Comparison of Safety and Efficacy of Berodual® Administered Via the Respimat® Device With That Administered Via the Metered Dose Inhaler (MDI) in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Summary

To demonstrate that at least one of the two doses of Berodual® (50 µg fenoterol hydrobromide/20 µg ipratropium bromide and 25 µg fenoterol hydrobromide/10 µg ipratropium bromide, 1 puff q.i.d) administered via the Respimat® gives a bronchodilator response which is not inferior to that obtained from one dose of Berodual® (50 µg fenoterol hydrobromide/21 µg ipratropium bromide, 2 puffs q.i.d) administered via the MDI and that the safety profile is at least as good when COPD patients are treated for 12 weeks.

Timeline

Start

1998-02

Primary completion

1999-04

Completion

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Drugs

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