Please select the arm or intervention descriptions that belong to the clinical trial below.
Title: The Effects of Atorvastatin Treatment in COPD Patients
Brief Summary: Rationale: Retrospective studies suggest that statins improve outcomes in COPD patients possibly as a result of an anti-inflammatory effect.

Objectives: To determine whether statins have an anti-inflammatory effect on the lungs of patients with COPD.

A controlled, parallel group study to compare the effects of Atorvastatin in comparison to placebo as an add-on treatment to Formoterol therapy in patients with mild to moderate COPD in group of 20 patients. All subjects will have spirometry, lung volumes, DLCO, SGRQ, 6MWD, serum lipids and hs-CRP measured before and after treatment. Bronchoscopy and transbronchial lung biopsy (TBB) will be carried out at baseline and after 12 weeks of treatment, and TBB specimens will be processed for histology, immunohistochemistry and microarray analysis.


Options:
A: Arm Label: COPD subjects; Type: N/A; Interventions: Other: Novel endpoint determination | Arm Label: Smoker controls; Type: N/A; Interventions: Other: Novel endpoint determination | Arm Label: Non-smoker controls; Type: N/A; Interventions: Other: Novel endpoint determination | Intervention Type: OTHER; Name: Novel endpoint determination; Assigned to Arm(s): COPD subjects, Non-smoker controls, Smoker controls
B: Arm Label: Atorvastatin; Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR; Interventions: Drug: Atorvastatin, Drug: Formoterol | Arm Label: Lactose tablet; Type: PLACEBO_COMPARATOR; Interventions: Drug: Formoterol, Drug: Lactose tablet | Intervention Type: DRUG; Name: Atorvastatin; Assigned to Arm(s): Atorvastatin | Intervention Type: DRUG; Name: Formoterol; Assigned to Arm(s): Atorvastatin, Lactose tablet | Intervention Type: DRUG; Name: Lactose tablet; Assigned to Arm(s): Lactose tablet
C: Arm Label: 1; Type: EXPERIMENTAL; Interventions: Drug: n-3 PUFA | Arm Label: 2; Type: PLACEBO_COMPARATOR; Interventions: Drug: Placebo | Arm Label: 3; Type: EXPERIMENTAL; Interventions: Drug: Rosuvastatin | Arm Label: 4; Type: PLACEBO_COMPARATOR; Interventions: Drug: Placebo | Intervention Type: DRUG; Name: n-3 PUFA; Assigned to Arm(s): 1 | Intervention Type: DRUG; Name: Rosuvastatin; Assigned to Arm(s): 3 | Intervention Type: DRUG; Name: Placebo; Assigned to Arm(s): 2 | Intervention Type: DRUG; Name: Placebo; Assigned to Arm(s): 4
D: Arm Label: fluticasone furoate/umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol; Type: EXPERIMENTAL; Interventions: Drug: fluticasone furoate (FF), Drug: vilanterol (VI), Drug: umeclidinium bromide (UMEC) | Arm Label: fluticasone furoate/vilanterol; Type: EXPERIMENTAL; Interventions: Drug: fluticasone furoate (FF), Drug: vilanterol (VI) | Arm Label: umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol; Type: EXPERIMENTAL; Interventions: Drug: vilanterol (VI), Drug: umeclidinium bromide (UMEC) | Intervention Type: DRUG; Name: fluticasone furoate (FF); Assigned to Arm(s): fluticasone furoate/umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol, fluticasone furoate/vilanterol | Intervention Type: DRUG; Name: vilanterol (VI); Assigned to Arm(s): fluticasone furoate/umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol, fluticasone furoate/vilanterol, umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol | Intervention Type: DRUG; Name: umeclidinium bromide (UMEC); Assigned to Arm(s): fluticasone furoate/umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol, umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol

Answer: B