Sub-Sensitivity to Long-Acting Bronchod… | Clinical Trial

Key information

Conditions

Asthma Bronchial Diseases Hypersensitivity Hypersensitivity, Immediate Immune System Diseases Lung Diseases Lung Diseases, Obstructive Respiratory Hypersensitivity Respiratory Tract Diseases

Age range

18 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

National Jewish Health

Denver, Colorado, 80206, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

20 subjects males or females 18-65 years of age with physician diagnosed asthma Diagnosis of asthma > 12 months Currently on 2 puffs SABA bid. Baseline percent FEV1 of greater than 60% and less than or equal to 100% 12% reversibility in the previous 12 months 12% reversibility at Screening Visit Positive MTC (≤ 8mg/ml) at the end of 2 week Run-In Currently symptomatic with ACT score less than 19 at the end of run in on ICS ≥ 200 and ≤ 400 ug/day Non-smoker or ex-smoker with < 10 pk year who stopped > 1 year ago

Exclusion criteria

Asthma exacerbation, significant airflow obstruction, or respiratory infection between Visits 0 and 2. Patients who fail screening because of one of these events may be re-screened once (at least 4 weeks after recovery from the event).

Pre-existing lung disease other than asthma, including active infections Clinically significant medical disease that is uncontrolled despite treatment or is likely in the opinion of the investigator to require a change in therapy during the study Noncompliance or inability to participate in all assessments. Current smoker or former smoker with a lifetime smoking history of ≥ 10 pack-years. A current smoker is defined as someone who has smoked one or more cigarettes per day (or marijuana or a pipe or cigar) for >/= 30 days within the 24 months prior to Visit 1.

Any individual who smokes (cigarettes, marijuana, pipe, or cigar) occasionally, even if for < 30 days in the 24 months Prior to Visit 1, must agree to abstain from all smoking from the time of consent through completion.

History of substance abuse that may impair or risk the patient's full participation in the study, in the judgment of the investigator.

Participation in another interventional clinical trial (including a trial of an approved drug or an interventional study that does not include medication) within 30 days or 5 half-lives of the investigational agent, whichever is longer.

Women with a positive urine pregnancy test.

Treatment and study plan

fluticasone propionate and salmeterol

Drug

45/4.5 two puffs twice daily

Other names: Advair

budesonide and formoterol

Drug

80/4.5 two puffs twice daily

Other names: Symbicort

Primary outcomes

Improvement in PC20

Time frame: A baseline methacholine challenge was compared to the methacholine challenge performed after 4 weeks of treatment for each arm.

Improvements in PC20 as measured by methacholine challenge between the two treatment groups at the end of the first 4 week period to determine efficacy between low dose Advair and Symbicort.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

National Jewish Health

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2010
Primary completion: 2013
Study completion: 2013
First posted: May 5, 2010
Registry last updated: Jul 6, 2026

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