Clinical trial • Phase III • Respiratory

Formoterol fumarate for Postoperative pulmonary complications

Phase III trial of Formoterol fumarate for Postoperative pulmonary complications.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Respiratory
Trial Disease
Postoperative pulmonary complications
Trial Stage
Phase III
Drug Modality
Small molecule

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
27-02-2024
First CTIS Authorization Date
15-10-2024

Trial design

Non-bronchodilator (no bronchodilator) versus FORMOTEROL (formoterol fumarate) inhalation; max daily dose reported as 48 µg (maxDailyDoseAmount 48 µg).-controlled Phase III trial across 1 site in France.

Comparator
Non-bronchodilator (no bronchodilator) versus FORMOTEROL (formoterol fumarate) inhalation; max daily dose reported as 48 µg (maxDailyDoseAmount 48 µg).
Target Sample Size
266
Trial Duration For Participant
183

Eligibility

Recruits 266 Vulnerable population not selected in population settings; however, "Patients under guardianship or private guardianship" are explicitly excluded. Signed informed consent is required from participants; no assent/parental consent procedures are described..

Pregnancy Exclusion
Pregnant, parturient or breast-feeding women
Vulnerable Population
Vulnerable population not selected in population settings; however, "Patients under guardianship or private guardianship" are explicitly excluded. Signed informed consent is required from participants; no assent/parental consent procedures are described.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Age > 18 years old"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Lung cancer eligible for surgical lung resection (non-small-cell bronchopulmonary carcinoma = NSCLC) by any route."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Naïve to long-term inhaled bronchodilator therapy"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- High risk of post-operative pulmonary complications : at least one of the following criteria is met: •\tPreoperative FEV₁ < 80% of the predicted value, OR •\tDLCO < 80% of the predicted value (Diffusing Capacity of the Lung for Carbon Monoxide), OR •\tVO₂max < 20 ml/kg/min during a cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- affiliation to health cover"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Signed informed consent"}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Emergency surgery"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Hypersensitivity to beta-2 mimetics"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Pregnant, parturient or breast-feeding women"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients under guardianship or private guardianship"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Current participation in a trial of another drug therapy"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patient with a physiological status classified WHO IV or ASA ≥ IV"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Asthma"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients treated with long-acting bronchodilators"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Severe heart failure (NYHA IV), unstable ischemic heart disease (angina or recent infarction < 3 months)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Recent cerebrovascular accident (CVA) < 3 months"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- High-grade non-equipped conductive disorders or unstable arrhythmia"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Thyrotoxicosis, pheochromocytoma"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Unbalanced diabetes"}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- postoperative pulmonary complications (PPC) at D7 post thoracic surgery","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Considered present within 7 days after surgery if at least one postoperative pulmonary complication (PPC) occurs, defined according to standard European (EPCO) definitions."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Post-operative pulmonary complications at D7 and interaction between group with/without bronchodilator and ARISCAT score","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Post-operative pulmonary complications at D7 and interaction between the group with/without bronchodilator and the presence or absence of COPD.","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Post-operative pulmonary complications at D7 and interaction between the bronchodilator/no bronchodilator group and long-term inhaled anticholinergic therapy","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Post-operative pulmonary complications at D28 (assessed as for primary endpoint)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Assessed using the same criteria as the primary endpoint (PPC definitions as per EPCO) at day 28 post-op."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Pulmonary function by spirometry on D7 (or day of discharge if earlier) and D28 post-op (measured with the Spirolab® Spirometer validated for bed-side measurements: [including: forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1), forced vital capacity (FVC), Tiffeneau ratio = FEV1/FVCx 100, peak expiratory flow (PEF)] etc.).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Spirometry measurements (FEV1, FVC, FEV1/FVC %, PEF) using Spirolab® Spirometer at D7 (or discharge if earlier) and D28."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Cardiovascular complications (cardiac arrhythmia, acute myocardial infarction according to the 4th universal definition, ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke) at D28 post-op.","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Postoperative survival status","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Survival status (alive/deceased) assessed at D28 post-op."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Quality of life assessed at D7 (or discharge), D28 and 6 months post-operatively using the standardized questionnaire [EuroQol-5D (EQ-5D)] via remote telephone cal","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Quality of life measured using EQ-5D questionnaire administered via remote telephone call at D7 (or discharge), D28 and 6 months."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Potential treatment-related adverse events (investigated daily in hospital): o Flushing o Dry mouth, dysgeusia o Headaches, tremors o Palpitations, atrial fibrillation, extrasystoles, tachycardia (> 100/min over 24h), prolonged QTc (> 450 ms in men and 470 ms in women) o Hypokalemia (< 3.5mmol/l) o Hyperglycemia (> 10 mmol/L)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Treatment-related adverse events monitored daily during hospitalization; specific events as listed will be investigated and recorded (including ECG/QTc, serum potassium, glucose measurements)."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
266
Recruitment Window Months
43
Consent Approach
Signed informed consent required from each participant. Trial includes adults only (Age > 18 years) so no assent/parental consent described. No additional languages or age-specific consent documents are specified.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
1
Total Number Of Participants
266

France

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
10-10-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
15-10-2024
Processing Time Days
5
Number Of Sites
1
Number Of Participants
266

Sites

Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Amiens Picardie
Department Name
Anethesie Reanimation
Principal Investigator Name
Thomas Lefebvre
Principal Investigator Email
lefebvre.thomas@chu-amiens.fr
Contact Person Name
Thomas Lefebvre
Contact Person Email
lefebvre.thomas@chu-amiens.fr
Number Of Participants
266

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Amiens Picardie
Organisation Type
Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility
Country Of Registered Address
France

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
FORMOTEROL
Active Substance
Formoterol fumarate
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
Inhalation
Route
Inhalation
Authorisation Status
prodAuthStatus: 2
Maximum Dose
48 µg (max daily dose)

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