2,059
Participants
Start Date
April 30, 2007
Primary Completion Date
August 31, 2008
Study Completion Date
August 31, 2008
Indacaterol
In the morning, Indacaterol once daily (o.d.) orally inhaled via a single dose dry powder inhaler (SDDPI).
Formoterol (12 µg b.i.d.)
Formoterol 12 µg twice daily (b.i.d.) in the morning and in the evening via an aerolizer.
Tiotropium (18 µg o.d.)
Tiotropium 18 µg once daily (o.d.) dry powder capsules delivered via a SDDPI.
Placebo to Indacaterol
In the morning, Placebo to Indacaterol once daily (o.d.) orally inhaled via a single dose dry powder inhaler (SDDPI).
Placebo to Formoterol
In the morning and in the evening, placebo to formoterol delivered via Aerolizer.
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Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York
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Crescent Medical Associates, Astoria
Nassau Chest Physicians, PC, Massapequa
Pulmonary and Critical Care Services, Albany
Asthma and Allergy Associates, Cortland
AAIR research Centre, Rochester
Asthma and Allergy Associates, Elmira
Pittsburgh Pulmonary Associates, Pittsburgh
South Hills Pulmonary Associates, Pittsburgh
Chest Diseases of Northwestern PA, Erie
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Asthma Allergy &Pulmonary Associates, PC, Philadelphia
Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia
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Lung Health & Sleep Enhancement Center, Newark
John Hopkins Asthma and Allergy Center, Baltimore
University of Virginia, Charlottesville
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Lynchburg Pulmonary Associates, Lynchburg
Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston
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Sensenbrenner Primary Care, Charlotte
Spartanburg Pharmaceutical Research, Spartanburg
Hugh D. Durrence, MD, Family Medicine, Charleston
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Neutrotrials Research Inc, Atlanta
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