Conditions: Pulmonary Fibrosis
Allocation: RANDOMIZED | Intervention model: PARALLEL
Enrollment: 551
Healthy volunteers: no

Brief summary:
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic disease of unknown cause that results in scarring of the lung and there is a high unmet medical need for effective treatment to halt lung function decline, delay or avoid exacerbation (flare-ups), and ultimately to reduce the death rate.

In a large Phase 2 trial (1199.30) (NCT00514683), investigating the effects of 52 weeks of treatment with BIBF 1120 in patients with IPF, a positive effect was seen on lung function of patients treated with high dose of BIBF 1120 compared to placebo.

Hence it is the purpose of this trial to investigate and confirm the efficacy and safety of BIBF 1120 at a high dose in treating patients with IPF, compared with placebo. The trial will be conducted as a prospective, randomised design with the aim to collect safety and efficacy data.

Respiratory function is globally accepted for assessment of treatment effects in IPF patients. The chosen endpoint (Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) decline) is easy to obtain and is part of the usual examinations done in IPF patients.

Detailed description:

Arms:
arm 1: patient receives capsules identical to those containing active drug arm 2: patient receives capsules containing BIBF 1120 twice a day

Interventions: intervention 1: placebo intervention 2: BIBF 1120
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: placebo matching BIBF 1120 BID intervention 2: BIBF 1120 BID (twice daily)

Protocol document: