Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: HZC102871: A 52-week Efficacy and Safety Study to Compare the Effect of Three Dosage Strengths of Fluticasone Furoate/GW642444 Inhalation Powder With GW642444 on the Annual Rate of Exacerbations in Subjects With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Brief Summary: The Purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of three strengths of the FF/GW642444 Inhalation Powder in subject with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)


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A: Inclusion Criteria:

* Type of subject: outpatient
* Informed consent: Subjects must give their signed and dated written informed consent to participate.
* Gender: Male or female subjects A female is eligible to enter and participate in the study if she is of: Non-child bearing potential (i.e., physiologically incapable of becoming pregnant, including any female who is post-menopausal or surgically sterile). Surgically sterile females are defined as those with a documented hysterectomy and/or bilateral oophorectomy or tubal ligation. Post-menopausal females are defined as being amenorrhoeic for greater than 1 year with an appropriate clinical profile, e.g., age appropriate, history of vasomotor symptoms. However in questionable cases, a blood sample with FSH \> 40MIU/ml and estradiol \<40pg/ml (\<140 pmol/L) is confirmatory. OR

Child bearing potential, has a negative pregnancy test at screening, and agrees to one of the following acceptable contraceptive methods used consistently and correctly (i.e., in accordance with the approved product label and the instructions of the physician for the duration of the study - screening to follow-up contact):

* Complete abstinence from intercourse from screening until the Follow-Up Phone Contact; or
* Male partner is sterile (vasectomy with documentation of azoospermia) prior to female subject entry into the study, and this male partner is the sole partner for that subject; or
* Implants of levonorgestral inserted for at least 1 month prior to the study medication administration but not beyond the third successive year following insertion; or
* Injectable progestogen administered for at least 1 month prior to study medication administration and administered until the Follow-Up Phone Contact; or
* Oral contraceptive (combined or progestogen only) administered for at least one monthly cycle prior to study medication administration; or
* Double barrier method: condom or occlusive cap (diaphragm or cervical/vault caps) plus spermicidal agent (foam/gel/film/cream/suppository); or
* An intrauterine device (IUD), inserted by a qualified physician, with published data showing that the highest expected failure rate is less than 1% per year; or
* Estrogenic vaginal ring; or
* Percutaneous contraceptive patches

  * Age: ≥40 years of age at Screening (Visit 1)
  * COPD diagnosis: Subjects with a clinical history of COPD in accordance with the following definition by the American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society \[Celli, 2004\]: COPD is a preventable and treatable disease characterized by airflow limitation that is not fully reversible. The airflow limitation is usually progressive and is associated with an abnormal inflammatory response of the lungs to noxious particles or gases, primarily caused by cigarette smoking. Although COPD affects the lungs, it also produces significant systemic consequences.
  * Tobacco use: Subjects with a current or prior history of ≥10 pack-years of cigarette smoking at Screening (Visit 1). Former smokers are defined as those who have stopped smoking for at least 6 months prior to Visit 1. Note: Pipe and/or cigar use cannot be used to calculate pack-year history. Number of pack years = (number of cigarettes per day/20) x number of years smoked
  * Severity of Disease:
* Subject with a measured post-albuterol/salbutamol FEV1/FVC ratio of ≤0.70 at Screening (Visit 1)
* Subjects with a measured post-albuterol/salbutamol FEV1 \<70% of predicted normal values calculated (via centralized vendor equipment) using NHANES III reference equations \[Hankinson, 1999\] at Screening (Visit 1). Post-bronchodilator spirometry will be performed approximately 10-15 minutes after the subject has self-administered 4 inhalations (i.e., total 400mcg) of albuterol/salbutamol via an MDI with a valved-holding chamber. The study provided central spirometry equipment will calculate the FEV1/FVC ratio and FEV1 percent predicted values.

