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AsthmaPhase 4NCT00910793

Study to Assess the Effect of Formoterol and Beclomethasone Dipropionate in Asthmatic Patients

A Phase 4 study testing Inuvair in people with Asthma, run by Wilfried De Backer at 1 site in Belgium.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

The objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of the combination of formoterol and beclometasone dipropionate on central and peripheral airway dimensions in asthmatic patients using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Asthma
What is being tested?
Inuvair
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
29 participants
Where
1 siteBelgium
Study dates
Aug 2008to Aug 2010
Phase
Phase 4
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients with asthma as defined by the current Global INitiative for Asthma (GINA) guidelines:
  • Male or female patients aged ≥18 years
  • Patients with a documented positive response to the reversibility test within the 12 months preceding the screening visit or performed at screening visit after a wash-out of 2 days for long acting β2 agonists or a documented positive response to the methacholine challenge test
  • Patients with a co-operative attitude and ability to be trained to correctly use the pressurized Metered Dose Inhaler (pMDI)
  • Written informed consent obtained

Who cannot join

  • Pregnant or lactating females or females at risk of pregnancy
  • Inability to carry out pulmonary function testing
  • Diagnosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) as defined by the current Global initiative for chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) guidelines
  • History of near fatal asthma
  • Hospitalization due to asthma or symptomatic infection of the airways in the previous 8 weeks
  • Current smokers or recent (less than one year) ex-smokers, defined as smoking at least 10 cigarettes/day
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  • Patients with an uncontrolled disease or any condition that might, in the judgement of the investigator, place the patient at undue risk or potentially compromise the results or interpretation of the study
  • Patients with a QTc interval (Bazett's formula) at the screening visit Electrocardiogram (ECG) test >450 msec
  • Cancer or any other chronic disease with poor prognosis and /or affecting patient status
  • History of alcohol or drug abuse
  • Allergy, sensitivity or intolerance to study drugs and/or study drug formulation ingredients
  • Patients unlikely to comply with the protocol or unable to understand the nature, scope and possible consequences of the study
  • Patients who received any investigational new drug within the last 8 weeks prior to the screening visit
  • Patients treated with any non-permitted concomitant medication

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Belgium1 site
  • University Hospital Antwerp

    Antwerp, Antwerp, 2650

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About this study

Official title: Open-Label, Prospective Study to Assess the Effects of Formoterol and Beclometasone Dipropionate Combination Therapy on Central and Peripheral Airway Dimensions in Asthmatic Patients

The objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of the combination of formoterol and beclometasone dipropionate on central and peripheral airway dimensions in asthmatic patients using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). Further more, the effect of this combination therapy on exhaled NO, lung function (spirometry, body plethysmography, diffusion and resistance) and subjective asthma control score as well as the safety of this combination will be assessed.

Conditions
Asthma
Being tested
Inuvair
Keywords
Asthma, Formoterol, Beclomethasone Dipropionate, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Functional Imaging, Central and Peripheral Airways
Medical subject headings
Asthma

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • InuvairDrug

    6 µg formoterol and 100 µg beclometasone dipropionate combination spray pMDI aerosol

Study groups in NCT00910793
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
InuvairOtherNot described
Receives: Drug: Inuvair

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Differences in airway dimension

    The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of the combination therapy on central and peripheral airway dimensions with CFD. The following primary outcome parameters will be determined:

    • Total airway resistance for the segmented airways
    • Peripheral airway resistance(from 4th bifurcation on) for the segmented airways
    • Total airway volume for the segmented airways
    • Peripheral airway volume (from the 4th bifurcation on) for the segmented airways
    • Relative compliance for each lobe
    • Density of the lung parenchyma given per predefined lung zone

    Measured: airway dimension will be measured at visit 2 and visit 7

Secondary outcomes (4)
  1. Lung function tests: dynamic lung volumes, static lung volumes and airway resistances

    The secondary outcome parameters that will be obtained with the lung function tests are:

    • Dynamic lung volumes: Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 sec (FEV1), Forced Vital Capacity (FVC), Peak Expiratory Flow (PEF),Maximum expiratory flow when 50% of the FVC remain to be exhaled (MEF50) , Maximum expiratory flow when 25% of the FVC remain to be exhaled (MEF25)
    • Static lung volumes: Vital Capacity (VC),Inspiratory Vital Capacity (IVC), Functional Residual Capacity (FCR), Total Lung Capacity (TLC)
    • Airway resistances: Airway Resistance (Raw), Specific Airway Conductance(SGaw) (based on body plethysmography)

    Measured: lung function tests will be perfomed at te following visits: screening, visit 1 (2 weeks after screening), visit 3 (6 weeks after screening), visit 5 (14 weeks after screening) and visit 7 (26 weeks after screening)

  2. Subjective asthma control score

    Asthma control scores will be obtained with the Dutch Asthma Control Test.

    Measured: Asthma Control Test (ACT) will be performed on visit 1, 2, 3, 5 and 7

  3. Exhaled Nitric Oxide (NO)

    Measured: Exhaled NO will be measured on visit 2, 3, 5 and 7

  4. Adverse events as a measure of safety

    Measured: Follow up of adverse events will be done during the entire study duration

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted1 Jun 2009 (estimated)
  2. Study startAug 2008
  3. Primary completionAug 2010
  4. Study completionAug 2010

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
29 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00910793
Sponsor's protocol ID
PML_DOC_0802
Other IDs
Eudract number: 2008-002391-97
Status last verified
Jul 2013
First submitted
28 May 2009
Last updated
10 Jul 2013
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing Inuvair in people with Asthma, run by Wilfried De Backer at 1 site in Belgium.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 14 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 10 Jul 2013. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Belgium. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Differences in airway dimension (time frame: airway dimension will be measured at visit 2 and visit 7). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 10 Jul 2013.

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