NCT01351792

A Study in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (FAIR)

A 12-week, Multicentre, Randomised, Double-blind, Double-dummy, 2-arm Parallel Group Study Comparing the Efficacy and Safety of Foster® 100/6 (Beclomethasone Dipropionate 100 µg Plus Formoterol 6 µg/Actuation), 2 Puffs b.i.d., Versus Symbicort® 200/6 (Budesonide 200 µg Plus Formoterol 6 µg/Actuation), 2 Inhalations b.i.d., on Parameters of Small Airway Function in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 113 (actual)
• Sponsor: Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A. · Industry
• Sex: All
• Age: 40 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of the present study is to demonstrate the higher efficacy of small particles Foster® 100/6 (two puffs b.i.d.) versus large particles Symbicort® 200/6 (two inhalations b.i.d.), in terms of residual volume reduction over a 12-week treatment period in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients.

Detailed description

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an incurable, debilitating and progressive disease that can be fatal. The recent Global Burden of Disease Study ranks COPD as the 6th leading cause of mortality and the 12th leading cause of morbidity world-wide. Furthermore, trends in the use of medical care resources indicate that the economic cost of COPD continues to rise in direct relation to the ageing population, the increase in prevalence of disease and the cost of new and existing medical and public health interventions.

Conditions

• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Foster® 100/6 µg/unit dose	Foster® (beclomethasone dipropionate 100 µg plus formoterol 6 µg/unit dose), 2 inhalations b.i.d. (daily dose of BDP "extrafine" 400 µg plus FF 24 µg).
DRUG	Symbicort® Turbohaler® 200/6 μg/actuation	Symbicort® Turbohaler® (budesonide 200 μg plus formoterol fumarate 6 μg/actuation), 2 inhalations b.i.d. (daily dose of BUD 800 μg plus FF 24 μg).

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-09-01
• Primary completion: 2012-11-01
• Completion: 2012-11-01
• First posted: 2011-05-11
• Last updated: 2017-03-30

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Netherlands