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    Summary
    EudraCT Number:2012-003234-16
    Sponsor's Protocol Code Number:002/2012
    National Competent Authority:Germany - BfArM
    Clinical Trial Type:EEA CTA
    Trial Status:Prematurely Ended
    Date on which this record was first entered in the EudraCT database:2013-02-26
    Trial results View results
    Index
    A. PROTOCOL INFORMATION
    B. SPONSOR INFORMATION
    C. APPLICANT IDENTIFICATION
    D. IMP IDENTIFICATION
    D.8 INFORMATION ON PLACEBO
    E. GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE TRIAL
    F. POPULATION OF TRIAL SUBJECTS
    G. INVESTIGATOR NETWORKS TO BE INVOLVED IN THE TRIAL
    N. REVIEW BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY OR ETHICS COMMITTEE IN THE COUNTRY CONCERNED
    P. END OF TRIAL
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    A. Protocol Information
    A.1Member State ConcernedGermany - BfArM
    A.2EudraCT number2012-003234-16
    A.3Full title of the trial
    Randomized double blind placebo-controlled study to demonstrate that antibiotics are not needed in moderate acute exacerbations of COPD – The ABACOPD Study
    A.3.1Title of the trial for lay people, in easily understood, i.e. non-technical, language
    Randomized double blind placebo-controlled study to demonstrate that antibiotics are not needed in moderate acute exacerbations of COPD – The ABACOPD Study
    A.4.1Sponsor's protocol code number002/2012
    A.7Trial is part of a Paediatric Investigation Plan No
    A.8EMA Decision number of Paediatric Investigation Plan
    B. Sponsor Information
    B.Sponsor: 1
    B.1.1Name of SponsorHannover Medical School represented by Hannover Clinical Trial Center GmbH
    B.1.3.4CountryGermany
    B.3.1 and B.3.2Status of the sponsorNon-Commercial
    B.4 Source(s) of Monetary or Material Support for the clinical trial:
    B.4.1Name of organisation providing supportBMBF
    B.4.2CountryGermany
    B.5 Contact point designated by the sponsor for further information on the trial
    B.5.1Name of organisationCAPNETZ FOUNDATION/Hannover Medical School
    B.5.2Functional name of contact pointClinical trial information
    B.5.3 Address:
    B.5.3.1Street AddressCarl-Neuberg-Str. 1
    B.5.3.2Town/ cityHannover
    B.5.3.3Post code30625
    B.5.3.4CountryGermany
    B.5.4Telephone number004905115324434
    B.5.5Fax number004905115328286
    B.5.6E-mailoffice@capnetz.de
    D. IMP Identification
    D.IMP: 1
    D.1.2 and D.1.3IMP RoleComparator
    D.2 Status of the IMP to be used in the clinical trial
    D.2.1IMP to be used in the trial has a marketing authorisation Yes
    D.2.1.1.1Trade name Unacid® PD oral 375mg, Filmtabletten
    D.2.1.1.2Name of the Marketing Authorisation holderPFIZER PHARMA GmbH
    D.2.1.2Country which granted the Marketing AuthorisationGermany
    D.2.5The IMP has been designated in this indication as an orphan drug in the Community No
    D.2.5.1Orphan drug designation number
    D.3 Description of the IMP
    D.3.4Pharmaceutical form Capsule
    D.3.4.1Specific paediatric formulation No
    D.3.7Routes of administration for this IMPOral use
    D.3.11 The IMP contains an:
    D.3.11.1Active substance of chemical origin Yes
    D.3.11.2Active substance of biological/ biotechnological origin (other than Advanced Therapy IMP (ATIMP) No
    The IMP is a:
    D.3.11.3Advanced Therapy IMP (ATIMP) No
    D.3.11.3.1Somatic cell therapy medicinal product No
    D.3.11.3.2Gene therapy medical product No
    D.3.11.3.3Tissue Engineered Product No
    D.3.11.3.4Combination ATIMP (i.e. one involving a medical device) No
    D.3.11.3.5Committee on Advanced therapies (CAT) has issued a classification for this product No
    D.3.11.4Combination product that includes a device, but does not involve an Advanced Therapy No
    D.3.11.5Radiopharmaceutical medicinal product No
    D.3.11.6Immunological medicinal product (such as vaccine, allergen, immune serum) No
    D.3.11.7Plasma derived medicinal product No
    D.3.11.8Extractive medicinal product No
    D.3.11.9Recombinant medicinal product No
    D.3.11.10Medicinal product containing genetically modified organisms No
    D.3.11.11Herbal medicinal product No
    D.3.11.12Homeopathic medicinal product No
    D.3.11.13Another type of medicinal product No
    D.8 Information on Placebo
    D.8 Placebo: 1
    D.8.1Is a Placebo used in this Trial?Yes
    D.8.3Pharmaceutical form of the placeboCapsule
    D.8.4Route of administration of the placeboOral use
    E. General Information on the Trial
    E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation
    E.1.1Medical condition(s) being investigated
    E.1.1.1Medical condition in easily understood language
    acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AE-COPD)
    E.1.1.2Therapeutic area Diseases [C] - Respiratory Tract Diseases [C08]
    MedDRA Classification
    E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation
    E.1.2Version 19.0
    E.1.2Level LLT
    E.1.2Classification code 10010953
    E.1.2Term COPD exacerbation
    E.1.2System Organ Class 100000004855
    E.1.3Condition being studied is a rare disease No
    E.2 Objective of the trial
    E.2.1Main objective of the trial
