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Efficacy of Nebulized Long-Acting Bronchodilators (Formoterol and Revefenacin) vs. Short-Acting Bronchodilators (Albuterol and Ipratropium) in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Acute Exacerbation of COPD (ECOPD)
Sponsor: University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine
Summary
The primary aim is to determine whether nebulized Formoterol twice daily plus Revefenacin once daily is non-inferior to standard-of-care nebulized Albuterol and Ipratropium therapy four times daily in relieving dyspnea among patients with ECOPD presenting to the ED and requiring hospitalization, as measured by the Modified Borg Dyspnea Scale. The hypothesize is that patients in the ED for ECOPD, improvement in symptoms, safety, and length of ED or hospital stay after treatment with nebulized Revefenacin and Formoterol will be non-inferior to the Albuterol and Ipratropium combination. The long-acting bronchodilator regimen will provide comparable symptom control with fewer total drug doses compared with standard treatment with short-acting bronchodilators, namely, nebulized Albuterol and Ipratropium. To the best of our knowledge, this will be the first prospective, randomized, double-blind investigation to compare a combination of long-acting nebulized LAMA/LABA bronchodilators with a standard-of-care combination of short-acting nebulized SAMA/SABA bronchodilators in patients with an ECOPD in the ED/hospital setting.
Official title: Efficacy of Nebulized Long-Acting Bronchodilators (Formoterol and Revefenacin) vs. Short-Acting Bronchodilators (Albuterol and Ipratropium) in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Acute Exacerbation of COPD (ECOPD): A Phase IV, Prospective, Randomized, Blinded, Parallel-group Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
40 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
280
Start Date
2026-09-01
Completion Date
2028-09-01
Last Updated
2026-07-23
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Revefenacin
Revefenacin 175 µg in 3 mL inhalation solution administered once daily in the morning via oral inhalation using a jet nebulizer.
formoterol fumarate
Formoterol fumarate 20 μg in 2 mL inhalation solution administered twice daily in the morning and evening via oral inhalation using a jet nebulizer.
Placebo (Sterile Normal Saline)
Twice daily (sterile normal saline 3 ml) to maintain blinding and mask the difference in dosing frequency compared with the comparator arm.
Albuterol sulfate
Albuterol sulfate 2.5 mg in 3 mL inhalation solution administered 4 times daily via oral inhalation using a jet nebulizer.
Ipratropium Bromide
Ipratropium Bromide 500 μg in 2.5 mL inhalation solution administered 4 times daily via oral inhalation using a jet nebulizer.
Locations (1)
University of Tennessee Medical Center
Knoxville, Tennessee, United States