Asthma
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Mild asthma patients between 18 and 45 years - Allergy for house dust mite - Spirometry FEV1 more than 70% of predicted value - A PC20 between 1.2 * 9.6 mg/ml - Stable asthma without the use of asthma medication 2 weeks prior to the study day - No current smoking for at least 1 year and less than 10 pack years of smoking history - No clinically significant findings during physical examination and hematological and biochemical screening - Normal defecation pattern (defined as *3x/ day and *3x/week)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Relevant comorbidity, pregnancy and/or recent surgical procedures. - A history of smoking within the last 12 months, or regular consumption of greater than three units of alcohol per day - Exacerbation and/ or the use of asthma medication within 2 weeks before start - Administration of any investigational drug within 30 days of study initiation - Donation of blood within 60 days, or loss of greater than 400 ml of blood within 12 weeks of study initiation - Inability to maintain stable without the use of asthma medication 2 weeks before start. - History of venous or arterial thromboembolic disease
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| De primary outcome is the difference in leukocytes counts in the BAL fluid. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| In the obtained BAL fluid and blood plasma activation of the complement system, activation of the cytokines and chemokines network, activation of coagulation and fibrinolyse wil be determined. Changes in RNA profiles will be exposed in epithelial cells. Microbiota diversity and composition in BAL fluid and feces. | — |
Countries
The Netherlands