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Umeclidinium/Vilanterol (UMEC/VI) versus Tiotropium (TIO) hospitalization among Medicare Beneficiaries
Clinicaltrials.gov ID
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EudraCT ID
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EU CT Number
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Trial status
Study complete
Study complete
Trial overview
Official title: UMEC/VI compared to TIO for Time-to-First Inpatient Admission and Readmission in an Initial Maintenance Therapy Population Among Medicare Beneficiaries
Trial description: This observational study aims to compare inpatient admissions rate and time to inpatient admissions among Medicare beneficiaries with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) who initiate therapy with UMEC/VI versus TIO.
Primary purpose:
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Trial design:
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Masking:
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Allocation:
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Primary outcomes:
Time-to-first on-treatment COPD-related inpatient admission
Timeframe: 3, 6, 9 and 12 months post-index date
Secondary outcomes:
Rate of on-treatment COPD-related inpatient admissions
Timeframe: Up to 12 months post-index date
Percentage of participants experiencing all-cause or COPD-related readmission
Timeframe: Up to 30 days and 90 days post-discharge
Rate of all-cause or COPD-related readmissions
Timeframe: Up to 30 days and 90 days post-discharge
Interventions:
Not applicable
Enrollment:
0
Primary completion date:
2022-23-05
Observational study model:
Cohort
Time perspective:
Retrospective
Clinical publications:
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- Inclusion criteria:
- Participants with greater than or equal to (>=)1 pharmacy claim for fixed-dose UMEC/VI or TIO during the identification period between 01-Jan-2015 and 28-Feb-2020. The date of the first prescription filled will be termed as the index date.
Inclusion and exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria:
- Inclusion criteria:
- Participants with greater than or equal to (>=)1 pharmacy claim for fixed-dose UMEC/VI or TIO during the identification period between 01-Jan-2015 and 28-Feb-2020. The date of the first prescription filled will be termed as the index date.
- >=1 medical claim with an International Classification of Diseases (ICD) diagnosis code for COPD in any position during the pre-index period (including index date).
- 12 months continuous capture of participant’s health plan pre-index date (pre-index period).
- Medicare insurance both at index and throughout pre- and post-index periods.
- >=65 years of age at start of pre-index period.
- Readmission analyses only: a) >=1 on-treatment inpatient admission (hospitalization) in the post-index period and alive at discharge. b) Continuous enrollment with medical and pharmacy coverage of >=30 days after the index discharge date for the analysis of 30-day readmissions, or >=90 days after the index discharge date for the analysis of 90-day readmissions. Exclusion criteria:
- Participants with >=1 pharmacy claim for Inhaled Corticosteroid (ICS), Long-Acting Beta-2 Agonist (LABA), or Long-Acting Muscarinic Antagonist (LAMA) containing controller during the pre-index period, excluding the index date.
- Pharmacy claims for non-index controller medications on the index date.
- Pharmacy claims for both UMEC/VI and TIO on the index date.
- Pharmacy claims for multiple inhaler triple therapy (MITT) for fixed dose triple therapy (ICS + LAMA + LABA) on the index date.
- >=1 medical claim with a diagnosis for asthma in the pre-index period, including index date.
Trial location(s)
This study does not involve prospective enrollment of participants.
Study documents
Protocol
Available language(s): English
Scientific result summary
Available language(s): English
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Results overview
Refer to study documents
Recruitment status
Study complete
Actual primary completion date
2022-23-05
Actual study completion date
2022-23-05
Plain language summaries
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Additional information about the trial
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