Eligibility Module

Eligibility Module

The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.

Eligibility Module path is as follows:

Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module

Eligibility Module


Ignite Creation Date: 2025-12-25 @ 2:18 AM
Ignite Modification Date: 2025-12-25 @ 2:18 AM
NCT ID: NCT01204034
Eligibility Criteria: Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with documented COPD based on the following criteria: Smoking history of at least 10 pack-years Decreased Tiffeneau index: FEV1/FVC \< 0.70 * Male or female patients aged ≥ 40 years * Patients should be treated according to the 'Global initiative for chronic Obstructive Lung Disease' (GOLD) guidelines * Patients who present * Moderate COPD with an FEV1 between 50 and 80% of predicted GOLD 2) * Severe COPD with an FEV1 between 30 and 50% of predicted (GOLD 3) * Very severe COPD with an FEV1 lower than 30% of predicted (GOLD 4) * Patients will be maintained on stable respiratory medications for 6 weeks prior to screening * Patients with a co-operative attitude and ability to be trained to correctly use the pMDI * Written informed consent obtained Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant or lactating females or females at risk of pregnancy * Unstable patients who developed an exacerbation during the last 4 weeks * Inability to carry out pulmonary function testing * Diagnosis of asthma as defined by the current 'Global Initiative for Asthma' (GINA) guidelines * Patients with an uncontrolled disease or any condition that might, in the judgement of the investigator, place the patient at undue risk or potentially compromise the results or interpretation of the study * Patients with a QTc interval (Bazett's formula) at the screening visit electrocardiogram (ECG) test \>450 msec * Cancer or any other chronic disease with poor prognosis and /or affecting patient status * History of alcohol or drug abuse * Allergy, sensitivity or intolerance to study drugs and/or study drug formulation ingredients * Patients unlikely to comply with the protocol or unable to understand the nature, scope and possible consequences of the study * Patients who received any investigational new drug within the last 4 weeks prior to the screening visit * Patients treated with any non-permitted concomitant medication
Healthy Volunteers: False
Sex: ALL
Minimum Age: 40 Years
Study: NCT01204034
Study Brief:
Protocol Section: NCT01204034