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AsthmaNCT01698983

Ex Vivo Stimulation of Whole Blood as a Means to Determine Glucocorticoid Sensitivity to Mild-to-Moderate and Refractory Asthmatics

An observational study of Asthma, run by Jeanette Marketon, MD at 2 sites in United States.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

Gluococorticoids are commonly prescribed to treat a number of diseases including the majority of inflammatory diseases. Despite considerable inter-personal variability in responses to glucocorticoids between asthmatics, an insensitivity rate of about 30% and the risk of adverse side effects of glucocorticoid therapy… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Asthma
How many people
14 participants
Where
2 sitesUnited States
Study dates
Jun 2011to Oct 2012
Phase
Observational
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

Study population: clinic

Who may be able to join

  • To be eligible for the study, subjects must meet all of the following criteria:
  • Age ≥ 18 years old
  • Physician diagnosis of asthma confirmed through medical record documentation.
  • Documented history of 12% FEV1 reversibility post-bronchodilator and/or Methacholine PC 20 score of 16mg/ml or less.
  • Non-smoker for > 6 months before enrollment into the trial
  • Less than 5 pack year smoking history defined as the average packs smoked per day multiplied by the years of active smoking.
  • Willing and able to adhere to the study visit schedule and other protocol-specified procedures.

Who cannot join

  • Subjects meeting any of the following criteria may not be enrolled in the study:
  • Existence of lung disease (other than asthma)
  • Recent asthma exacerbation requiring hospital admissions, unexpected healthcare visits, or prednisone courses in the previous 4 weeks.
  • Non-English speaking.
  • Participation in another interventional research trial
  • Self-reported pregnancy
  • Inability or unwillingness to provide consent
  • Febrile illness (>38.0˚ C or 100.4˚ F) within 24 hours of visit.

Trial locations and contacts

2 sites in 1 country.

United States2 sites
  • Martha Morehouse Medical Pavillion

    Columbus, Ohio, 432211

  • Martha Morehouse Medical Pavillion

    Columbus, Ohio, 43221

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About this study

Gluococorticoids are commonly prescribed to treat a number of diseases including the majority of inflammatory diseases. Despite considerable inter-personal variability in responses to glucocorticoids between asthmatics, an insensitivity rate of about 30% and the risk of adverse side effects of glucocorticoid therapy, no assay is currently performed to determine sensitivity in severe and non-severe asthmatics prior to treatment. The purpose of this study is to perform a whole blood ex vivo stimulation assay to interrogate known glucocorticoid receptor (GR) up- and down-regulated genes to indicate glucocorticoid sensitivity and compare the results between severe and non-severe asthmatics.

Conditions
Asthma
Medical subject headings
Asthma

Timeline

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

  1. First posted3 Oct 2012 (estimated)
  2. Study startJun 2011
  3. Study completionOct 2012

Why it stopped: data not as expected

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More details

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

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
14 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01698983
Sponsor's protocol ID
2011H0055
Status last verified
Oct 2012
First submitted
1 Oct 2012
Last updated
31 Oct 2012
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Asthma, run by Jeanette Marketon, MD 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 7 inclusion and 8 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: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 31 Oct 2012. 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.

Are results available for this study?

The study was stopped early (reason given: data not as expected). 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.

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 31 Oct 2012.

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