  * History of Exacerbations: A documented history (e.g., medical record verification) of at least one COPD exacerbation in the 12 months prior to Visit 1 that required either oral corticosteroids, antibiotics and/or hospitalization. Prior use of antibiotics alone does not qualify as an exacerbation history unless the use was associated with treatment of worsening symptoms of COPD, such as increased dyspnea, sputum volume, or sputum purulence (color). Subject verbal reports are not acceptable.

Exclusion Criteria:

Subjects meeting any of the following criteria must not be enrolled in the study:

* Pregnancy: Women who are pregnant or lactating or are planning on becoming pregnant during the study.
* Asthma: Subjects with a current diagnosis of asthma. (Subjects with a prior history of asthma are eligible if they have a current diagnosis of COPD)
* α1-antitrypsin deficiency: Subjects with α1-antitrypsin deficiency as the underlying cause of COPD
* Other respiratory disorders: Subjects with active tuberculosis, lung cancer, bronchiectasis, sarcoidosis, lung fibrosis, pulmonary hypertension, interstitial lung diseases or other active pulmonary diseases
* Lung resection: Subjects with lung volume reduction surgery within the 12 months prior to Screening (Visit 1)
* Chest X-ray (or CT scan): Subjects with a chest X-ray (or CT scan) that reveals evidence of clinically significant abnormalities not believed to be due to the presence of COPD. A chest X-ray must be taken at Screening (Visit 1) if a chest X-ray or CT scan is not available within 6 months prior to Visit 1. For sites in Germany, if a chest X-ray (or CT scan) is not available in the 6 months preceding Screening (Visit 1), the subject will not be eligible for the study.
* Risk Factors for Pneumonia: immune suppression (HIV, Lupus, etc) or other risk for pneumonia (e.g. neurological disorders affecting control of the upper airway, such as Parkinson's, Myasthenia Gravis, etc).
* A moderate and severe COPD exacerbation that has not resolved at least 14 days prior to Visit 1 and at least 30 days following the last dose of oral corticosteroids (if applicable).
* Pneumonia and/or moderate and severe COPD exacerbation at Visit 1 Note: Subjects who experience a pneumonia and/or exacerbation at Screening (Visit 1) must be not continue in the study, but may be re-screened at a later time provided the pneumonia and/or COPD exacerbation has resolved prior to the re-screening visit. At the Re-screening Visit, the chest x-ray should confirm resolution of pneumonia. The Re-screening Visit must be conducted at least ≥ 14 days following the resolution date of the exacerbation and/or pneumonia and at least 30 days following the last dose of oral corticosteroids (if applicable).
* Other diseases/abnormalities: Subjects with historical or current evidence of clinically significant cardiovascular (i.e., pacemaker), neurological, psychiatric, renal, hepatic, immunological, endocrine (including uncontrolled diabetes or thyroid disease) or haematological abnormalities that are uncontrolled. Significant is defined as any disease that, in the opinion of the investigator, would put the safety of the subject at risk through participation, or which would affect the efficacy or safety analysis if the disease/condition exacerbated during the study.
* Peptic Ulcer disease: Subjects with clinically significant peptic ulcer disease that is uncontrolled.
* Hypertension: Subjects with clinically significant hypertension that is uncontrolled.
* Cancer: Subjects with carcinoma that has not been in complete remission for at least 5 years. Carcinoma in situ of the cervix, squamous cell carcinoma and basal cell carcinoma of the skin would not be excluded if the subject has been considered cured within 5 years since diagnosis.
* Drug/food allergy: Subjects with a history of hypersensitivity to any of the study medications (e.g., beta-agonists, corticosteroid) or components of the inhalation powder (e.g., lactose, magnesium stearate). In addition, subjects with a history of severe milk protein allergy that, in the opinion of the study physician, contraindicates the subject's participation will also be excluded.
* Drug/alcohol abuse: Subjects with a known or suspected history of alcohol or drug abuse within the last 2 years
* Medication prior to spirometry: Subjects who are medically unable to withhold their albuterol/salbutamol and/or their ipratropium for the 4-hour period required prior to spirometry testing at each study visit.
* Additional medication: Unable to stop using certain medications such as bronchodilators and corticosteroids for the protocol-specified times prior to Visit 1 (the Investigator will discuss the specific medications)
* Oxygen therapy: Subjects receiving treatment with long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) or nocturnal oxygen therapy required for greater than 12 hours a day. Oxygen prn use (i.e., ≤12 hours per day) is not exclusionary.
* Sleep apnea: Subjects with clinically significant sleep apnea who require use of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device or non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) device.
* Pulmonary rehabilitation: Subjects who have participated in the acute phase of a Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program within 4 weeks prior to Screening (Visit 1) or who will enter the acute phase of a Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program during the study. Subjects who are in the maintenance phase of a Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program are not excluded.
* Non-compliance: Subjects at risk of non-compliance, or unable to comply with the study procedures. Any infirmity, disability, or geographic location that would limit compliance for scheduled visits.
* Questionable validity of consent: Subjects with a history of psychiatric disease, intellectual deficiency, poor motivation or other conditions that will limit the validity of informed consent to participate in the study.
* Prior use of study medication/other investigational drugs: Subjects who have previously been randomized to treatment with GW642444 Inhalation Powder in the B2C111045 study, randomized to treatment in the HZC111348 study or have participated in the HZC112207, HZC102871, HZC102970, or HZC110946 studies. Subjects who have received an investigational drug within 30 days of entry into this study (Screening), or within 5 drug half-lives of the investigational drug, whichever is longer.
* Affiliation with investigator site: Study investigators, sub-investigators, study coordinators, employees of a participating investigator or immediate family members of the aforementioned are excluded from participating in this study.
B: Inclusion Criteria:

