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NCT Number: NCT01357642

Epinephrine Inhalation Aerosol USP: For Evaluation Of Efficacy And Safety In Asthma Patients

This clinical study evaluates the 12-week efficacy and safety of Epinephrine HFA Inhalation Aerosol HFA the proposed HFA formulation of metered dose inhaler (MDI) of Epinephrine, in comparison to a Placebo-HFA control MDI and the currently marketed Primatene® Mist (epinephrine CFC inhaler), in adolescent and adult subjects with asthma.

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Key information

Age range

12 year–75 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

Primary location

West Coast Clinical Trials, Costa Mesa, California, United States

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients with documented asthma, requiring inhaled epinephrine or beta 2-agonist treatment.
  • No significant changes in asthma therapy and no asthma-related hospitalization or emergency visits, within 4 weeks prior to Screening
  • Can tolerate withholding treatment with inhaled bronchodilators and other allowed medications for the minimum washout period.
  • Demonstrating a Screening Baseline FEV1 that is 50 - 90% of predicted normal value.
  • Demonstrating at least a 12% Airway Reversibility.
  • Demonstrating satisfactory techniques in the use of metered-dose inhaler and a hand held peak expiratory flow meter.
  • Female patients of child-bearing potential must be non-pregnant and non-lactating at Screening and throughout the study, and must use an acceptable method of contraception during the study.

Exclusion criteria

  • A smoking history of 10-pack years, or having smoked within 12 months of screening.
  • Any current or past medical conditions that, per investigator discretion, might significantly affect responses to the study drugs, other than asthma.
  • Concurrent clinically significant diseases.
  • Known intolerance or hypersensitivity to any component of the study drugs.
  • Recent infection of the respiratory tract, before screening.
  • Use of prohibited medications.
  • Having been on other investigational drug/device studies in the last 30 days prior to screening.
  • Known or highly suspected substance abuse.

Treatment and study plan

epinephrine inhalation aerosol

Drug

Epinephrine inhalation aerosol, 125 mcg/inhalation, 2 inhalations QID at 4 - 6 hour intervals

Other names: epinephrine inhalation aerosol - HFA propelled

Placebo

Drug

Placebo for epinephrine inhalation aerosol, formulation without epinephrine

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in Area Under the Curve (AUC) versus placebo

    Time frame: at 5, 30, 60, 120, 180, 240, and 360 minutes post-dose

    Serial FEV1 measurements to demonstrate the mean AUC of change in percent FEV1 from same-day baseline of E004 (Treatment T; Epinephrine-HFA) versus Placebo-HFA (Treatment P) is the primary efficacy endpoint.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Monitor vital signs

    Time frame: 2, 10, 20, 60, and 360 min after dosing

    Assess blood pressure, pulse rate

  2. Cardiac rhythm

    Time frame: at baseline, 2, 10, 20, and 60 min post-dose

    At study visits 1 and 5 only, perform 12 lead ECG

  3. Blood glucose and potassium

    Time frame: baseline, and at 15 and 120 min post-dose

    Monitor blood glucose and potassium levels to assure appropriate balance

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

Epinephrine Inhalation Aerosol USP, an HFA-MDI: Clinical Study-C For Evaluation Of Efficacy And Safety In Asthma Patients

Important dates

Study start
2011
Primary completion
2011
Study completion
2011
First posted
May 23, 2011
Registry last updated
Mar 11, 2016

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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