INCLUSION CRITERIA:
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Participant must be &ge
40 to &le
85 years of age, at the time of signing the informed consent.
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Type of participant and disease characteristics: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Participants with a physician diagnosis of COPD who meet the following criteria at screening:
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Current or former smokers with a smoking history of &ge
10 pack-years - Current smokers are defined as those patients who are active smokers with &ge
10 packyears of smoking (active smoking includes cigarettes, e-cigarettes, cigars, pipes, etc) - Former smokers are defined as those patients who were active smokers with &ge
10 packyears of smoking (active smoking includes cigarettes, e-cigarettes, cigars, pipes, etc) and who have stopped smoking for at least 6 months prior to Visit 1
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Moderate to severe COPD (post-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC ratio 30% and &le
70%).
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Medical Research Council (MRC) Dyspnea Scale Grade &ge
2.
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Patient-reported history of signs and symptoms of chronic bronchitis (chronic productive cough) for 3 months in the year up to screening in the absence of other known causes of chronic cough.
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Documented history of high exacerbation risk defined as exacerbation history of &ge
2 moderate* or &ge
1 severe