A 4-week Dose-Ranging, Dose-Interval, Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability Study of GSK961081 in Subjects With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

This is an interventional treatment trial for Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive focused on measuring lung function, bronchodilator, COPD, dose response, dosing interval, efficacy, safety, PD, PK Read More

Inclusion Criteria:

• Outpatient Subjects
• Subjects who give their signed and dated informed consent to participate
• 40 or more years of age, inclusive, at Visit 1
• Male or females
• Subjects with an established clinical history of COPD
• Current or previous cigarette smokers with a history of ≥ 10 pack-years of cigarette smoking
• Subjects with the following liver function test values:
• Subjects with a measured post-salbutamol FEV1/FVC ratio of < 0.70 at Visit 1 (Screening).
• Subjects with a measured post-salbutamol FEV1 30-70% of predicted normal values

Exclusion Criteria:

• Women who are pregnant or lactating or are planning to become pregnant during the study.
• Current diagnosis of asthma
• Other significant respiratory disorders besides COPD, including alpha-1 deficiency
• Previous lung resection surgery
• Significant abnormalities in chest x-ray presentation
• Hospitalization for a COPD exacerbation within 12 weeks prior screening
• Use of oral corticosteroids or antibiotics for COPD or antibiotics for a lower respiratory tract infection within 6 weeks
• Any significant disease that would put subject at risk through study participation
• BMI greater than 35
• Pacemaker
• Significantly abnormal ECG, clinical lab finding (including Hepatitis B or C)
• Cancer
• Allergy or hypersensitivity to beta adrenergic receptor-agonist, sympathomimetic, anticholinergic/anti-muscarinic receptor antagonist, or inhaler excipients
• Diseases that would contra-indicate the use of anticholinergics
• Use of sysemic corticosteroids within 6 weeks of screening
• Use of long-acting beta-agonists within 48 hours of screening
• Use of tiotropium within 7 days of screening
• Use of theophyllines or anti-leukotrienes within 48 hours of screening
• Use of short-acting bronchodilators within 4 hours of screening
• Use of investigational medicines within 30 days of screening
• Use of high dose inhaled corticosteroids
• Use of long-term oxygen therapy, CPAP or NIPPV
• Participation in the acute phase of a pulmonary rehabilitation program within 4 weeks prior to Visit 1
• Regular (q.i.d or greater) use of short acting bronchodilators, including nebulized therapy
• Affiliation with Investigator Site
• Questionable Validity of Consent
• Previous use of GSK961081