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Bronchodilator

QVA149 for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Phase 3
Waitlist Available
Research Sponsored by Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up bl, day 1: 5min, 15min, 1h, 2h, 4h, 6h, 8h, 11h55 min; day 2: 23h15min, 23h45min; day 15: -45min, -15min, 1h; day 29: -45 min, -15min, 1h; day 57: -45min, -15min, 1h; day 85: -45min, -15min, 5min, 15min, 1h, 2h, 4h, 6h, 8h, 11h; day 86: 23h15min; 23h45min
Awards & highlights
All Individual Drugs Already Approved
Approved for 5 Other Conditions
Pivotal Trial

Summary

This study will assess the efficacy, safety and tolerability of indacaterol maleate/glycopyrronium bromide in patients with moderate to severe airflow limitation.

Eligible Conditions
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~bl, day 1: 5min, 15min, 1h, 2h, 4h, 6h, 8h, 11h55 min; day 2: 23h15min, 23h45min; day 15: -45min, -15min, 1h; day 29: -45 min, -15min, 1h; day 57: -45min, -15min, 1h; day 85: -45min, -15min, 5min, 15min, 1h, 2h, 4h, 6h, 8h, 11h; day 86: 23h15min; 23h45min
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and bl, day 1: 5min, 15min, 1h, 2h, 4h, 6h, 8h, 11h55 min; day 2: 23h15min, 23h45min; day 15: -45min, -15min, 1h; day 29: -45 min, -15min, 1h; day 57: -45min, -15min, 1h; day 85: -45min, -15min, 5min, 15min, 1h, 2h, 4h, 6h, 8h, 11h; day 86: 23h15min; 23h45min for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Primary: Change From Baseline in Standardized Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second (FEV1) Area Under the Curve (AUC) (0-12 Hours (h))
Secondary study objectives
Change From Baseline in FEV1
Change From Baseline in FVC
Change From Baseline in Pre-dose Trough FEV1
+7 more

Side effects data

From 2015 Phase 4 trial • 88 Patients • NCT02125734
5%
Cough
2%
Headache
2%
Nasal congestion
2%
Nasopharyngitis
1%
Palpitations
1%
Pain in extremity
1%
Fluid retention
1%
Muscle spasms
1%
Hypertension
1%
Productive cough
1%
Dyspnoea
1%
Pruritus
1%
Renal pain
1%
Hypertriglyceridaemia
1%
Arthralgia
1%
Rhinorrhoea
1%
Nausea
1%
Peripheral swelling
1%
Bronchitis
1%
Herpes zoster
1%
Rhinitis
1%
Sinusitis
1%
Laceration
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Study treatment Arm
Tiotropium
QVA149

Awards & Highlights

All Individual Drugs Already Approved
Therapies where all constituent drugs have already been approved are likely to have better-understood side effect profiles.
Approved for 5 Other Conditions
This treatment demonstrated efficacy for 5 other conditions.
Pivotal Trial
The final step before approval, pivotal trials feature drugs that have already shown basic safety & efficacy.

Trial Design

4Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Placebo Group
Group I: QVA149Experimental Treatment1 Intervention
27.5/12.5 ug twice daily (b.i.d.) Single Dose Dry Powder Inhaler (SDDPI
Group II: QAB149Active Control1 Intervention
27.5 ug b.i.d.
Group III: NVA237Active Control1 Intervention
12.5 ug b.i.d.
Group IV: PlaceboPlacebo Group1 Intervention
b.i.d.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
QVA149
2016
Completed Phase 4
~14260

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Novartis PharmaceuticalsLead Sponsor
2,914 Previous Clinical Trials
4,252,176 Total Patients Enrolled
~77 spots leftby Nov 2025