Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: A Phase III, Randomized, Double-blind, Double-dummy, Placebo-controlled, Multicenter, 3-period Incomplete Block, Multidose Crossover Study to Determine the Effect on Lung Function of Indacaterol (150 and 300 μg o.d.) in Patients With Moderate to Severe COPD, Using Tiotropium (18 μg o.d.) as an Active Control
Brief Summary: The study compared the 24-hour spirometry profile of indacaterol with that of placebo and with tiotropium as an active control in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.


Options:
A: Inclusion criteria:

1. All patients must have a diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and must meet the following spirometric criteria:post-bronchodilator FEV1\<80% of predicted normal (ECSC) and a post-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC \<70% at Visit 1
2. Male or female patients, 40 years of age or older
3. Patients must be current or ex-smokers with a smoking history of more than 10 pack years:

Exclusion criteria:

1. 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
2. Patients with a history of asthma and/or total blood eosinophil count greater than 600/mm3
3. Patients with thyrotoxicosis, paroxysmal tachycardia (\>100 beats per minute)
4. Patients with a history of myocardial infarction within 1 year of screening visit, unstable or life-threatening cardiac arrhythmia, hospitalization for heart failure within the past year, known active tuberculosis, a malignancy for which patient has undergone resection, radiation therapy or chemotherapy within last five years, life-threatening pulmonary obstruction, cystic fibrosis, clinically evident bronchiectasis, significant alcohol or drug abuse
5. Patients who have undergone thoracotomy with pulmonary resection
6. Patients being treated with oral beta-adrenergics or 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.
7. Patients who regularly use daytime oxygen therapy for more than one hour per day.
8. 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
9. Pregnant or nursing women
10. Women of childbearing potential not using two effective methods of birth control (one barrier and one non-barrier).
B: Inclusion Criteria:

* Male and female adults aged ≥ 40 years, who have signed an Informed Consent Form prior to initiation of any study-related procedure
* Co-operative out patients with a diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (moderate to severe as classified by the Global initiative for chronic obstructive lung disease (GOLD) Guidelines, 2006) and:

  1. Smoking history of at least 10 pack years (current or previous smokers)
  2. Post-bronchodilator forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) \< 80% and ≥30% of the predicted normal value.
  3. Post-bronchodilator FEV1/Forced vital capacity (FVC) \< 70%

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients who have been hospitalized for a COPD exacerbation in the 6 weeks prior to Visit 1 or during the run-in period
* Patients requiring long-term oxygen therapy for chronic hypoxemia
* Patients who have had a respiratory tract infection within 6 weeks prior to Visit
* 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 Visit 1 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, MDI or perform spirometry measurements

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

* Men and women (neither pregnant nor nursing women) ≥40 years of age, with a history of smoking (\>20 years/pack) and COPD diagnosis according to GOLD criteria.
* Post-bronchodilator FEV1 \>50% and \<80%, and FEV1/FVC ≤70% of predicted value.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Hospital admission due to COPD exacerbation or lung infection in the 6 weeks prior to screening, diagnosis of current or previous bronchial asthma, history of allergic rhinitis or other atopic diseases, or peripheral eosinophilia \>400/mm3.
* Inability to discontinue the usual bronchodilator therapy prior to initial screening tests, need for continuous oxygen therapy, or arterial oxygen saturation \<85% at rest, or history of adverse reactions to sympathomimetic amines or use of inhaled medication.
* Anemia, hypo- or hyperthyroidism, hyperadrenergic conditions, uncontrolled insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, malignancy, or any disease or condition that limits exercise capacity other than COPD.
* History of drug or alcohol abuse, poor adherence to drug treatment, or treatment with any investigational drug in the month before screening.
* Patients with ventricular arrhythmia.
* Patients with \<80% oxyhemoglobin saturation during exercise testing
D: Inclusion Criteria:

* Smoking history of at least 10 pack years
* Diagnosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) (moderate-to-severe as classified by the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease \[GOLD\] Guidelines, 2009)
* Post-bronchodilator Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second (FEV1) \>40% and \< 80% of the predicted normal value and post-bronchodilator FEV1/Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) \<70%

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients who have had a COPD exacerbation that required treatment with antibiotics, systemic steroids (oral or intravenous) or hospitalization in the last year.
* Patients requiring long term oxygen therapy on a daily basis for chronic hypoxemia.
* Patients who have had a respiratory tract infection within 4 weeks prior to Visit 1.
* Patients with concomitant pulmonary disease
* Patients with a history of asthma
* Any patient with lung cancer or a history of lung cancer (within last 5 years)
* Patients with a history of certain cardiovascular co-morbid conditions

Answer: B