E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
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MedDRA Classification |
E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 13.1 |
E.1.2 | Level | PT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10003553 |
E.1.2 | Term | Asthma |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 10038738 - Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders |
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E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | No |
E.2 Objective of the trial |
E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial |
To establish the cardiac safety (QTcB interval) and the efficacy (FEV1) of cumulative-doses of CHF 5188. |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
To evaluate the safety and tolerability of CHF 5188 given in cumulative doses. |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
· Written informed consent obtained; · Male or female patients aged ≥ 18 and < 70 years; · Patients with a clinical diagnosis of persistent asthma according to the GINA 2005 “Classification of Asthma Severity by Daily Medication Regimen and Response to Treatment”; · Patients already treated with inhaled corticosteroids at a stable dose for at least 4 weeks prior to inclusion; . Patients with forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1) less or equal to 90% of predicted for the patient normal value and not less than 0.9 L in absolute value; · Patients with a documented positive response to the reversibility test, defined as ΔFEV1 ≥ 15% and ≥ 200 mL over baseline, 30 minutes after 200 µg salbutamol pMDI; · Patients with normal blood pressure (i.e. supine SBP ≤ 140 mmHg, supine DBP ≤ 90 mmHg); · Patients with normal ECG with heart rate < 100 bpm and QTcB interval ≤ 450msec for males and ≤ 470msec for females; · Patients with a co-operative attitude and ability to be trained to correctly use the pMDI. |
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
Patients will not be enrolled at Visit 1 into the run-in period if they meet any of the following criteria: · Inability to carry out pulmonary function testing; · Diagnosis of COPD as defined by the current GOLD guidelines; · Current smoker or ex-smoker with total cumulative exposure equal or more than 5 pack-years and/or having stopped smoking one year or less prior to study start; · History of near fatal asthma; · Evidence of severe asthma exacerbation or symptomatic infection of the airways in the previous 4 weeks (e.g. oral corticosteroids intake); · Patients presenting with 3 or more asthma exacerbations in the previous year; · Hospitalisation due to asthma during the previous 8 weeks; · Patients treated with oral or intravenous corticosteroids in the past 4 weeks or depot injectable corticosteroids in the past 8 weeks; · Patients treated with short-acting β2-agonists in the past 8 hours, long-acting β2-agonists in the past 48 hours, short-acting anticholinergics in the past 12 hours, long-acting anticholinergics (i.e. tiotropium bromide) in the past 48 hours, leukotriene antagonists in the past 2 weeks; · Patients treated with Duovent® and Berodual® in the past 12 hours; · Patients treated with an inhaled combination drug (eg Seretide®, Symbicort®) in the past 48 hours; · Patients who have changed their dose or formulation of inhaled corticosteroids during the previous 4 weeks; · History or current evidence of heart failure, coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction, severe uncontrolled hypertension, cardiac arrhythmias or any other significant cardiovascular disease; · Patients presenting with a clinically significant abnormality at a 12-lead ECG; · Patients presenting with serum potassium < 3.5 mmol/L or > 6.0 mmol/L; · Patients presenting with fasting blood glucose > 8 mmol/L; · Clinically significant or unstable concomitant disease, · Cancer or any other chronic disease with poor prognosis and /or affecting patient status; · Pregnant or lactating females or females at risk of pregnancy, i.e. those not making use of an effective contraceptive method. A pregnancy test will be performed at screening in women of childbearing potential; · History of alcohol or drug abuse; · Allergy, sensitivity or intolerance to beta2-aderenergic agonists and/or study drug formulation ingredients; · Patients unlikely to comply with the protocol or unable to understand the nature, scope and possible consequences of the study; · Patients who received any investigational new drug within the last 8 weeks.
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
· QTcB interval (change from pre-dose to 6 hours after the last cumulative dose) · FEV1 (% change from pre-dose to 120 min after the last cumulative dose). |
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E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
E.6 | Scope of the trial |
E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No |
E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | No |
E.6.3 | Therapy | No |
E.6.4 | Safety | Yes |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | Yes |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | No |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | No |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
E.6.9 | Dose response | No |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No |
E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No |
E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
E.6.13 | Others | No |
E.7 | Trial type and phase |
E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No |
E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.7.1.3 | Other | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | Yes |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | No |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | No |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | Yes |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | Yes |
E.8.1.2 | Open | No |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | Yes |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | No |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | Yes |
E.8.1.7 | Other | No |
E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | Yes |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | Yes |
E.8.2.3 | Other | No |
E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
| Yes |
E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | No |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | No |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | No |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | No |
E.8.8 |
Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last
visit of the last subject undergoing the trial
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E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 5 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | |