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Spinal Cord InjuryPhase 1NCT01353599

Acute and Chronic Effects of Inhaled Steroids on Pulmonary Function in Persons With Spinal Cord Injury

A Phase 1 study testing Mometasone furoate in people with Spinal Cord Injury, run by James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center at 2 sites in United States.

Unknown status

Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

Official record
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Trial summary

Individuals with chronic cervical SCI are known to have a restrictive ventilatory defect due to complete or partial loss of respiratory muscle innervation which is dependent upon the level and completeness of injury [2]. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 65 years
Conditions the study is for
Spinal Cord Injury
What is being tested?
Mometasone furoate
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
50 participants
Where
2 sitesUnited States
Study dates
Aug 2011to Mar 2016
Phase
Phase 1
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 to 65 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • 18 to 65 years old; and
  • Stable, tetraplegia C3-C8 levels (duration of injury >1 year).

Who cannot join

  • Smoking, active or history of smoking during the last six months
  • Active respiratory disease(s), such as COPD, inflammatory lung disease, obstructive lung diseases, or acute respiratory infections
  • No known history of asthma during lifetime or recent (within 3 months) respiratory infections;
  • Ventilator dependence;
  • Use of medications known to affect the respiratory system, such as nizoral;
  • aldesleukin
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  • oral corticosteroids (e.g., prednisone, dexamethasone)
  • natalizumab
  • drugs affecting liver enzymes that remove mometasone from your body (such as azole antifungals including itraconazole, macrolide antibiotics including erythromycin, cimetidine, rifamycins including rifabutin, St. John's wort, certain anti-seizure medicines including carbamazepine)
  • Use of medications known to alter airway caliber;
  • Coronary heart and/or artery disease, as indicated in the patient medical record;
  • Hypertension, baseline blood pressure ≥ 140/90mHg;
  • Adrenal insufficiency, as indicated in the patient medical record;
  • Pregnancy;
  • Lack of mental capacity to give informed consent;
  • History of glaucoma;
  • History of cataracts; and
  • Persisting pressure ulcer, or a recently healed wound (e.g., ≤3 months since wound closure).
  • History of a milk protein allergy

Trial locations and contacts

2 sites in 1 country.

United States2 sites
  • James J. Peters VA Medical Center

    The Bronx, New York, 10468

  • Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation

    West Orange, New Jersey, 07052

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About this study

Individuals with chronic cervical SCI are known to have a restrictive ventilatory defect due to complete or partial loss of respiratory muscle innervation which is dependent upon the level and completeness of injury [2]. In addition, they share many aspects of obstructive airway physiology commonly associated with asthma. In asthma, physiological responses such as decrease in baseline airway caliber, bronchodilatation following inhalation of a beta-2-adrenergic agonist or anticholinergic agent, airway hyperreactivity, are all closely related to airway inflammation. The cause of such inflammation is unclear, and may be multi-factorial and attributable to: recurrent respiratory infections due to inability to effectively clear secretions, unopposed parasymphathetic innervation, and loss of functional sympathetic innervation to the airways. Therefore, the investigators propose to test for the possible involvement the above mechanisms by pharmacological intervention, and to study effects of such intervention on overall pulmonary function and indirect measures of pulmonary inflammation: levels of FeNO, exhaled breath condensate (EBC) inflammatory biomarker profile, pulmonary function tests, and cellular profile of the induced sputum.

Being tested
Mometasone furoate
Keywords
Spinal Cord Injury, Tetraplegia, Pulmonary Function
Medical subject headings
Spinal Cord Injuries, Quadriplegia

What participants receive

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

  • Mometasone furoateDrug

    Also called Asmanex

    220mcg once daily, for eight weeks

Study groups in NCT01353599
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
AsmanexExperimentalStudy participants will receive inhaled Mometasone Furoate (Asmanex) 220mcg once daily for 8 weeks.
Receives: Drug: Mometasone furoate

What is being measured

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

  1. The Acute and Chronic Effects of an Inhaled Corticosteroid on Pulmonary Function

    The following measures of pulmonary function will be assessed (At baseline and eight weeks post intervention):

    Spirometry Body Plethysmography

    Measured: 1 Hour

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. The Effects of an Inhaled Corticosteroid on Biomarkers of Inflammation in Exhaled Breath Condensate

    Biomarkers of inflammation will be assessed from measured exhaled breath condensates collected at baseline and 8 weeks post.

    Measured: 30 mins, baseline and 8 week post

  2. The Effect of an Inhaled Corticosteroid on the cellular profile of induced sputum

    We will determine the effects of the inhaled corticosteroid on the cellular profile of sputum. Sputum will be collected and centrifuged, then viewed under a microscope for determination of cellular profile.

    Measured: 15 mins during, baseline and 8 week post

Timeline

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

  1. First posted13 May 2011 (estimated)
  2. Study startAug 2011
  3. Primary completionMar 2016 (estimated)

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 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
50 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01353599
Sponsor's protocol ID
01349
Status last verified
Oct 2015
First submitted
12 May 2011
Last updated
23 Oct 2015
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1 study testing Mometasone furoate in people with Spinal Cord Injury, run by James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center at 2 sites in United States.

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 2 inclusion and 19 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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 23 Oct 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 2 sites in United States. 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 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.

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

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

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?

The Acute and Chronic Effects of an Inhaled Corticosteroid on Pulmonary Function (time frame: 1 Hour). 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 23 Oct 2015.

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