Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: A Randomized, Phase IIIb, Two-period, Two-treatment Double-blind, Multi-center, Crossover Study to Evaluate the 24-hour Lung Function Profile in Subjects With Moderate to Very Severe COPD After 4 Weeks of Treatment With PT003 and Placebo MDI
Brief Summary: Randomized, Phase IIIb, Two-period, Two-treatment Double-blind, Multi-center, Crossover Study to Evaluate the 24-hour Lung Function Profile in Subjects with Moderate to Very Severe COPD after 4 Weeks of Treatment with PT003 and Placebo MDI


Options:
A: Inclusion criteria:

1. All patients must sign an informed consent consistent with ICH-GCP guidelines prior to participation in the trial, which includes medication washout and restrictions.
2. All patients must have a diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and must meet the following spirometric criteria:

   Patients must have relatively stable airway obstruction with a post-bronchodilator FEV1 \<80% of predicted normal and a post-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC \<70% at Visit 1.
3. Male or female patients, between 40 and 75 years of age (inclusive) on day of signing informed consent.
4. Patients must be current or ex-smokers with a smoking history of more than 10 pack years.

Exclusion criteria:

1. Patients with a significant disease other than COPD; a significant disease is defined as a disease which, in the opinion of the investigator, may (i) put the patient at risk because of participation in the study, (ii) influence the results of the study, or (iii) cause concern regarding the patient's ability to participate in the study
2. Patients with clinically relevant abnormal baseline haematology, blood chemistry, or urinalysis; all patients with an SGOT \>x2 ULN, SGPT \>x2 ULN, bilirubin \>x2 ULN or creatinine \>x2 ULN will be excluded regardless of clinical condition
3. Patients with a history of asthma. For patients with allergic rhinitis or atopy, source documentation is required to verify that the patient does not have asthma.

   Patients with any of the following conditions:
4. A diagnosis of thyrotoxicosis (due to the known class side effect profile of ß2-agonists)
5. A diagnosis of paroxysmal tachycardia (\>100 beats per minute) (due to the known class side effect profile of ß2-agonists)
6. A history of myocardial infarction within 1 year of screening visit (Visit 1)
7. Unstable or life-threatening cardiac arrhythmia
8. Hospitalized for heart failure within the past year
9. Known active tuberculosis
10. A malignancy for which patient has undergone resection, radiation therapy or chemotherapy within last five years (patients with treated basal cell carcinoma are allowed)
11. A history of life-threatening pulmonary obstruction
12. A history of cystic fibrosis
13. Clinically evident bronchiectasis
14. A history of significant alcohol or drug abuse
15. Any contraindications for exercise testing.
16. Patients who have undergone thoracotomy with pulmonary resection (patients with a history of thoracotomy for other reasons should be evaluated as per exclusion criterion No. 1)
17. Patients being treated with any oral ß-adrenergics
18. Patients being treated with oral corticosteroid medication at unstable doses
19. Patients who regularly use daytime oxygen therapy for more than one hour per day and in the investigator's opinion will be unable to abstain from the use of oxygen therapy during clinic visits
20. Patients who have completed a pulmonary rehabilitation program in the six weeks prior to the screening visit or patients who are currently in a pulmonary rehabilitation program
21. Patients who have a limitation of exercise performance as a result of factors other than fatigue or exertional dyspnoea, such as arthritis in the leg, angina pectoris or claudication or morbid obesity.
22. Patients who have taken an investigational drug within one month or six half lives (whichever is greater) prior to screening visit
23. Patients with known hypersensitivity to ß-adrenergics drugs, anticholinergic drugs, BAC, EDTA or any other component of the Respimat® inhalation solution delivery system
24. Pregnant or nursing women
25. Women of childbearing potential not using highly effective methods of birth control.
B: Inclusion Criteria:

* At least 40 years of age and no older than 80 at Screening
* Women of non-child bearing potential or negative serum pregnancy test at Screening, and agrees to acceptable contraceptive methods used consistently and correctly Screening until 14 days after final visit
* Subjects with an established clinical history of COPD as defined by the American Thoracic Society (ATS)/European Respiratory Society (ERS)
* Current or former smokers with a history of at least 10 pack-years of cigarette smoking
* Pre- and post-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC ratio of \<0.70
* Post-bronchodilator FEV1 must be \<80% predicted normal value, calculated using NHANES III reference equations, and the measured FEV1 must also be ≥750 mL if FEV1 \<30% of predicted normal value

Exclusion Criteria:

* Significant diseases other than COPD, i.e., disease or condition which, in the opinion of the Investigator, may put the subject at risk because of participation in the study or may influence either the results of the study or the subject's ability to participate in the study
* Women who are pregnant or lactating
* Subjects, who in the opinion of the Investigator, have a current diagnosis of asthma
* Subjects who have been hospitalized due to poorly controlled COPD within 3 months prior to Screening or during the Screening Period
* Subjects who have poorly controlled COPD, defined as acute worsening of COPD that requires treatment with oral corticosteroids or antibiotics within 6 weeks prior to Screening or during the Screening Period
* Subjects who have clinically significant uncontrolled hypertension.
* Subjects who have cancer that has not been in complete remission for at least five years
* Subjects with abnormal liver function tests defined as AST, ALT, or total bilirubin ≥1.5 times upper limit of normal at Screening and on repeat testing
* Subjects with a diagnosis of angle closure glaucoma will be excluded, regardless of whether or not they have been treated. Subjects with a diagnosis of open angle glaucoma who have intraocular pressure controlled with medication(s) are eligible
* Subjects with symptomatic prostatic hypertrophy that is clinically significant in the opinion of the Investigator. Subjects with a trans-urethral resection of prostate (TURP) or full resection of the prostate within 6 months prior to Screening are excluded from the study
* Subjects with bladder neck obstruction or urinary retention that is clinically significant in the opinion of the Investigator
C: Inclusion criteria:

