| E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
| E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) |
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| E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a lung disease characterized by chronic obstruction of lung airflow that interferes with normal breathing and is not fully reversible. |
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| E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E] - Therapeutic techniques [E02] |
| MedDRA Classification |
| E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | No |
| E.2 Objective of the trial |
| E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial |
| To determine whether intravenous iron improves arterial oxygen saturation in patients with COPD at one week. |
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| E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
| To determine the effects of intravenous iron on oxygenation, exercise capacity, haematinics, time to first exacerbation and quality of life in COPD. |
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| E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
| E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
• Patients with a diagnosis of COPD, with at least mild disease (stage II – IV on GOLD criteria classification, FEV1 <80% predicted and FEV1/ FVC <70%) • Significant smoking history (>15 pack years, where a pack year is the product of [average number of cigarettes smoked per day] and [number of years smoked for] divided by 20) or other definite cause of COPD • Potential to have stable COPD at study initiation • Able (in the Investigators opinion) and willing to comply with all study requirements. • Participant is willing and able to give informed consent for participation in the study. • Male or Female, aged 18 years or above.
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| E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
Exclusion Criteria • Pregnant or breast feeding • Females who are pregnant, lactating, planning pregnancy during the course of the study or of childbearing potential unless using effective contraception for the duration of the study • Patients taking iron supplements (in the last six weeks) or who have had a blood transfusion in the last 6 months • Iron overload, defined as ferritin > 300 microg/L • Hypersensitivity to previous iron infusion • Evidence of bacteraemia • Significant renal or liver disease (as judged by the investigator)
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| E.5 End points |
| E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
| To determine whether intravenous iron improves arterial oxygen saturation in patients with COPD at one week. |
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| E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
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| E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
To determine the effects of intravenous iron on oxygenation, exercise capacity, haematinics, time to first exacerbation and quality of life in COPD.
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| E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
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| E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
| E.6 | Scope of the trial |
| E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No |
| E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | No |
| E.6.3 | Therapy | No |
| E.6.4 | Safety | Yes |
| E.6.5 | Efficacy | Yes |
| E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | No |
| E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | No |
| E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
| E.6.9 | Dose response | No |
| E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No |
| E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No |
| E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
| E.6.13 | Others | No |
| E.7 | Trial type and phase |
| E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No |
| E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | No |
| E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | No |
| E.7.1.3 | Other | No |
| E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
| E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | No |
| E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | No |
| E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | Yes |
| E.8 Design of the trial |
| E.8.1 | Controlled | Yes |
| E.8.1.1 | Randomised | Yes |
| E.8.1.2 | Open | No |
| E.8.1.3 | Single blind | Yes |
| E.8.1.4 | Double blind | No |
| E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | No |
| E.8.1.6 | Cross over | No |
| E.8.1.7 | Other | No |
| E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
| E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | No |
| E.8.2.2 | Placebo | Yes |
| E.8.2.3 | Other | No |
| E.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 2 |
| E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
| Yes |
| E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | No |
| E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | No |
| E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
| E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | No |
| E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | No |
| E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | No |
| E.8.8 |
Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last
visit of the last subject undergoing the trial
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| Last follow-up visit of last patient. |
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| E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
| E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | 2 |
| E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 2 |
| E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | 1 |
| E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 4 |
| E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 5 |
| E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial days | 3 |