Efficacy and Safety of Aclidinium Bromide 400 µg BID (Twice a Day)Compared to Placebo in Patients With Stable Moderate to Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Summary

The aim of the present study is to evaluate the effect of aclidinium bromide 400 μg twice a day (BID) administered twice a day versus placebo on exercise endurance and on hyperinflation and dyspnoea at rest and during exercise after 3 weeks of treatment.

Timeline

Start

2011-11

Primary completion

2012-06

Completion

2012-06

Outcome

Met primary endpoint

paper After 3 weeks, endurance time was significantly increased with aclidinium versus placebo (treatment difference 58.5 s; p < 0.05). PMID 25539654 ↗

Publications

• Beeh KM, Watz H, Puente-Maestu L, de Teresa L, Jarreta D, Caracta C, Garcia Gil E, Magnussen H. Aclidinium improves exercise endurance, dyspnea, lung hyperinflation, and physical activity in patients with COPD: a randomized, placebo-controlled, crossover trial. BMC Pulm Med. 2014 Dec 23;14:209. doi: 10.1186/1471-2466-14-209.

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Indications