E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
A chronic lung disease in which patients cough, produce mucous and suffer from breathlessness. |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Respiratory Tract Diseases [C08] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 17.0 |
E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10010952 |
E.1.2 | Term | COPD |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 100000004855 |
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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 evaluate the effectiveness of XEN-D0501 over placebo in reducing objective daytime cough frequency. |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
• To evaluate the effectiveness of XEN-D0501 over placebo in reducing: o capsaicin cough responses, o objective 24-hour cough frequency, o hourly change in cough frequency, o cough severity (via visual analogue scale (VAS)). o urge to cough (via VAS), o global rating of change scale, o Clinical COPD Questionnaire (CCQ), o Leicester Cough Questionnaire (LCQ), o St George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ-C) |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
1. Male and female patients aged 40 years or over with COPD, defined as: • Smoking history of >10 pack-years, • A post-bronchodilator forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) <80% of the predicted normal value and a ratio between FEV1 and forced vital capacity (FVC) <0.7 after 4 puffs (4 x 100 μg) of salbutamol (via pressurized metered-dose inhaler [pMDI]). 2. Day time cough frequency >1.5 coughs/hour (from 24-hour cough monitor at Visit 3), 3. For patients recruited to the Capsaicin Challenge Cohort only: - A pre-bronchodilator FEV1 of at least 1.0 L at Visit 1 - Emax from capsaicin challenge >10 coughs (from challenge cough monitor at Visit 3) 4. Women must be of non-child bearing potential. • Non-child bearing potential is defined as amenorrheic for at least 1 year AND, if aged under 60 years, have serum follicle stimulating hormone [FSH] level of at least 30 IU/L) or have undergone a hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy (tubal ligation is not acceptable). Women who are taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT) do not have to have FSH assessments, but the amenorrhea (before starting HRT) must have been naturally (spontaneously) occurring and have been accompanied by an appropriate clinical profile (e.g. age appropriate, history of vasomotor symptoms). 5. If female partners of male patients are of childbearing potential, the patient must be willing to use contraception (e.g. condoms plus spermicide) AND their female partner must also be using contraception (e.g. hormonal or intra-uterine device). This double contraception must be used from the first dose of study drug until at least 90 days after the last dose of study drug. 6. Written informed consent. |
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
1. Body Mass Index (BMI) >40 kg/m2, 2. Current smokers or patients with urine cotinine greater or equal to 500 ng/mL, 3. Ex-smoker of <6 months, 4. Upper respiratory tract infection within the last 6 weeks prior to randomisation (Visit 4), 5. COPD exacerbation requiring treatment within 6 weeks prior to randomisation (Visit 4), 6. Evidence of active microbial respiratory infection defined as the presence of significant pathogenic bacteria on sputum culture (assessed by colony forming units) at Visit 1, 7. Feverish illness within the last 1 week prior to randomisation (Visit 4), 8. Concomitant medications which may influence cough e.g. opioids, gabapentin, pregabalin, amitriptyline, ACE inhibitors, and those drugs listed in section 9.8.3 9. Use of systemic corticosteroids within 3 months of Visit 1, 10. Patient with concomitant conditions which may influence the cough reflex or the patient’s ability to participate in the study e.g. diabetes, cerebrovascular disease, Parkinson’s disease. N.B. Patients with type 2 diabetes may be included if, in the opinion of the investigator, they are well controlled and have no history suggestive of autonomic neuropathy; 11. History of drug or alcohol dependency or abuse within approximately the last year prior to Visit 1, 12. Regular alcohol consumption; >21 units/week for males, or >14 units/week for females, during the study (1 unit = ½ pint beer, 25 mL of 40% spirit or a 125 mL glass of wine). 13. Any known allergy to the study drugs, 14. Pregnant and/or lactating women, 15. History or evidence of urinary retention, bladder outlet obstruction or benign prostatic hypertrophy, 16. Any clinically significant abnormalities in haematology or clinical biochemistry tests prior to randomisation (Visit 4). 17. Serum alanine transaminase (ALT), aspartate transaminase (AST) or gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) greater than twice the upper limit of normal (ULN) at Visits 1 or 2, 18. Total serum bilirubin >1.5x ULN at Visits 1 or 2, 19. History of any kind of cancer within the last 5 years unless non-invasive, in remission and approved in writing by Sponsor, 20. COPD with respiratory failure that requires long term oxygen therapy, 21. Evidence of any other clinically significant disease or condition which in the opinion of the investigator would preclude the patient’s participation in this study, 22. QTcF value at Visit 1 (mean) or Visit 2 of >450 msec (males) or >470 msec (females) 23. Patients with uncontrolled hypertension, systolic blood pressure >160 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure >90 mmHg at Visit 1 (mean) or Visit 2. 24. Received investigational or marketed products as part of any other clinical study within 30 days (or 5 half-lives whichever is longer) prior to Visit 1, 25. Patient is unable or unwilling to co-operate with the study procedures. |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
Change from baseline after 14-days treatment in objective daytime cough frequency on XEN-D0501 compared to placebo. |
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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) |
Change from baseline after at the end of each treatment period for the following parameters: • Capsaicin cough response (Emax) - Capsaicin Challenge Cohort only • Objective 24-hour cough frequency • Clinical COPD Questionnaire • SGRQ-C • Leicester Cough Questionnaire The assessments at the end of each treatment period for: • Hourly change in cough frequency • Global rating of change scale Change from baseline over each treatment period for the following parameters: • Cough severity (VAS) • Urge to cough (VAS) |
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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 | Yes |
E.6.4 | Safety | Yes |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | Yes |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | Yes |
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) | Yes |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | No |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | No |
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 | No |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | Yes |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | No |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | Yes |
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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E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | 0 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 6 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | 0 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 0 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 6 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial days | 0 |