Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: A 12-week Randomised, Double Blind, Placebo Controlled, Parallel Group Trial Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Inhaled Tiotropium 18μg q.d. in Patients With COPD and a Concomitant Diagnosis of Asthma
Brief Summary: The primary objective of this study is to demonstrate the superiority of tiotropium compared to placebo in the treatment of patients with COPD and a concomitant diagnosis of asthma


Options:
A: Inclusion Criteria:

* Male and female adults ≥ 40 years, with a diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) according to Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) guidelines 2005 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 volume capacity) \< 70% (Post refers to within 30 minutes after inhalation of 400 μg of salbutamol)

     Exclusion Criteria:
* Patients who were hospitalized for a COPD exacerbation in the 6 weeks prior to screening.
* Patients who 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.
* Patients with a history of certain cardiovascular co-morbid conditions.

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

* Diagnosis of COPD and diagnosis of asthma before the age of 30
* Current or ex-smokers with a cigarette smoking history of at least 10 pack-years
* Treatment with inhaled steroids at least 1 year before study entry
* FEV1 increase of more than 12% 30 min. after 400 mcg salbutamol or documented reversibility of 12% documented during the past 5 years
* FEV1 increase of more than 200 mL 30 min. after 400 mcg salbutamol or documented increase of 200 mL after reversibility test within the last 5 years
* Post bronchodilator FEV1 less than 80% predicted normal (ECCS) at visit 1
* Post bronchodilator FEV1 less than 70% of FVC at visit 1

Exclusion criteria:

* Respiratory infection or exacerbation 6 weeks prior to Visit 1 or during run-in period.
* Significant diseases other than COPD or asthma
* Myocardial infarction within the last 6 months
* Unstable or life-threatening cardiac arrhythmia requiring intervention or change in therapy in the last year
* Hospitalisation for heart failure (NYHA Class III or IV) within the last year
* History of life-threatening pulmonary obstruction, cystic fibrosis or clinically evident bronchiectasis
* Known active tuberculosis
* History of thoracotomy with pulmonary resection
* History of cancer within the last 5 years (excluding treated basal cell carcinoma)
* Patients requiring oxygen therapy for more than 1 hour per day
* Patients currently in a pulmonary rehabilitation programme or who have completed such a programme within 4 weeks before Visit 1
* Known hypersensitivity to anticholinergic drugs or lactose
C: Inclusion criteria:

* Diagnosis of COPD.
* Current or previous cigarette smokers with a smoking history of at least 10 pack-years.
* History of at least 1 COPD exacerbation in the 12 months prior to screening.
* Forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) of less than or equal to 50% of predicted normal.

Exclusion criteria:

* Diagnosis of asthma.
* Additional respiratory disorders other than COPD (eg, sarcoidosis, alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, cystic fibrosis, or active tuberculosis).
* Concurrent use of long-acting beta-agonists, long-acting anticholinergics, inhaled and oral corticosteroids, theophylline, investigational medications, ritonavir, and anti-leukotrienes.
* Lung resection surgery within 1 year of screening.
* Abnormal and clinically significant ECG findings at screening.
* Other inclusion and exclusion criteria will be evaluated at the first study visit.
D: Outpatients of either sex, aged \>/= 40 years with a diagnosis of COPD (FEV1 \</= 60% predicted \[ECCS criteria\] and FEV1/FVC \</= 70%)

Answer: B