* Diagnosis of moderate-to-severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), as classified by the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) guidelines and:

  1. Smoking history of at least 20 pack-years.
  2. Post-bronchodilator forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) \< 80% and ≥ 30% of the predicted normal value.
  3. Post-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC (forced vital capacity) \< 70%.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients who have been hospitalized for a COPD exacerbation in the 6 weeks prior to screening or during the 14 day run-in period prior to randomization.
* Patients requiring long-term oxygen therapy (\> 15 hours a day) for chronic hypoxemia.
* Patients who have had a respiratory tract infection within 6 weeks prior to screening.
* Patients with concomitant pulmonary disease.
* Patients with a history of asthma.
* Patients with diabetes Type I or uncontrolled diabetes Type II.
* Any patient with lung cancer or a history of lung cancer.
* Any patient with active cancer or a history of cancer with less than 5 years disease-free survival time.
* Patients with a history of long QT syndrome or whose QTc interval (Bazett's) measured at screening or randomization is prolonged.
* Patients who have been vaccinated with live attenuated vaccines within 30 days prior to screening or during the run-in period.
* Patients unable to successfully use a dry powder inhaler device or perform spirometry measurements.

Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria applied to the study.
C: Inclusion Criteria:

* Type of subject: Outpatient.
* Informed Consent: A signed and dated written informed consent prior to study participation.
* Age: Subjects 40 years of age or older at Visit 1.
* Gender: Male or female subjects. A female is eligible to enter and participate in the study if she is of:

Non-child bearing potential (i.e. physiologically incapable of becoming pregnant, including any female who is post-menopausal or surgically sterile). Surgically sterile females are defined as those with a documented hysterectomy and/or bilateral oophorectomy or tubal ligation. Post-menopausal females are defined as being amenorrhoeic for greater than 1 year with an appropriate clinical profile, e.g. age appropriate, \>45 years, in the absence of hormone replacement therapy.

OR

Child bearing potential, has a negative pregnancy test at screening, and agrees to one of the following acceptable contraceptive methods used consistently and correctly (i.e. in accordance with the approved product label and the instructions of the physician for the duration of the study - screening to follow-up contact):

* Abstinence
* Oral Contraceptive, either combined or progestogen alone
* Injectable progestogen
* Implants of levonorgestrel
* Estrogenic vaginal ring
* Percutaneous contraceptive patches
* Intrauterine device (IUD) or intrauterine system (IUS) that meets the SOP effectiveness criteria as stated in the product label
* Male partner sterilization (vasectomy with documentation of azoospermia) prior to the female subject's entry into the study, and this male is the sole partner for that subject. For this definition, "documented" refers to the outcome of the investigator's/designee's medical examination of the subject or review of the subject's medical history for study eligibility, as obtained via a verbal interview with the subject or from the subject's medical records.
* Double barrier method: condom and an occlusive cap (diaphragm or cervical/vault caps) with a vaginal spermicidal agent (foam/gel/film/cream/suppository)

  * Bronchodilator Treatment: Subjects must have been prescribed tiotropium either via the HandiHaler device or Respimat for at least 3 months prior to screening (Visit 1).
  * COPD Diagnosis: A diagnosis of COPD in accordance with the definition by the American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society \[Celli, 2004\].
  * Smoking History: Current or former cigarette smokers with a history of cigarette smoking of ≥10 pack-years \[number of pack years = (number of cigarettes per day /20) x number of years smoked (e.g., 20 cigarettes per day for 10 years, or 10 cigarettes per day for 20 years)\]. Previous smokers are defined as those who have stopped smoking for at least 6 months prior to Visit 1.

Note: Pipe and/or cigar use cannot be used to calculate pack-year history

* Severity of Disease: A pre and post-albuterol/salbutamol FEV₁/FVC ratio of \<0.70 and post-albuterol/salbutamol FEV₁ of ≤70% and ≥50% predicted normal values calculated using reference equations at Visit 1 \[Quanjer, 2012\].
* Dyspnoea: A score of ≥1 on the Modified Medical Research Council Dyspnoea Scale (mMRC) at Visit 1.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Pregnancy: Women who are pregnant or lactating or are planning on becoming pregnant during the study.
* Asthma: A current diagnosis of asthma.
* Other Respiratory Disorders: Known α-1 antitrypsin deficiency, active lung infections (such as tuberculosis), and lung cancer are absolute exclusionary conditions. A subject who, in the opinion of the investigator, has any other significant respiratory conditions in addition to COPD should be excluded. Examples may include clinically significant bronchiectasis, pulmonary hypertension, sarcoidosis, or interstitial lung disease. Allergic rhinitis is not exclusionary.
* Other Diseases/Abnormalities: Subjects with historical or current evidence of clinically significant cardiovascular, neurological, psychiatric, renal, hepatic, immunological, endocrine (including uncontrolled diabetes or thyroid disease) or hematological abnormalities that are uncontrolled and/or a previous history of cancer in remission for \<5 years prior to Visit 1 (localized carcinoma of the skin that has been resected for cure is not exclusionary). Significant is defined as any disease that, in the opinion of the investigator, would put the safety of the subject at risk through participation, or which would affect the efficacy or safety analysis if the disease/condition exacerbated during the study.
* Exacerbations: Has had more than 1 moderate or severe COPD exacerbation in the past 12 months. Subjects with a moderate exacerbation within 6 weeks or severe exacerbations within 10 weeks prior to Visit 1 are excluded from study.

A moderate COPD exacerbation is defined as worsening symptoms of COPD that require treatment with oral/systemic corticosteroids and/or antibiotics. A severe exacerbation is defined as worsening symptoms of COPD that require in-patient hospitalization.

