Revefenacin in Acute Respiratory Insufficiency in COPD

Objective: To assess the efficacy of nebulized revefenacin in improving the lung mechanics of COPD patients with acute respiratory failure requiring invasive mechanical ventilation (MV), in comparison to a control group receiving the short-acting muscarinic antagonist ipratropium. Hypothesis: Revefenacin is as efficacious as ipratropium in improving the lung mechanics of COPD patients with acute respiratory failure. Study Design: RARICO is a pragmatic, randomized, controlled, double-blinded, multi-center trial evaluating the safety and feasibility of nebulized revefenacin in comparison to nebulized ipratropium in patients with COPD and acute respiratory failure requiring invasive mechanical ventilation.