    To demonstrate in a clinical study that there is no relevant increase in the “failure-rate” for patients with acute moderate exacerbations of COPD (AE-COPD) treated with placebo instead of antibiotic treatment both on top of standard of care. A patient is classified as treatment failure if additional antibiotic therapy is required during treatment period or until the test of cure visit
    E.2.2Secondary objectives of the trial
    •To evaluate long-term consequences of Placebo treatment
    -Relapse rate at late follow-up 1
    -Time to relapse
    •To assess patient’s clinical improvement relative to treatment
    -Clinical cure rate at the EOT visit
    -Clinical cure rate at the TOC visit
    To assess additional efficacy endpoints and health outcome evaluations following 5 days treatment with either placebo or oral sultamicillin with either treatment used as a supplement to the standard of care for patients with acute exacerbations of COPD:
    -Changes in CAT
    -Changes in EXACT PRO
    -Changes in relevant systemic biomarkers and their association to mortality
    -Additional antibiotic therapy
    -Time to next exacerbation
    -Number of exacerbations during follow up
    -Per-subject relapse rate at the LFU visits in the subset of subjects in the CE population who were clinically cured at the TOC visit
    -Changes in length of stay in hospital for hospitalized patients
    -All cause mortality
    E.2.3Trial contains a sub-study No
    E.3Principal inclusion criteria
    • Adults, either sex, older than 40 years of age
    • For female patients, the following conditions are to be met:
    - has been postmenopausal for at least 1 year, or
    - is surgically incapable of bearing children, or
    - is of childbearing potential, and the following conditions are met:
    o has a negative pregnancy test (urine- or serum-based) immediately before study entry (i.e., before the start of treatment or any other study procedure that could potentially harm the fetus), and one or more of following criteria
    o must agree to abstinence or use an accepted method of contraception .The subject must agree to continue with the same method throughout the study.
    o having only female sexual partners
    o sexual relationship with sterile male partners only
    • Patients diagnosed with COPD stages I-IV as defined by the Global initiative for chronic Obstructive Lung disease (GOLD).
    and
    • Doctor's diagnosis of acute (onset < 7 days) moderate exacerbation of COPD defined by a sustained worsening of the patient’s condition (including at least 2 of the following symptoms: increased dyspnea, increased sputum production, sputum purulence and increased cough), from the stable state and beyond normal day-to-day variations, necessitating a change in regular medication in patient with underlying COPD, needing additional medical assistance.
    • Absence of community acquired pneumonia or lower respiratory tract infection with a clear indication for antibiotic treatment as determined by Procalcitonin level < 0.25 ng/mL and/or absence of pulmonary infiltrates on routine chest x-ray.
    • Smoking history of at least 10 Pack Years or more.
    • Patients must sign and date an informed consent prior to any study procedures.
    E.4Principal exclusion criteria
    • Severe exacerbation: defined by need for ventilatory support (indicated by severe dyspnea with failure to respond to emergency treatment and/or persistent hypoxemia (PaO2 <50 mm Hg despite O2 administration and / or respiratory acidosis (pH <7.35 and PaCO2> 45mmHg)) or mental confusion or circulatory insufficiency (need of vasopressors)
    • Fever (>38.5°C) (more than 4 days)
    • Known impaired hepatic or renal function
    • Active or suspected tuberculosis infection of the respiratory tract
    • Acute exacerbation of asthma
    • Suspected or known hypersensitivity to, or suspected serious adverse reaction to Sultamicillin
    • Immunosuppression or Immunosuppressive therapy (cytostatic chemotherapy within last 28 days or neutropenia (neutrophils < 1000/µ)l; systemic corticosteroids (≥20 mg prednisolon equivalent/day > 14 days; HIV-infection; immunosuppression after organ- or bone marrow transplant)- Patients with metastatic or hematological malignancy, splenectomized patients or patients with known hyposplenia or asplenia
    • Oral/parenteral antibiotic use within 30 days prior to randomization (a singular administration of antibiotics prior to randomization is allowed)
    • In-patient treatment within the last 30 days days (because of actual respiratory infections as primary or secondary diagnosis)
    • An antibiotic is clearly indicated for treatment of a known infection
    • Known MRSA colonization or infection
    • Patients with known bronchiectasis
    • Patients with known bacterial airway colonization (>3 positive sputum cultures in the previous year)
    • Progressively fatal disease, or life expectancy ≤6 months
    • Mononucleosis
    • Lymphatic leukemia
    • Severe gastro-intestinal disorders with vomiting and diarrhea
    • Women who are breast feeding
    • Patients who have received treatment with any other investigational drug within 1 month prior to study entry, or have such treatment planned for the study period during treatment and follow up phase.
