Cure My Disease

Don't miss your cure!

 Log in / Sign up

Inhaler showdown: test vs. standard tiotropium in healthy people

NCT ID NCT03246581

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Kindeva Drug Delivery Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

What the study statuses mean

This study's is highlighted.

Recruitment status, easiest to join first

Recruiting now
This trial is taking on new participants right now.
Not yet recruiting
Registered, but not yet taking participants.
By invitation only
Not open to general applications. Only people the study team invites can take part.
Paused
Paused for now. It may or may not start again.
Ongoing
Running, but no longer taking on new participants.
Completed This study
The trial has finished. Results may not be published yet.
Stopped early
Stopped early, before it reached the end. That can be for many reasons, including safety.
Cancelled
Cancelled before anyone took part.

Expanded access (not trials)

Expanded access
Not a trial. This treatment can be requested outside a study, case by case, for people who qualify.
Expanded access (paused)
Not a trial. The treatment can normally be requested outside a study, but is unavailable right now.
Expanded access (ended)
Not a trial. The treatment could once be requested outside a study, but no longer can.
Approved
The treatment has been approved, so it is available normally rather than through this programme.

When the status isn't known

Details not published
The full record has not been published yet, so there is little to show here.
Status unknown
This status has not been confirmed recently, so it may be out of date.

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This early-stage trial tested how a new tiotropium inhaler compares to the standard Spiriva Respimat in 40 healthy volunteers. The goal was to measure drug absorption levels, not to treat any disease. Results will help determine if the test inhaler works similarly to the approved version.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
tiotropium

This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.

Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Phase 1

The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.

Participants

40 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jul 2017

Finished

May 2018

Lead sponsor

A company

The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 to 55 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

Show the full entry requirements

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Healthy Volunteer * Willing and able to give informed consent * Willing to withhold all alcoholic beverages for 48 hours and all xanthine- containing foods and beverages for 24 hours prior to reporting to clinic * Subjects must agree to use an adequate method of contraception from admission through 12 weeks after last administration Exclusion Criteria: * Evidence or history of clinically significant abnormalities or disease or chronic respiratory disorders * Any presence or history of a clinically significant allergy including any adverse reaction to study drug * History of drug or alcohol abuse within the past 2 years * Smoked tobacco within the past 6 months or have a history of more than 10- pack years (number of packs smoked per day x number of years smoked) * Donation or loss of greater than 400 mL of blood within the previous 3 months * Have received any prescription medication within 4 weeks or investigational medication within 12 weeks of study (exception: contraceptives are permitted) * Have received any non-prescription medication within 14 days prior to dosing (exception: paracetamol use within 2 days) * Upper respiratory tract infection (excluding otitis media) within 14 days of the first study day, or lower respiratory tract infection within the last 3 months * If female, nursing, lactating or pregnant

Get updates

Get notified about this study

Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Healthy are added.

Our safety recommendation!

By submitting, you agree to our Terms of use

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Respiratory Aspiration

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Healthy

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • 3M Health Care

    Loughborough, United Kingdom

More trials for these conditions

Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.