* Contraindications: A history of allergy or hypersensitivity to any anticholinergic/muscarinic receptor antagonist, beta2-agonist, lactose/milk protein or magnesium stearate or a medical condition such as narrow-angle glaucoma, prostatic hypertrophy or bladder neck obstruction that, in the opinion of the study physician contraindicates study participation or use of an inhaled anticholinergic.
* Lung Resection: Subjects with lung volume reduction surgery within the 12 months prior to Screening (Visit 1).
* 12-Lead ECG: An abnormal and significant ECG finding from the 12-lead ECG conducted at Visit 1, including the presence of a paced rhythm on a 12-lead ECG which causes the underlying rhythm and ECG to be obscured. Investigators will be provided with ECG reviews conducted by a centralized independent cardiologist to assist in evaluation of subject eligibility. Specific ECG findings that preclude subject eligibility are listed in Appendix 3. The study investigator will determine the medical significance of any ECG abnormalities not listed in Appendix 3.

Appendix 3:

* Sinus tachycardia ≥120 bpm. \*Note: sinus tachycardia ≥120bpm should be confirmed by two additional readings at least 5 minutes apart.
* Sinus bradycardia \<45bpm. \*Note: Sinus bradycardia \<45bpm should be confirmed by two additional readings at least 5 minutes apart.
* Multifocal atrial tachycardia.
* Supraventricular tachycardia (\>100bpm).
* Atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response (rate \>120bpm).
* Atrial flutter with rapid ventricular response (rate \>120bpm).
* Ventricular tachycardias (non sustained, sustained, polymorphic, or monomorphic).
* Ventricular flutter.
* Ventricular fibrillation.
* Torsades de Pointes.
* Evidence of Mobitz type II second degree or third degree atrioventricular (AV) block.
* AV dissociation.
* 2:1 AV block.
* Trifascicular Block.
* For subjects with QRS duration \<120 ms: QTc(F) ≥450msec or an ECG that is unsuitable for QT measurements (e.g., poor defined termination of the T wave).
* For subjects with QRS duration≥120: QTc(F) ≥480msec or an ECG that is unsuitable for QT measurements (e.g., poor defined termination of the T wave).
* Myocardial infarction (acute or recent) \* Note: Evidence of an old (resolved) myocardial infarction is not exclusionary

  * Medication Prior to Spirometry: Unable to withhold albuterol/salbutamol for the 4 hour period required prior to spirometry testing at each study visit.
  * Medications Prior to Screening: Use of the following medications according to the following defined time intervals prior to Visit 1.

Use as maintenance treatment in the 3 months prior to Visit 1 is not permitted. Maintenance treatment is defined as use for ≥ 14 consecutive days (at any time in the 3 months prior to Visit 1).

* Inhaled Corticosteroid (ICS)/Inhaled long acting beta2-agonists combinations
* Phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) inhibitors
* LABA
* Other Long acting muscarinic antagonists (does not include tiotropium)
* LAMA/LABA combinations
* Theophyllines
* Oral beta2-agonists (long-acting and short-acting) Use within 12 weeks is not permitted.
* Depot corticosteroids Use within 6 weeks is not permitted.
* Systemic, oral or parenteral corticosteroids
* Antibiotics (for lower respiratory tract infection)
* Cytochrome P450 3A4 strong inhibitors Use within 4 hours is not permitted.
* Inhaled short acting beta2-agonists, short-acting anticholinergics, and short-acting anticholinergic/short- acting beta2-agonist combination products (Use of study provided prn albuterol/salbutamol is permitted during the study, except in the 4-hour period prior to spirometry testing. Subjects who are taking short acting bronchodilators (beta-agonists or muscarinic antagonists) as their only form of bronchodilation at screening may NOT be recruited into the study).