    • Patients with mental conditions rendering them unable to understand the nature, scope, and possible consequences of the study.
    E.5 End points
    E.5.1Primary end point(s)
    Assessment of additional antibiotic therapy during treatment period or until the test of cure visit
    E.5.1.1Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point
    1. treatment period (during 5 days after start of treatment)
    2. Test of cure (TOC) visit:4 weeks after start of treatment
    E.5.2Secondary end point(s)
    Relapse rate at late follow-up (LFU-2; 1 year) and time to relapse clinical cure rate at the EOT visit and clinical cure rate at the TOC visit (both determined by patient-centered outcomes (diary cards assessed daily for 4 weeks)
    E.5.2.1Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point
    1. Relapse rate: 1 year after the start of treatment (late follow up 2 (LFU-2))
    2. time to relapse clincal cure rate:
    after 6 days (EOT Visit)
    3. clinical cure rate: 4 weeks after start of treatment (TOC visit)
    E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial
    E.6Scope of the trial
    E.6.1Diagnosis No
    E.6.2Prophylaxis No
    E.6.3Therapy Yes
    E.6.4Safety Yes
    E.6.5Efficacy Yes
    E.6.6Pharmacokinetic No
    E.6.7Pharmacodynamic No
    E.6.8Bioequivalence No
    E.6.9Dose response No
    E.6.10Pharmacogenetic No
    E.6.11Pharmacogenomic No
    E.6.12Pharmacoeconomic No
    E.6.13Others No
    E.7Trial type and phase
    E.7.1Human pharmacology (Phase I) No
    E.7.1.1First administration to humans No
    E.7.1.2Bioequivalence study No
    E.7.1.3Other No
    E.7.1.3.1Other trial type description
    E.7.2Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) No
    E.7.3Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) No
    E.7.4Therapeutic use (Phase IV) Yes
    E.8 Design of the trial
    E.8.1Controlled Yes
    E.8.1.1Randomised Yes
    E.8.1.2Open No
    E.8.1.3Single blind No
    E.8.1.4Double blind Yes
    E.8.1.5Parallel group No
    E.8.1.6Cross over No
    E.8.1.7Other No
    E.8.2 Comparator of controlled trial
    E.8.2.1Other medicinal product(s) No
    E.8.2.2Placebo Yes
    E.8.2.3Other No
    E.8.2.4Number of treatment arms in the trial2
    E.8.3 The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned No
    E.8.4 The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned Yes
    E.8.4.1Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned32
    E.8.5The trial involves multiple Member States No
    E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA
    E.8.6.1Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA No
    E.8.6.2Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA No
    E.8.7Trial has a data monitoring committee Yes
    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
    LVLS
    E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial
    E.8.9.1In the Member State concerned years3
    E.8.9.1In the Member State concerned months2
    E.8.9.1In the Member State concerned days
    F. Population of Trial Subjects
    F.1 Age Range
    F.1.1Trial has subjects under 18 No
    F.1.1.1In Utero No
    F.1.1.2Preterm newborn infants (up to gestational age < 37 weeks) No
    F.1.1.3Newborns (0-27 days) No
    F.1.1.4Infants and toddlers (28 days-23 months) No
    F.1.1.5Children (2-11years) No
    F.1.1.6Adolescents (12-17 years) No
    F.1.2Adults (18-64 years) Yes
    F.1.3Elderly (>=65 years) Yes
    F.2 Gender
    F.2.1Female Yes
    F.2.2Male Yes
    F.3 Group of trial subjects
    F.3.1Healthy volunteers No
    F.3.2Patients Yes
    F.3.3Specific vulnerable populations No
    F.3.3.1Women of childbearing potential not using contraception Information not present in EudraCT
    F.3.3.2Women of child-bearing potential using contraception Yes
    F.3.3.3Pregnant women No
    F.3.3.4Nursing women No
    F.3.3.5Emergency situation No
    F.3.3.6Subjects incapable of giving consent personally No
    F.3.3.7Others No
    F.4 Planned number of subjects to be included
    F.4.1In the member state980
    F.5 Plans for treatment or care after the subject has ended the participation in the trial (if it is different from the expected normal treatment of that condition)
    None
    G. Investigator Networks to be involved in the Trial
    N. Review by the Competent Authority or Ethics Committee in the country concerned
    N.Competent Authority Decision Authorised
    N.Date of Competent Authority Decision2013-04-29
    N.Ethics Committee Opinion of the trial applicationFavourable
    N.Ethics Committee Opinion: Reason(s) for unfavourable opinion
    N.Date of Ethics Committee Opinion2013-06-20
    P. End of Trial
    P.End of Trial StatusPrematurely Ended
    P.Date of the global end of the trial2019-06-05
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