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NCT Number: NCT07147946

Evaluation of the Clinical Trial of Inhaled TQC3721 Suspension in Patients With Moderate-to-Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

To evaluate the efficacy of TQC3721 Suspension for Inhalation in patients with moderate to severe Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

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Key information

Age range

40 year–80 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

Primary location

Bozhou People's Hospital, Bozhou, Anhui, China

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Sign an informed consent form before screening and fully understand the trial content, process, and potential adverse reactions.
  • Comply with the experimental schedule and be able to use the nebulizer inhaler correctly.
  • The age range is 40 to 80 years old (including the threshold), and both male and female participants are eligible.
  • The subjects have no pregnancy plans and voluntarily take effective contraceptive measures for at least one month from screening to the last use of the study drug.
  • Patients with a clear clinical history and related symptoms of COPD before screening.
  • Capable of conducting acceptable and reproducible lung function tests.
  • COPD clinical stability (no moderate to severe COPD acute exacerbation) within the 4 weeks prior to screening visit (V1 visit) and between V1 visit and V2 visit.
  • Smoking history ≥ 10 pack years.

Exclusion criteria

  • A history of life-threatening COPD, including admission to the intensive care unit and/or the need for intubation.
  • COPD acute exacerbations requiring systemic hormone therapy within 3 months prior to screening visit (V1 visit) or prior to randomization visit (V2 visit).
  • Within the first 6 months of screening, there has been at least 1 hospitalization history due to acute exacerbation of COPD or pneumonia.
  • Treatment with antibiotics for upper and/or lower respiratory tract infections within 6 weeks prior to screening or randomization visit (V3 visit).
  • Simultaneously suffering from other respiratory diseases.
  • Chest computed tomography (CT) revealed clinically significant abnormalities and concluded that the abnormalities were not caused by COPD.
  • Previous lung resection or lung reduction surgery.

11.Previously received TQC3721 treatment. 12.Patients who received immunosuppressant therapy within 4 weeks prior to the screening period 13.In the investigator's assessment, patients are unable to discontinue the prohibited drugs specified in the protocol during the screening and treatment phases of the study; 14.Patients with a history of uncontrolled current diseases that the investigator judges to be clinically significant; 15.A history or current evidence of clinically significant cardiovascular or cerebrovascular diseases; 16.A history of malignant tumors (cured or uncured) in any organ or system within the past 5 years; 17.Intolerance or allergy to salbutamol or other inhaled bronchodilator therapies for COPD; 18.Patients requiring long-term oxygen therapy; 19.Female subjects who are currently pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning to become pregnant during the study period after enrollment; 20.Having participated in any clinical trial of drugs or medical devices within 4 weeks or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer) prior to the screening visit; 21.Other conditions deemed unsuitable for participation in the study by the investigator.

Treatment and study plan

TQC3721 Suspension for Inhalation

Drug

TQC3721 suspension for inhalation is a Phosphodiesterase3/4 (PDE3/4) inhibitor

Placebo of TQC3721 Suspension for Inhalation

Drug

Placebo without drug substance

Primary outcomes

  1. Mean change in the area under the curve (AUC) of Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second (FEV1)

    Time frame: Baseline to 12 weeks after treatment

    Change from baseline in mean FEV1 AUC over 0-12 hours after 12 weeks of treatment.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Changes in peak FEV1 value

    Time frame: Baseline to 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 24 weeks after treatment

    Changes from baseline in peak FEV1 within 4 hours after morning dosing at Weeks 6, 12, and 24 of treatment.

  2. Changes in trough FEV1 values

    Time frame: Baseline to 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 24 weeks after treatment

    Changes from baseline in morning trough FEV1 at Weeks 6, 12, and 24 of treatment.

  3. Average FEV1 AUC 0-4h

    Time frame: Baseline to 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 24 weeks after treatment

    Change from baseline in the average FEV1 AUC 0-4h within 4 hours after morning dosing at 6, 12, and 24 weeks of treatment.

  4. St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire

    Time frame: Baseline to 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 24 weeks after treatment

    Changes in St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) total scores from baseline at 6, 12, and 24 weeks of treatment.

  5. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Assessment Test

    Time frame: At 6 weeks, 12 weeks, and 24 weeks of treatment

    Self-assessment for Patients with COPD:Numbers 0 to 5 indicate the severity (with 0 being the mildest and 5 being the most severe).

  6. Average FEV1 AUC (6-12h)

    Time frame: Baseline to 12 weeks after treatment

    Change from baseline in mean FEV₁ AUC (6-12 h) at Week 12 following dosing.

  7. Annual rate of acute exacerbation of COPD

    Time frame: Baseline to 24 weeks after treatment

    The annualized rate of acute exacerbation of moderate/severe COPD after 24 weeks of treatment.

  8. Time of first acute exacerbation of moderate/severe COPD

    Time frame: Baseline to 24 weeks after treatment

    The time of the first acute exacerbation of moderate/severe COPD within 24 weeks of treatment.

  9. Adverse event (AE)

    Time frame: D-28 to within 25 weeks of treatment

    The number of participants with AEs, serious dverse event (SAEs), drug-related AEs, and abnormal lab results.

  10. Assessment of respiratory symptoms in COPD

    Time frame: Baseline to 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 24 weeks after treatment

    Change from baseline in weekly mean Evaluating Respiratory Symptoms in COPD total score

  11. Transition Dyspnea Index (TDI) score

    Time frame: Baseline to 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 24 weeks after treatment

    Change in Transition Dyspnea Index (TDI) score relative to Baseline Dyspnea Index (BDI) score

  12. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Assessment Test (CAT) score

    Time frame: Baseline to 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 24 weeks after treatment

    Change in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Assessment Test (CAT) score from baseline

  13. Change from baseline in rescue medication use

    Time frame: Baseline to 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 24 weeks after treatment.

    Changes from baseline in rescue medication use during treatment at Weeks 6, 12, and 24 versus the placebo group

  14. Interleukin-6 (IL-6), Interleukin-8 (IL-8), and C-reactive protein (CRP) at Week 12 and Week 24

    Time frame: At Week 12 and Week 24

    IL-6, IL-8, and C-reactive protein (CRP) at Week 12 and Week 24. The elevated serum C-reactive protein (CRP) levels in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are primarily associated with pulmonary inflammatory responses.

  15. Plasma drug peak concentration

    Time frame: Day 1: 0.5 hour after-dose, Week 6: 1 hour pre-dose, 0.5 hour after-dose; Week 12: 1 hour pre-dose, 0.5 hour after-dose

    Perform Pharmacokinetics (PK) analysis of TQC3721 blood drug concentration data at baseline, week 6, and week 12 to evaluate the PK characteristics of TQC3721 in COPD patients.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Weimin Li, Doctor

CONTACT

[email protected]

028-85423998

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Chia Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd.

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Registry information

Official study title

Evaluation of a Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Phase III Clinical Trial on the Efficacy and Safety of Inhaled TQC3721 Suspension in Patients With Moderate-to-Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2027
Study completion
2027
First posted
Aug 29, 2025
Registry last updated
Sep 10, 2025

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