Any other investigational medication use within 30 days or within 5 drug half-lives (whichever is longer) is not permitted

Note: if a LABA, LAMA (non-tiotropium), ICS/LABA, LAMA/LABA, theophylline, oral beta-agonist,or PDE4 inhibitor was taken on a non-maintenance basis (i.e., \< 14 consecutive days over the 3 months prior to screening) the following minimum washouts must be observed prior to visit 1: twice-daily LABAs and ICS/LABAs = 48 hours; once-daily LABAs and ICS/LABAs= 14 days; LAMAs (excluding tiotropium) = 7 days; once-daily LAMA/LABA = 14 days, twice-daily LAMA/LABA = 7days; theophyllines = 48 hours; oral beta2 agonists = 48 hours; PDE4 inhibitor = 14 days.

* Oxygen: Use of long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) described as oxygen therapy prescribed for greater than 12 hours a day. As-needed oxygen use (i.e., ≤12 hours per day) is not exclusionary.
* Nebulized Therapy: Regular use (prescribed for use every day, not for as-needed use) of short-acting bronchodilators (e.g., albuterol/salbutamol) via nebulized therapy.
* Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program: Participation in the acute phase of a pulmonary rehabilitation program within 12 weeks prior to Visit 1 or are in the maintenance phase of a pulmonary rehabilitation program are excluded.
* Drug or Alcohol Abuse: A known or suspected history of alcohol or drug abuse within 2 years prior to Visit 1.
* Affiliation with Investigator Site: Is an investigator, sub-investigator, study coordinator, employee of a participating investigator or study site, or immediate family member of the aforementioned that is involved in this study.
* Inability to Read: In the opinion of the investigator, any subject who is unable to read and/or write would not be able to complete a questionnaire.
D: Inclusion Criteria:

* Male or female patients at least 40 years of age
* Current or former cigarette smoker with a cigarette smoking history of at least 10 pack-years
* A diagnosis of stable moderate to severe COPD and stable airway obstruction as defined by the GOLD guidelines and stable airway obstruction. Patients had to have a postbronchodilator FEV1/FVC ratio \< 70% at Visit 1 (GOLD, 2010)
* Post-albuterol/salbutamol FEV1 values ≥ 30% and \< 80% of predicted value. FEV1 was measured at the Screening Visit (Visit 1) 10 to 15 minutes after inhalation of albuterol/salbutamol. Predicted normal used for calculation purposes were based on National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III predicted values (Hankinson et al, 1999)
* Able to perform acceptable and repeatable pulmonary function testing for FEV1 according to ATS/ERS criteria (Miller et al, 2005) at Screening Visit (Visit 1) and throughout their participation in the trial
* Negative serum β-human chorionic gonadotropin pregnancy test at Visit 1 and must have been using hormonal contraceptives or a barrier method plus a spermicidal agent; otherwise at least 1-year postmenopausal or surgically sterile, defined as having a hysterectomy or tubal ligation (applied to female patients only)
* Judged by the Principal Investigator to be in otherwise good stable health based on medical history, physical examination, ECGs, and routine laboratory data evaluations
* Patients previously randomized in an aclidinium monotherapy trial were permitted as long as it had been at least 6 months since the completion of their previous trial participation
* Able to understand the study procedures and be willing to participate in the study as indicated by signing the informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

