Assessment of Physical Functioning and Handling of Spiolto® Respimat® in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Requiring Long-acting Dual Bronchodilation in Routine Clinical Practice

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2017-04-11
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The primary objective of the study is to measure changes in physical functioning - serving as a surrogate for physical activity and exercise capacity - in COPD patients being treated with Spiolto® Respimat® after approximately 6 weeks. A secondary objective is to evaluate the patient¿s general condition (physician¿s evaluation) at visit 1 (baseline visit at the start of the study) and at visit 2 (final visit at the end of the study, approx. 6 weeks after visit 1), as well as patient satisfaction with Spiolto® Respimat® at visit 2.

• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim

Criteria

Inclusion criteria:

1. Written informed consent prior to participation

2. Female and male patients = 40 years of age

3. Patients diagnosed with COPD and requiring long-acting dual bronchodilation (LAMA + LABA) treatment according to approved Spiolto® Respimat® SmPC and COPD GOLD guideline recommendation

Exclusion criteria:

1. Patients with contraindications according to Spiolto® Respimat® SmPC

2. Patients who have been treated with a LABA/LAMA combination (free and fixed dose) in the previous 6 months

3. Patients continuing LABA- Inhalative Corticosteroides (iCS)treatment should not be additionally treated with Spiolto® Respimat® in order to avoid a double dosing of long-acting beta-agonists

4. Patients for whom further follow-up is not possible at the enrolling site during the planned study period of approx. 6 weeks

5. Pregnancy and lactation

6. Patients currently listed for lung transplantation

7. Current participation in any clinical trial or any other non-interventional study of a drug or device