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Administration of ARS-1 or Albuterol in Subjects With Persistent Asthma

A Phase 2, Single-Dose, Randomized, Active and Placebo Controlled, Four-Period, Cross-Over Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Intranasal Epinephrine After Administration of ARS -1 or Albuterol in Subjects With Persistent Asthma

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05363670
Enrollment
18
Registered
2022-05-06
Start date
2022-07-28
Completion date
2024-02-02
Last updated
2026-07-14

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Conditions

Asthma

Brief summary

ARS-1 is being developed for patients as a needleless alternative route of epinephrine administration for the management of refractory asthma symptoms.

Interventions

DRUGARS-1 1 mg

ARS-1 1 mg

DRUGAlbuterol MDI

180 mcg

DRUGPlacebo

Placebo

DRUGARS-1 2mg

ARS-1 2mg

Sponsors

ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
12 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* 1\. Is a male or female subject between the ages of 12 and 65 years, inclusive. * 2\. Asthma that has been stable for at least four weeks prior to screening as defined by clinical history. * 3\. Reversible bronchoconstriction. * 4\. Has body weight more than 30 kilogram (kg) and body mass index between 18 and 34 kg/m², inclusive. * 5\. Has no medical history of hypertension and cardiovascular disease in the last 10 years. * 6\. At screening, has stable vital signs.

Exclusion criteria

* 1\. History of clinically significant gastrointestinal, renal, hepatic, neurologic, hematologic, endocrine, oncologic, pulmonary, immunologic, psychiatric, or cardiovascular disease or any other condition. * 2\. Patients receiving beta blocker. * 3\. Has any clinically significant medical condition or physical exam finding as deemed inappropriate by the Investigator. * 4\. Has abnormal cardiovascular exam at screening including any prior history of myocardial infarction or clinically significant abnormal electrocardiogram. * 5\. Has mucosal inflammatory disorders. * 6\. Has had significant traumatic injury, major surgery or open biopsy within 30 days prior to study screening.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Effect of ARS-1 Versus Albuterol and PlaceboFrom baseline (timepoints 0) to 1 hourDifference in forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) based on area under the curve (AUC)

Countries

United States

Contacts

STUDY_DIRECTORSarina Tanimoto, MD, PhD

ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Baseline characteristics

Characteristic
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
0 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
18 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
18 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
9 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
9 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
EG002
affected / at risk
EG003
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 180 / 180 / 180 / 18
other
Total, other adverse events
5 / 187 / 181 / 180 / 18
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 180 / 180 / 180 / 18

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Jul 15, 2026