1. All patients must sign an informed consent consistent with ICH-GCP guidelines prior to participation in the trial, which includes medication washout and restrictions.
2. All patients must have a diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and must meet the following spirometric criteria:

   Patients must have relatively stable airway obstruction with, at visit 1:

   a post-bronchodilator 30% \<= FEV1 \<80% of predicted normal (ECSC) and a post-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC \<70% at Visit 1
3. Male or female patients, between 40 and 75 years (inclusive) of age on day of signing informed consent.
4. Patients must be current or ex-smokers with a smoking history of more than 10 pack years Patients who have never smoked cigarettes must be excluded.
5. Patients must be able to perform technically acceptable pulmonary function tests (spirometry), must be able to complete multiple symptom-limited cycle ergometry tests (and for a subset also shuttle walk tests), as required in the protocol.
6. Patients must be able to inhale medication in a competent manner from the RESPIMAT inhaler and from a metered dose inhaler (MDI).

Exclusion criteria:

1. Patients with a significant disease other than COPD
2. Patients with clinically relevant abnormal baseline haematology, blood chemistry, or urinalysis; all patients with an SGOT \> x2 ULN, SGPT \> x2 ULN, bilirubin \> x2 ULN or creatinine \> x2 ULN will be excluded regardless of clinical condition
3. Patients with a history of asthma
4. A diagnosis of thyrotoxicosis
5. A diagnosis of paroxysmal tachycardia (\>100 beats per minute)
6. A history of myocardial infarction within 1 year of screening visit (Visit 1)
7. Unstable or life-threatening cardiac arrhythmia
8. Hospitalized for heart failure within the past year
9. Known active tuberculosis
10. A malignancy for which patient has undergone resection, radiation therapy or chemotherapy within last five years
11. A history of life-threatening pulmonary obstruction and patients with chronic respiratory failure
12. A history of cystic fibrosis
13. Clinically evident bronchiectasis
14. A history of significant alcohol or drug abuse
15. Any contraindications for exercise testing
16. Patients who have undergone thoracotomy with pulmonary resection
17. Patients being treated with any oral ß-adrenergics
18. Patients being treated with oral corticosteroid medication at unstable doses (i.e., less than six weeks on a stable dose) or at doses in excess of the equivalent of 10 mg of prednisone per day or 20 mg every other day
19. Patients who regularly use daytime oxygen therapy for more than one hour per day and in the investigator's opinion will be unable to abstain from the use of oxygen therapy during clinic visits
20. Patients who have completed a pulmonary rehabilitation program in the six weeks prior to the screening visit (Visit 1) or patients who are currently in a pulmonary rehabilitation program
21. Patients who have a limitation of exercise performance as a result of factors other than fatigue or exertional dyspnoea or morbid obesity
22. Patients with an endurance time \>=25 minutes during the training (Visit 2) or baseline (Visit 3) constant work rate cycle ergometry
23. Patients who have taken an investigational drug within one month or six half lives (whichever is greater) prior to screening visit (Visit 1)
24. Patients with known hypersensitivity to ß-adrenergic drugs, anticholinergic drugs, BAC, EDTA or any other component of the RESPIMAT inhalation solution delivery system
25. Pregnant or nursing women
26. Women of childbearing potential not using a highly effective method of birth control.

    Female patients will be considered to be of childbearing potential unless surgically sterilised by hysterectomy or bilateral tubal ligation, or post-menopausal for at least two years
27. Patients who have previously been randomized in this study or are currently participating in another study
28. Patients who are unable to comply with pulmonary medication restrictions prior to randomization

    At sites performing the shuttle walk tests, patients with the following criteria will be excluded from the shuttle walk tests:
29. Patients who complete level 12 at the incremental shuttle walk test at visit 1a.
30. Patients with an endurance time \>=15 minutes during the training (Visit 2a) or baseline (visit 3a) endurance shuttle walk test.
D: Inclusion Criteria:

* Diagnosis of COPD
* 10 pack-year or greater history of cigarette smoking
* Post-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC of \<0.7
* Predicted FEV1 of 70% of normal or less
* Modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) dyspnea score of 2 or greater

Exclusion Criteria:

* Women who are pregnant, lactating, or planning to become pregnant
* Respiratory disorders other than COPD, including a current diagnosis of asthma
* Clinically significant non-respiratory diseases or abnormalities that are not adequate controlled
* Significant allergy or hypersensitivity to anticholinergics, beta-agonist, or the excipients of magnesium stereate or lactose used in the inhaler delivery device
* Hospitalization for COPD or pneumonia within 12 weeks prior to screening
* Lung volume reduction surgery within 12 weeks prior to screening
* Abnormal and clinically significant ECG findings at screening
* Clinically significant laboratory findings at screening
* Use of systemic corticosteroids, antibiotics for respiratory tract infections, strong cytochrome P450 3A4 inhibitors, high dose inhaled steroids (\>1000mcg fluticasone propionate or equivalent), PDE4 inhibitors, tiotropium, oral beta2-agoinists, short- and long-acting inhaled beta2-agonists, ipratropium, inhaled sodium cromoglycate or nedocromil sodium, or investigational medicines for defined time periods prior to the screening visit
* Use of long-term oxygen therapy (12 hours or greater per day)
* Regular use of nebulized treatment with short-acting bronchodilators
* Participation in the acute phase of a pulmonary rehabilitation program
* A know or suspected history of alcohol or drug abuse
* Affiliation with the investigational site
* Previous use of GSK573719 or GW642444 alone or in combination, including the combination of fluticasone furoate and GW64244

Answer: B