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Table 1 Summary Of Clinical Trials That Were Included In This Analysis

From: The effects of long-acting bronchodilators on total mortality in patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Author

N

Drug 1

Drug 2

Comparator

Follow-up

Mean Age (SD)

% Men

Mean FEV1 (SD)

% Current Smokers

Jadad Score

Prohibited COPD Drugs

Casaburi 2002[39]

921

TI (18 ug OD)

None

PL

49 weeks

64 (9)

76

1.02 (0.44)

NA

3

LABA/other anticholinergics

Chan 2007[40]

913

TI (18 ug OD)

None

PL

48 weeks

66 (9)

60

0.97 (0.38)

32

3

other anticholinergics, oral beta agonists

Niewoehner 2005[41]

1829

TI (18 ug OD)

None

PL

6 months

68 (10)

99

1.04 (0.4)

30

3

other anticholinergics; oral CS >20 mg/d

Tashkin 2008[35]

5993

TI (18 ug OD)

None

PL

9 months

65 (8)

75

1.10 (0.4)

29

4

other anticholinergics

Tonnel 2008[42]

554

TI (18 ug OD)

None

PL

6 months

64 (10)

86

1.36 (0.46)

75

4

other anticholinergics

Vincken 2002[14]

535

TI (18 ug OD)

None

IP (40 ug QID)

6 months

64 (8)

85

1.22 (0.43)

NA

3

LABAs, other anticholinergics

Brusasco 2003[43]

1207

TI (18 ug OD)

SALM (50 ug BID)

PL

6 months

64 (9)

76

1.10 (0.39)

NA

3

Insufficient details provided

Vogelmeier 2008[44]

640

TI (18 ug OD)

FORM (10 ug BID)

PL

24 weeks

63 (9)

78

1.52 (0.39)

NA

3

Insufficient details provided

Tashkin 2008[20]

1148

BUD/FORM (320 ug/9 ug BID)

FORM (9 ug BID)

PL

6 months

63 (10)

67

1.04 (0.41)

41

4

All prohibited except salbutamol

Szafranski 2003[45]

614

BUD/FORM (320 ug/9 ug BID)

FORM (9 ug BID)

PL

12 months

64 (NA)

80

0.98 (NA)

35

3

Only study drugs allowed

Calverley 2003[46]

765

BUD/FORM (320 ug/9 ug BID)

FORM (9 ug BID)

PL

12 months

64 (NA)

76

0.99 (0.33)

34

3

ICS, all bronchodilators except terbutaline, leukotriene modifiers,

Rennard 2009[21]

1470

BUD/FORM (320 ug/9 ug BID)

FORM (9 ug BID)

PL

12 months

63 (9)

64

1.01 (0.43)

42

3

All drugs except salbutamol

Ferguson 2008[47]

782

SALM/FLU (50 ug/250 ug BID)

None

SALM (50 ug BID)

12 months

65 (9)

56

0.94 (0.36)

40

3

ICS, LABA, TI

Kardos 2007[48]

998

SALM/FLU (50 ug/500 ug BID)

None

SALM (50 ug BID)

44 weeks

63 (8)

76

1.13 (0.41)

42

3

regular oral CS, LABA and TI

Wedzicha 2008[15]

1323

SALM/FLU (50 ug/500 ug BID)

None

TI 18 ug OD

24 months

64 (NA)

83

1.12 (NA)

38

4

All drugs except salbutamol

Calverley 2003[49]

1091

SALM/FLU (50 ug/500 ug BID)

SALM (50 ug BID)

PL

12 months

64 (NA)

73

1.26 (0.48)

52

5

Oral or inhaled CS or LABAs

SCO30002 2008 [50]

387

SALM/FLU (25 ug/250 ug BID)

FP (250 ug BID)

PL

12 months

65 (9)

82

1.54 (NA)

NA

3

Not specified

SCO100540 2006[51]

445

SALM/FLU (50 ug/500 ug BID)

None

PL

6 months

66 (8)

89

1.05 (0.37)

NA

3

Not specified

Mahler 2002[52]

506

SALM/FLU (50 ug/500 ug BID)

SALM (50 ug BID)

PL

24 weeks

62 (NA)

64

1.27 (NA)

50

3

Bronchodilators except salbutamol, oral CS

Calverley 2007[13]

4633

SALM/FLU (50 ug/500 ug BID)

SALM (50 ug BID)

PL

36 months

65 (8)

76

1.12 (0.4)

43

4

CS, LABA

Zheng 2007[53]

445

SALM/FLU (50 ug/500 ug BID)

NA

PL

24 weeks

66 (8)

89

1.05 (NA)

22

4

ICS, LABA

Stockley 2006[54]

634

SALM (50 ug BID)

NA

PL

12 months

62 (9)

77

1.30 (0.5)

40

4

TI or LABA

SCO30002 2008[55]

256

SALM/FLU (50 ug/500 ug BID)

FLU (500 ug BID)

PL

52 weeks

64 (NA)

82

1.50 (NA)

NA

3

Not specified

SCO100470 2006 [56]

1050

SALM/FLU (50 ug/250 ug BID)

None

SALM (50 ug BID)

6 months

64 (9)

78

1.67 (0.46)

NA

3

Not specified

Anzueto 2009[57]

797

SALM/FLU (50 ug/250 ug BID)

None

SALM (50 ug BID)

12 months

65 (NA)

54

1.17 (0.51)

42

4

All prohibited except salbutamol and ipratropium

SCO40041 2008 [58]

186

SALM/FLU (50 ug/250 ug BID)

None

SALM (50 ug BID)

3 years

66 (9)

61

NA

NA

3

Not specified

Wouters 2005 [59]

373

SALM/FLU (50 ug/500 ug BID)

None

SALM (50 ug BID)

12 months

64 (8)

74

1.41 (0.48)

37

4

All prohibited except salbutamol, ipratropium and xanthines

  1. Abbreviations:
  2. BID, twice daily; CS, corticosteroids; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in one second; FLU, fluticasone; FORM, formoterol; ICS, inhaled corticosteroids; IP, ipratropium bromide; LABA, long acting bronchodilators, N = total sample size; NA, not available; OD, once daily; PL, placebo; SALM, salmeterol; SD, standard deviation; TI, tiotropium