Conditions: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Keywords: Symbicort Safety Efficacy COPD Japanese
Allocation: RANDOMIZED | Intervention model: PARALLEL
Enrollment: 328
Healthy volunteers: no

Brief summary:
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Symbicort Turbuhaler compared to standard COPD treatment during one year in Japanese patients with COPD.

Detailed description:

Arms:
arm 1: None arm 2: None

Interventions: intervention 1: Symbicort Turbuhaler (Budesonide/formoterol) intervention 2: Drug: any available COPD treatment; investigator to decide
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: 2 x 160/4.5 microgram, inhalation, bid, 52 weeks intervention 2: According to investigator decision, 52 weeks, Standard COPD treatment according to investigator decision

Protocol document: