New study checks if Triple-Inhaler trimbow really helps COPD patients Day-to-Day
NCT ID NCT06480890
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at how well the Trimbow inhaler works for people with COPD when used in everyday life, not just in a lab. 362 adults with COPD used the inhaler for 12 weeks. Researchers measured changes in a COPD symptom questionnaire to see if patients felt better. The goal was to see if this triple-combination inhaler improves breathing and quality of life outside of strict clinical trial conditions.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Trimbow (beclometasone, formoterol, glycopyrronium) inhaler
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could confirm that Trimbow helps COPD patients breathe better and manage their condition more effectively in everyday life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, short-term study without a comparison group, so results may not prove the drug works better than other treatments. It also only looks at symptom scores, not long-term outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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362 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2024
- Finished
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Sep 2025
- Lead sponsor
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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.
Who is studied
Subjects with COPD (≥40 years and CAT total score ≥10) in China, who have newly initiated BDP/FF/GB without previous use of single inhaler triple therapy, and without recent hospitalisation for a COPD exacerbation. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are listed below. Any treatment decision must have been taken prior to and independently of the subject's inclusion in the study.
- Ages
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40 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Subjects who are willing and able to give their written consent to participate in the study 2. Aged ≥40 years at BDP/FF/GB initiation 3. Had documented diagnosis of COPD prior to BDP/FF/GB initiation 4. Baseline CAT total score ≥10 (at the time of BDP/FF/GB initiation OR within the 12 weeks prior to treatment initiation, if no CAT total score is available on BDP/FF/GB initiation date) 5. Subjects who have initiated treatment with BDP/FF/GB within 12 weeks prior to informed consent form (ICF) signature, or on date of ICF signature Exclusion Criteria: 1. Subjects who had been admitted to hospital for a COPD exacerbation within the last 4 weeks prior to BDP/FF/GB initiation 2. Subjects who are not likely to come back 12-weeks after BDP/FF/GB initiation, per Investigator judgement 3. Participation in any clinical trial in the 4 weeks prior to BDP/FF/GB initiation 4. Subjects had used any other single inhaler triple therapy before or at BDP/FF/GB initiation
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Site 156101 - The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University
Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, China
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Site 156102 - Mianyang Central Hospital
Mianyang, Sichuan, 450003, China
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Site 156103 - Shaoxing People's Hospital
Shaoxing, Zhejiang, 312000, China
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Site 156105 - Taizhou Central Hospital
Taizhou, Zhejiang, 318000, China
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Site 156106 - Huzhou Central Hospital
Huzhou, Zhejiang, 313000, China
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Site 156108 - Henan Provincial People's Hospital
Zhengzhou, Henan, 450003, China
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Site 156109 - Shandong Provincial Hospital
Jinan, Shandong, 250021, China
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Site 156110 Beijing Jingmei Group Genetal Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 102300, China
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Site 156112 - The First Affiliated Hospital of Ningbo University
Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315010, China
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Site 156113 - The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University
Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510260, China
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Site 156114 - The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University
Zhanjiang, Guangdong, 524003, China
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Site 156115 - Jinhua Central Hospital
Jinhua, Zhejiang, 321083, China
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Site 156117 - The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University
Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710004, China
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Site 156119 - Peking University People's Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100033, China
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Site 156121 - The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University
Ürümqi, Xinjiang Uygur, 830054, China
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Site 156122 - Deyang People's Hospital
Deyang, Sichuan, 618000, China
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Site 156123 - Wenling People's Hospital
Wenling, Zhejiang, 317599, China
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Site 156124 - Lishui People's Hospital
Lishui, Zhejiang, 323088, China
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Site 156125 - Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital
Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210008, China
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