measurements were made in each treatment period at 5, 15, and 30 minutes and 1, 2, 4, 8, and 12 hours on Day 1 and 22, 23, and 24 hours on Day 2. Standardized FEV1 AUC was calculated by the trapezoidal rule. The analysis included baseline FEV1 prior to drug administration in the treatment period as a covariate.

    Time frame: From 5 minutes to 12 hours post-dose on Day 1 and from 22 to 24 hours post-dose on Day 2

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Results

Posted Aug 17, 2011

Participant flow

Treatment Period 1
Participant flow — Treatment Period 1
MilestonePlacebo-indacaterol 150μg-indacaterol 300μg-indacaterol 600μgIndacaterol 150μg-indacaterol 600μg-placebo-indacaterol 300μgIndacaterol 300μg-placebo-indacaterol 600μg-indacaterol 150μgIndacaterol 600μg-indacaterol 300μg-indacaterol 150μg-placebo
Started12131114
Completed11131113
Not completed1001
Withdrew: Subject withdrew consent1000
Withdrew: Subject no longer needs study drug0001
Treatment Period 2
Participant flow — Treatment Period 2
MilestonePlacebo-indacaterol 150μg-indacaterol 300μg-indacaterol 600μgIndacaterol 150μg-indacaterol 600μg-placebo-indacaterol 300μgIndacaterol 300μg-placebo-indacaterol 600μg-indacaterol 150μgIndacaterol 600μg-indacaterol 300μg-indacaterol 150μg-placebo
Started11131113
Completed10131113
Not completed1000
Withdrew: Subject withdrew consent1000
Treatment Period 3
Participant flow — Treatment Period 3
MilestonePlacebo-indacaterol 150μg-indacaterol 300μg-indacaterol 600μgIndacaterol 150μg-indacaterol 600μg-placebo-indacaterol 300μgIndacaterol 300μg-placebo-indacaterol 600μg-indacaterol 150μgIndacaterol 600μg-indacaterol 300μg-indacaterol 150μg-placebo
Started10131113
Completed10131111
Not completed0002
Withdrew: Subject withdrew consent0001
Withdrew: Adverse event0001
Treatment Period 4
Participant flow — Treatment Period 4
MilestonePlacebo-indacaterol 150μg-indacaterol 300μg-indacaterol 600μgIndacaterol 150μg-indacaterol 600μg-placebo-indacaterol 300μgIndacaterol 300μg-placebo-indacaterol 600μg-indacaterol 150μgIndacaterol 600μg-indacaterol 300μg-indacaterol 150μg-placebo
Started10131111
Completed10131111
Not completed0000

Outcome measures

PrimaryForced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second (FEV1) Standardized (With Respect to Time) Area Under the Curve (AUC) From 22 to 24 Hours Post-dose on Day 2

FEV1 was measured with spirometry conducted according to internationally accepted standards. Measurements were made in each treatment period at 22, 23, and 24 hours post-dose on Day 2. Standardized FEV1 AUC was calculated by the trapezoidal rule. The analysis included patient, period, and treatment group as fixed effects and baseline FEV1 prior to drug administration in the treatment period as a covariate.

Time frame:
From 22 to 24 hours post-dose on Day 2
Reported as:
Least squares mean · Liters
Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second (FEV1) Standardized (With Respect to Time) Area Under the Curve (AUC) From 22 to 24 Hours Post-dose on Day 2
LitersIndacaterol 600 μgIndacaterol 300 µgIndacaterol 150 µgPlacebo
Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second (FEV1) Standardized (With Respect to Time) Area Under the Curve (AUC) From 22 to 24 Hours Post-dose on Day 21.49 ± 0.0101.48 ± 0.0101.45 ± 0.0101.33 ± 0.010
SecondaryPeak Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second (FEV1) From 5 Minutes to 4 Hours Post-dose on Day 1

FEV1 was measured with spirometry conducted according to internationally accepted standards. Measurements were made in each treatment period at 5, 15, and 30 minutes and 1, 2, and 4 hours post-dose on Day 1. The analysis included baseline FEV1 prior to drug administration in the treatment period as a covariate.

Time frame:
From 5 minutes to 4 hours post-dose on Day 1
Reported as:
Least squares mean · Liters
Peak Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second (FEV1) From 5 Minutes to 4 Hours Post-dose on Day 1
LitersIndacaterol 600 μgIndacaterol 300 µgIndacaterol 150 µgPlacebo
Peak Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second (FEV1) From 5 Minutes to 4 Hours Post-dose on Day 11.58 ± 0.0091.57 ± 0.0091.54 ± 0.0091.42 ± 0.009
SecondaryForced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second (FEV1) by Time Point From 5 Minutes to 12 Hours Post-dose on Day 1 and From 22 to 24 Hours Post-dose on Day 2

FEV1 was measured with spirometry conducted according to internationally accepted standards. Measurements were made in each treatment period at 5, 15, and 30 minutes and 1, 2, 4, 8, and 12 hours on Day 1 and 22, 23, and 24 hours on Day 2. The analysis included baseline FEV1 prior to drug administration in the treatment period as a covariate.