* Hospitalization for an acute COPD exacerbation within 3 months before Visit 1
* Any respiratory tract infection (including the upper respiratory tract) or COPD exacerbation in the 6 weeks before Visit 1. Patients who developed a respiratory tract infection or COPD exacerbation during the washout or run-in period were discontinued from the study before randomization
* Any clinically significant respiratory conditions other than COPD, including active tuberculosis, history of interstitial lung disease, pulmonary thromboembolic disease, history of α1-antitrypsin deficiency, pulmonary resection, lung volume surgery, or any other thoracic surgery during the past 12 months, history of bronchiectasis secondary to respiratory diseases other than COPD (eg, cystic fibrosis, Kartagener syndrome), post organ transplantation, or expected to require thoracotomy or other lung surgery during the study
* Clinical history suggesting that the patient had asthma as opposed to COPD (Study Physician was to be contacted to discuss eligibility, if necessary)
* Chronic use of oxygen therapy ≥ 15 hours/day
* Body mass index(BMI) ≥ 40 kg/m2
* Patients who intended to start a pulmonary rehabilitation program during the trial were excluded, as well as those who finished or started it within 3 months prior to Screening Visit
* Clinically significant cardiovascular conditions including: myocardial infarction within the previous 6 months; newly diagnosed arrhythmia within the previous 3 months; unstable angina; unstable arrhythmia that had required changes in pharmacological therapy or other intervention within the previous 6 months; the presence of an automated implantable cardioverter-defibrillator; history of thoracic surgery within the past year before screening; hospitalization within the previous 12 months for heart failure of New York Heart Association functional class III (marked limitation of physical activity and only comfortable at rest, less than ordinary activity causes fatigue, palpitation or dyspnea), or class IV (unable to carry out any physical activity without discomfort) (Criteria Committee of the New York Heart Association criteria, 1994)
* Any uncontrolled infection that may have placed the patient at risk resulting from human immunodeficiency virus, active hepatitis and/or patients with diagnosed active tuberculosis
* QTcB \> 470 msec in the resting ECGs performed at Screening (Visit 1), as indicated in the centralized ECG vendor generated report. Patients who were on a stable dose of medication that may prolong the QTc, but had a documented, stable, and normal QTc, could have been considered
* QTcB \> 470 msec in the resting ECGs performed before randomization at Visit 2, as indicated in the paper tracing generated by the Sponsor-provided ECG equipment
* Clinically relevant abnormalities in the results of the clinical laboratory tests, in ECG parameters other than QTc, or in the physical examination or vital signs at Visit 1 except for those related to COPD
* History of drug or alcohol abuse within the previous 5 years
* Any other serious or uncontrolled physical or mental condition/disease that, as judged by the Investigator, could have placed the patient at higher risk derived from his/her participation in the study, could have confounded the results of the study, or would be likely to have prevented the patient from complying with the requirements of the study or completing the study. If there was a history of such disease, but the condition had been stable for more than 1 year and was judged by the Investigator not to interfere with the patient's participation in the study, the patient may have been included, with the documented approval of the Study Physician
* History of hypersensitivity reaction to inhaled anticholinergics, beta-2 agonists, sympathomimetic amines, or inhaled medication or any component thereof (including report of paradoxical bronchospasm) or a history of acute urinary retention, symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia, bladder neck obstruction, or narrow-angle glaucoma. (Note: Patients who had well controlled, stable, asymptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia were not to be excluded)
* Sitting, resting systolic BP ≥ 160 mm Hg and/or diastolic BP ≥ 100 mm Hg at Visit 1 and Visit 2
* Unable to use a multidose dry-powder inhaler or a pressurized metered-dose inhaler
* Treatment with any other investigational product within 30 days (or 6 half-lives, whichever was longer) before Visit 1
* Previous participation in a clinical trial with aclidinium bromide in an FDC therapy
* Pregnant or breastfeeding
* Current diagnosis of cancer (present in the patient) other than basal or squamous cell skin cancer. Patients who had a history of cancer must have been cleared before Visit 1 (Screening) on a case-by-case basis
* Patients who did not maintain regular day/night, waking/sleeping cycles (eg, night shift workers)
* Patients who intended to use any concomitant medication not permitted by this protocol or who had not undergone the required washout period for a particular prohibited medication (Appendix III of the protocol, which can be found in Appendix 16.1.1 of this report)
* Patients who were unlikely to be compliant with study requirements (eg, take their medication, complete their electronic diaries, attend clinic at the required times)
* Patients who were employees or relatives of employees of the investigative study center, FRI, Almirall, SA, or Pharmaceutical Product Development (PPD, Inc.)
* Patients who had any other conditions that, in the Investigator's opinion, might have indicated the patient to be unsuitable for the study or supported excluding the patient from the study

Answer: A