Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: A 12-week Study to Evaluate the 24 Hour Pulmonary Function of Fluticasone Furoate (FF)/Vilanterol Inhalation Powder (FF/VI Inhalation Powder) Once Daily Compared With Salmeterol/Fluticasone Propionate (FP) Inhalation Powder Twice Daily in Subjects With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the 24-hour spirometry effect (FEV1) of Fluticasone Furoate/Vilanterol 100/25mcg once daily compared with Salmeterol/Fluticasone Propionate 50/500mcg twice daily over a 12-week treatmen period in subjects with COPD.


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A: Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients with moderate to severe stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
* Smoking history of 10 pack years
* Post-bronchodilator Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second (FEV1) between 30 - 80%
* Patients must be able to use computer mouse and display
* mMRC grade\>2

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients with a history of long QT syndrome
* Patients with Type I or uncontrolled Type II diabetes
* Patients who have had a COPD exacerbation or respiratory tract infection within 6 weeks prior to screening
* Patients with any history of asthma
* Patients with pulmonary lobectomy, lung volume reduction surgery, or lung transplantation
* Patients with concomitant pulmonary disease
* Patients requiring long term oxygen therapy (\>15 h a day)

Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply.
B: Inclusion Criteria:

* Written informed consent must be obtained before any assessment is performed
* Male or female adults aged ≥40 years
* Patients with stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ( COPD) according to the current GOLD strategy (GOLD 2011)
* Current or ex-smokers who have a smoking history of at least 10 pack years. (Ten pack-years are defined as 20 cigarettes a day for 10 years, or 10 cigarettes a day for 20 years)
* Patients with a post-bronchodilator Forced Expiratory Volume in one second (FEV1) ≥25 and \< 60% of the predicted normal value, and post-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC (Forced Vital Capacity) \< 0.70 at day -28. (Post refers to 1 hour after sequential inhalation of 84 µg (or equivalent dose) of ipratropium bromide and 400 µg of salbutamol)
* A documented history of at least 1 COPD exacerbation in the previous 12 months that required treatment with systemic glucocorticosteroids and/or antibiotics
* Patients taking stable COPD medication (at least 60 days) prior to day 28
* Patients with an mMRC grade of at least 2 at day 28

Exclusion Criteria:

* Pregnant or nursing (lactating) women, where pregnancy is defined as the state of a female after conception and until the termination of gestation, confirmed by a positive hCG (human Chorionic Gonadotropin) laboratory test
* Women of child-bearing potential, defined as all women physiologically capable of becoming pregnant, unless they are using effective methods of contraception during dosing of study treatment. Women are considered post-menopausal and not of child bearing potential if they have had 12 months of natural (spontaneous) amenorrhea with an appropriate clinical profile (e.g. age appropriate, history of vasomotor symptoms) or have had surgical bilateral oophorectomy (with or without hysterectomy) or tubal ligation at least six weeks ago. In the case of oophorectomy alone, only when the reproductive status of the woman has been confirmed by follow up hormone level assessment is she considered not of child bearing potential
* Patients with Type I or uncontrolled Type II diabetes
* Patients with a history of long QT syndrome or whose QTc measured at day 28 (Fridericia method) is prolonged (\>450 ms for males and females) and confirmed by a central assessor. These patients should not be re-screened
* Patients who have a clinically significant ECG abnormality prior to randomization. (These patients should not be re-screened)
* Patients who have a clinically significant laboratory abnormality at screening
* Patients who have clinically significant renal, cardiovascular (such as but not limited to unstable ischemic heart disease, NYHA Class III/IV left ventricular failure, myocardial infarction), arrhythmia (see below for patients with atrial fibrillation), neurological, endocrine, immunological, psychiatric, gastrointestinal, hepatic, or hematological abnormalities which could interfere with the assessment of the efficacy and safety of the study treatment
* Patients with paroxysmal (e.g. intermittent) atrial fibrillation are excluded
* Patients with persistent atrial fibrillation as defined by continuous atrial fibrillation for at least 6 months and controlled with a rate control strategy (i.e., selective beta blocker, calcium channel blocker, pacemaker placement, digoxin or ablation therapy) for at least 6 months may be considered for inclusion. In such patients, atrial fibrillation must be present at both pre-randomization visits, with a resting ventricular rate \< 100/min. At screening the atrial fibrillation must be confirmed by central reading
* Patients contraindicated for treatment with, or having a history of reactions/ hypersensitivity to any of the following inhaled drugs, drugs of a similar class or any component thereof: anticholinergic agents, long and short acting beta-2 agonists, sympathomimetic amines, lactose or any of the other excipients of trial medication
* Patients with a history of malignancy of any organ system, treated or untreated, within the past 5 years whether or not there is evidence of local recurrence or metastases, with the exception of localized basal cell carcinoma of the skin
* Patients with narrow-angle glaucoma, symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia or bladder-neck obstruction or moderate to severe renal impairment or urinary retention. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) patients who are stable on treatment can be considered
* Patients who have not achieved an acceptable spirometry results at screening in accordance with American Thoracic Society (ATS)/European Respiratory Society (ERS) criteria for acceptability (one retest may be performed for patients that don't meet the acceptability criteria)
* Patients who have had a COPD exacerbation that required treatment with antibiotics and/or systemic corticosteroids and/or hospitalization in the 6 weeks prior to screening
* Patients who develop a COPD exacerbation of any severity (mild/moderate/severe) between screening and treatment will not be eligible but will be permitted to be re-screened after a minimum of 6 weeks after the resolution of the COPD exacerbation
* Patients who have had a respiratory tract infection within 4 weeks prior to screening
* Patients who develop a respiratory tract infection between screening and prior to treatment will not be eligible, but will be permitted to be re-screened 4 weeks after the resolution of the respiratory tract infection
* Patients requiring long term oxygen therapy prescribed for \>12 hours per day
* Patients with any history of asthma
* Patients with an onset of respiratory symptoms, including a COPD diagnosis prior to age 40 years
* Patients with a blood eosinophil count \> 600/mm3 at screening
* Patients with allergic rhinitis who use a H1 antagonist or intra-nasal corticosteroids intermittently (treatment with a stable dose or regimen is permitted)
* Patients with concomitant pulmonary disease (e.g. lung fibrosis, sarcoidosis, interstitial lung disease, pulmonary hypertension)
* Patients with clinically significant bronchiectasis
* Patients with a diagnosis of α-1 anti-trypsin deficiency
* Patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis, unless confirmed by imaging to be no longer active
* Patients with pulmonary lobectomy or lung volume reduction surgery or lung transplantation
* Patients participating in or planning to participate in the active phase of a supervised pulmonary rehabilitation program during the study. (Maintenance program is permitted.)
* Patients receiving any medications in the classes listed in the protocol
* Patients receiving any COPD related medications in the classes specified in the protocol must undergo the required washout period prior to screening and follow the adjustment to treatment program
* Use of other investigational drugs/devices (approved or unapproved) at the time of enrollment, or within 30 days or 5 half-lives of screening, whichever is longer
* Patients unable to use an electronic patient diary and EXACT pro diary
* Patients unable to use a dry powder inhaler device, Metered Dose Inhaler (MDI) or a pressurized MDI (rescue medication) or comply with the study regimen.
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 and female subjects are eligible to participate in the study. 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, eg, 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 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.
* Diagnosis: an established clinical history of COPD in accordance with the definition by the American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society (ERS)
* Smoking history: current or former cigarette smokers with a history of cigarette smoking of \>= 10 pack-years \[number of pack years = (number of cigarettes per day / 20) x number of years smoked (eg. 20 cigarettes per day for 10 years, or 10 cigarettes per day for 20 years both equal 10 pack-years)\]. Former smokers are defined as those who have stopped smoking for at least 6 months prior to Visit 1. Pipe and/or cigar use cannot be used to calculate pack-year history
* Severity of Disease: A pre and post-albuterol/salbutamol forced expiratory volume in one second/ forced vital capacity (FEV1/FVC ratio of \<0.70 and a post-albuterol/salbutamol FEV1 of \>=30% and =\<70% of predicted normal values at Visit 1. Predicted values will be based upon the ERS Global Lung Function Initiative
* Dyspnea: A score of \>=2 on the modified medical research council dyspnea 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 alpha-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.
* Other diseases/abnormalities: any subject who is considered unlikely to survive the duration of the study period or has any rapidly progressing disease or immediate life-threatening illness (e.g. cancer). In addition, any subject who has any condition (e.g. neurological condition) that is likely to affect respiratory function should not be included in the study.
* Severe hepatic impairment: patients with severe hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh class C) should be excluded unless, in the opinion of the investigator, the benefit is likely to outweigh the risk.
* Severe renal impairment: patients with severe renal impairment (e.g., end-stage renal disease requiring dialysis) should be excluded, unless in the opinion of the investigator, the benefit is likely to outweigh the risk.
* Unstable or life threatening cardiac disease: long-acting muscarinic antagonists (LAMA) should be used with caution in subjects with severe cardiovascular disease. In the opinion of the investigator, use should only be considered if the benefit is likely to outweigh the risk in conditions such as: Myocardial infarction or unstable angina in the last 6 months, Unstable or life threatening cardiac arrhythmia requiring intervention in the last 3 months, New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class IV heart failure
* Contraindications: Any history of allergy or hypersensitivity to any anticholinergic/ muscarinic receptor antagonist, sympathomimetic, lactose/milk protein or magnesium stearate.
* Antimuscarinic effects: Subjects with medical conditions such as narrow-angle glaucoma, urinary retention, prostatic hypertrophy, or bladder neck obstruction should only be included if, in the opinion of the study physician, the benefit outweighs the risk.
* Hospitalization: hospitalization for COPD or pneumonia within 12 weeks prior to Visit 1.
* Lung resection: lung volume reduction surgery within the 12 months prior to Visit 1.
* 12-Lead electrocardiogram (ECG): Investigators will be provided with ECG reviews conducted by a centralized independent cardiologist to assist in evaluation of subject eligibility. The Investigator will determine the clinical significance of each abnormal ECG finding in relation to the subject's medical history and exclude subjects who would be at undue risk by participating in the trial. Subjects with the following abnormalities are excluded from participation in the study: Atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular rate \>120 beats per minute; sustained or nonsustained ventricular tachycardia; second degree heart block Mobitz type II or third degree heart block (unless pacemaker or defibrillator had been inserted)
* 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: depot corticosteroids 12 weeks, systemic, oral or parenteral corticosteroids 6 weeks, antibiotics (for lower respiratory tract infection) 6 weeks, inhaled long acting beta2 agonists/ inhaled corticosteroid (LABA/ICS) combination products if LABA/ICS therapy is discontinued completely 30 days; LABA/ICS combination products only If discontinuing ICS/ LABA therapy and switching to ICS monotherapy 48 hours for the salmeterol or formoterol component 14 days for the vilanterol component (note: the dose of ICS must be a dose of fluticasone propionate (FP) or equivalent but not to exceed 1000 mcg/day), use of ICS at a dose \>1000 microgram (mcg)/day of FP or equivalent 30 days (note: use of ICS is permitted provided the dose does not exceed 1000 mcg of FP or equivalent; ICS use not to be initiated or discontinued within 30 days prior to Visit 1, except for subjects on LABA/ICS therapy who may discontinue the ICS/LABA product as indicated in the table above and switch to ICS monotherapy); initiation or discontinuation of ICS use 30 days (note: use of ICS is permitted provided the dose does not exceed 1000 mcg of FP or equivalent; ICS use not to be initiated or discontinued within 30 days prior to Visit 1, except for subjects on LABA/ICS therapy who may discontinue the ICS/LABA product as indicated in the table above and switch to ICS monotherapy); phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) Inhibitor (roflumilast) 14 days; LABA: salmeterol and formoterol 48 hours; olodaterol, indacaterol, and vilanterol 14 days; LAMA: tiotropium, aclidinium, glycopyrronium, umeclidinium 7 days; LAMA/LABA combination products if LAMA/LABA therapy is discontinued completely then apply whichever mono component has the longest washout; theophyllines 48 hours; Oral beta2-agonists: long-acting 48 hours, short-acting 12 hours; inhaled short acting beta2-agonists 4 hours (note: use of study provided albuterol/salbutamol is permitted during the study, except in the 4-hour period prior to spirometry testing); inhaled short-acting anticholinergics 4 hours; inhaled short-acting anticholinergic/short-acting beta2-agonist combination products 4 hours; any other investigational medication 30 days or within 5 drug half-lives (whichever is longer).
* 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 4 weeks prior to Visit 1. Subjects who are in the maintenance phase of a pulmonary rehabilitation program are not 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 would not be able to complete a questionnaire
D: Inclusion Criteria:

* Signed and dated written informed consent
* Male or females ≥ 40 years of age
* Established clinical history of COPD by ATS/ERS definition
* Females are eligible to enter and participate if of non-childbearing potential, or if of child bearing potential, has a negative serum pregnancy test at screening, and agrees to one of the acceptable contraceptive methods listed in protocol, used consistently and correctly
* Former or current smoker \> 10 pack years
* Post-albuterol spirometry criteria: FEV1/FVC ratio ≤ 0.70 and FEV1 ≤ 70% of predicted normal (NHANES III)
* have been hospitalised or have been treated with oral corticosteroids or antibiotics for their COPD within the last 3 years prior to Screening (Visit 1)

Exclusion Criteria:

* Current diagnosis of asthma
* Subjects with other respiratory disorders including active tuberculosis, α1-antitrypsin deficiency, lung cancer, bronchiectasis, sarcoidosis, lung fibrosis, pulmonary hypertension, interstitial lung diseases or other active pulmonary diseases
* Lung volume reduction surgery within previous 12 months
* Clinically significant abnormalities not due to COPD by chest x-ray
* Hospitalized for poorly controlled COPD within 12 weeks of Screening
* Poorly controlled COPD 6 weeks prior to Screening, defined as acute worsening of COPD that is managed by the subject with corticosteroids or antibiotics or that requires treatment prescribed by a physician
* Lower respiratory infection requiring antibiotics 6 weeks prior to Screening
* Uncontrolled or clinically significant (in opinion of PI) cardiovascular, hypertension, neurological, psychiatric, renal, hepatic, immunological, endocrine, peptic ulcer disease, or hematological abnormalities
* Carcinoma not in complete remission for at least 5 years
* Subjects with history of hypersensitivity to study medications (e.g., beta-agonists, corticosteroid) or components of inhalation powder (e.g., lactose, magnesium stearate)
* Subjects with history of severe milk protein allergy that, in opinion of study physician, contraindicates subject's participation - Known/suspected history of alcohol or drug abuse in the last 2 years
* Women who are pregnant or lactating or plan to become pregnant
* Subjects medically unable to withhold albuterol and/or ipratropium 4 hours prior to spirometry testing at each study visit
* Use of certain medications such as bronchodilators and corticosteroids for the protocol-specific times prior to Visit 1 (the Investigator will discuss the specific medications)
* Long Term Oxygen Therapy (LTOT) or nocturnal oxygen therapy \>12 hours a day
* Participation in the acute phase of a pulmonary rehabilitation program within 4 weeks prior to Screening or during the study - Non-compliance or inability to comply with study procedures or scheduled visits
* Affiliation with investigator site

Answer: D