Time frame:
From 5 minutes to 12 hours post-dose on Day 1 and from 22 to 24 hours post-dose on Day 2
Reported as:
Least squares mean · Liters
Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second (FEV1) by Time Point From 5 Minutes to 12 Hours Post-dose on Day 1 and From 22 to 24 Hours Post-dose on Day 2
LitersIndacaterol 600 μgIndacaterol 300 µgIndacaterol 150 µgPlacebo
5 minutes1.47 (1.45 to 1.48)1.48 (1.46 to 1.49)1.46 (1.45 to 1.48)1.36 (1.34 to 1.37)
15 minutes1.50 (1.49 to 1.52)1.50 (1.48 to 1.51)1.49 (1.47 to 1.50)1.36 (1.34 to 1.37)
30 minutes1.52 (1.50 to 1.54)1.52 (1.50 to 1.54)1.49 (1.47 to 1.51)1.35 (1.33 to 1.37)
1 hour1.51 (1.49 to 1.53)1.51 (1.49 to 1.53)1.49 (1.47 to 1.51)1.36 (1.34 to 1.38)
2 hours1.55 (1.53 to 1.57)1.54 (1.52 to 1.56)1.51 (1.49 to 1.53)1.36 (1.34 to 1.38)
4 hours1.53 (1.50 to 1.55)1.53 (1.50 to 1.55)1.48 (1.46 to 1.50)1.35 (1.33 to 1.37)
8 hour1.50 (1.48 to 1.52)1.51 (1.49 to 1.53)1.46 (1.44 to 1.48)1.30 (1.28 to 1.33)
12 hours1.49 (1.47 to 1.51)1.47 (1.45 to 1.49)1.44 (1.42 to 1.46)1.30 (1.28 to 1.32)
22 hours1.47 (1.45 to 1.49)1.46 (1.44 to 1.47)1.43 (1.41 to 1.45)1.29 (1.28 to 1.31)
23 hours1.51 (1.49 to 1.53)1.49 (1.47 to 1.51)1.46 (1.44 to 1.48)1.33 (1.32 to 1.35)
24 hours1.51 (1.49 to 1.52)1.50 (1.49 to 1.52)1.47 (1.45 to 1.49)1.35 (1.33 to 1.36)
SecondaryForced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second (FEV1) Standardized (With Respect to Time) Area Under the Curve (AUC) From 5 Minutes to 12 Hours Post-dose on Day 1 and From 22 to 24 Hours Post-dose on Day 2

FEV1 was measured with spirometry conducted according to internationally accepted standards. Measurements were made in each treatment period at 5, 15, and 30 minutes and 1, 2, 4, 8, and 12 hours on Day 1 and 22, 23, and 24 hours on Day 2. Standardized FEV1 AUC was calculated by the trapezoidal rule. The analysis included baseline FEV1 prior to drug administration in the treatment period as a covariate.

Time frame:
From 5 minutes to 12 hours post-dose on Day 1 and from 22 to 24 hours post-dose on Day 2
Reported as:
Least squares mean · Liters
Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second (FEV1) Standardized (With Respect to Time) Area Under the Curve (AUC) From 5 Minutes to 12 Hours Post-dose on Day 1 and From 22 to 24 Hours Post-dose on Day 2
LitersIndacaterol 600 μgIndacaterol 300 µgIndacaterol 150 µgPlacebo
Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second (FEV1) Standardized (With Respect to Time) Area Under the Curve (AUC) From 5 Minutes to 12 Hours Post-dose on Day 1 and From 22 to 24 Hours Post-dose on Day 21.50 ± 0.0091.49 ± 0.0091.46 ± 0.0091.32 ± 0.009

Adverse events

Non-serious events are listed at a 5% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Placebo—0/47 (0%)1/47 (2.1%)
Indacaterol 150 μg—1/48 (2.1%)4/48 (8.3%)
Indacaterol 300 μg—0/47 (0%)4/47 (8.5%)
Indacaterol 600 μg—0/48 (0%)5/48 (10.4%)
Most frequent serious events
Most frequent serious events
EventPlaceboIndacaterol 150 μgIndacaterol 300 μgIndacaterol 600 μg
SUBILEUSGastrointestinal disorders0/471/480/470/48
Most frequent other events
Most frequent other events
EventPlaceboIndacaterol 150 μgIndacaterol 300 μgIndacaterol 600 μg
COUGHRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders1/474/484/475/48

Baseline characteristics

Age Continuous
Age Continuous(years)Entire Study Population
Mean67.2 ± 5.94
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Entire Study Population
Female4
Male46
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Study locations

8 sites
  • Novartis Investigative site
    Kasukabe, Japan
  • Novartis Investigator Site
    Kishiwada, Japan
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Kurume, Japan
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Obihiro, Japan
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Sagamihara, Japan
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Sapporo, Japan
  • Novartis Investigator Site
    Tokyo, Japan
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Wakayama, Japan
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References and documents

Publications

  • Hosoe M, Woessner R, Matsushima S, Lawrence D, Kramer B. Efficacy, safety and pharmacokinetics of indacaterol in Caucasian and Japanese patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a comparison of data from two randomized, placebo-controlled studies. Clin Drug Investig. 2011;31(4):247-55. doi: 10.2165/11586520-000000000-00000. PubMed 21184620 ↗
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Updates

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00403845
Lead sponsor
Novartis
First posted
Nov 27, 2006
Start date
Dec 2006
Primary completion
Oct 2007
Completion
Oct 2007
Results posted
Aug 17, 2011
Last update
Aug 17, 2011

Study contacts

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Japan
principal investigator · Novartis

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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