bronchial asthma
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: * Male and female adult patients aged 18-75 years. * Diagnosis of asthma (according to GINA 2012) for a period of at least 5 years prior screening and prior to the age of 40. * Increase in FEV1 of * 12% and * 200 mLs within 30 minutes after administration of 400 *g salbutamol (or equivalent dose). * Pre-bronchodilator FEV1 of * 50 and * 80% of predicted. * Stable dose of a fixed dose ICS and LABA combination for at least 4 weeks prior to screening. Total daily dose of ICS of * 800 *g/day of budesonide or equivalent. * Symptomatic with a mean ACQ-5 score * 1.5 at Visit 101 and Visit 102. * A documented history of one or more asthma exacerbations in the previous 12 months. See protocol page 22 for details.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: * ECG abnormalities. See protocol page 23 for details. * Prohibited medications. See protocol page 30-31 for details. * Pregnancy, lactation. * Females of childbearing potential not using adequate contraception. See protocol page 23 for details. * Type 1 or 2 uncontrolled diabetes. * BMI of more than 40 kg/m2. * Asthma exacerbation in the 6 weeks prior to screening. See protocol page 24 items 13-14 for details. * Respiratory tract infection in the 4 weeks prior to screening. See protocol page 24 items 15-16 for details. * Smoking in the past 6 months or smoking history of more than 10 pack years.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Through level FEV1 after 26 weeks of treatment. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Time to 1st moderate to severe asthma exacerbation *definition see protocol page 50), ACQ-7 at week 26. At week 52: St George questionnaire, asthma quality of life questionnaire, ACQ-7, 6, 5, trough FEV1 and other pulmonary function parameters. Throughout the study: pulmonary function parameters, peakflow at home, asthma symptoms, rescue medication use, safety and tolerability. | — |
Countries
Netherlands