E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
Asthma (an illness that causes breathing difficulty) that is not fully controlled, so that episodes of breathing difficulty are still occuring despite the use of other available treatments |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Respiratory Tract Diseases [C08] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 18.0 |
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 |
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of two dosing regimens of benralizumab on asthma exacerbations in patients on high-dose ICS-LABA with uncontrolled asthma |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
To assess the effect of two dosing regimens of benralizumab on: Pulmonary function Asthma symptoms and other asthma control metrics Other parameters associated with asthma exacerbations Emergency room visits and hospitalisations due to asthma Pharmacokinetics and immunogenicity Safety and tolerability Asthma related and general health-related quality of life Health care resource utilization and productivity loss due to asthma Overall response to treatment
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | Yes |
E.2.3.1 | Full title, date and version of each sub-study and their related objectives |
ECG Sub-study The main Safety Objective is to assess the safety and tolerability of 2 dosing regimens of benralizumab. The sub-study will be conducted in a sub group of approximately 150 adult patients at dedicated centers using dedicated, vendor-supplied equipment. |
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E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
1. Written informed consent for study participation must be obtained prior to any study related procedures being performed (local regulations are to be followed in determining the assent/consent requirements for children and parent[s]/guardian[s]) and according to international guidelines and/or applicable European Union guidelines. 2. Female and Male aged 12 to 75 years inclusively, at the time of visit 1. For those patients, who are 17 on the day of Visit 1 but will turn 18 after this day, will be considered an adolescent for the purposes of this trial. 3. History of physician diagnosed asthma requiring treatment with medium to high dose inhaled corticosteroids (greater than 250 microgrammes fluticasone dry powder formulation equivalents total daily dose) and a LABA for at least 12 months prior to visit 1 4. Documented treatment with ICS and LABA for at least 3 month prior to Visit 1 with or without oral corticosteroids and additional asthma controllers. For subjects 18 years of age and older, the ICS dose must be greater than 500 mcg/day fluticasone propionate dry powder formulation or equivalent daily. -For subjects ages 12-17, the ICS dose must be greater than or equal to 500 mcg /day fluticasone propionate dry powder formulation or equivalent daily
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
1. Clinically important pulmonary disease other than asthma (e.g active lung infection, COPD, bronchiectasis, pulmonary fibrosis, cystic fibrosis, hypoventilation syndrome associated with obesity, lung cancer, alpha 1 anti-trypsin deficiency, and primary ciliarydyskinesia) or ever been diagnosed with pulmonary or systemic disease, other than asthma, that are associated with elevated peripheral eosinophil counts (e.g. allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis/mycosis, Churg-Strauss syndrome, hypereosinophilic syndrome) 2. Any disorder including, but not limited to, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, hepatic, renal, neurological, musculoskeletal, infectious, endocrine, metabolic, haematological, psychiatric or major physical impairement that is not stable in the opinion of the investigator and could affect the safety of the patient throughout the study, influence the findings of the study or their interpretations, or impede the patients ability to complete the entire duration of study. 3. Acute upper or lower respiratory infections requiring antibiotics or antiviral medication within 30 days prior to the date informed consent is obtained or during the screening/run in period. 4. Any clinically significant abnormal findings in physical examination, vital signs, haematology, clinical chemistry or urinalysis during screening/run in period, which in the opinion of the investigator, may put the patient at risk because of his/her participation in the study, or may influence the results of the study, or the patients ability to complete the entire duration of the study. |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
Annual asthma exacerbation rate |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
1. Pre bronchodilator FEV1 and post-bronchodilator FEV1 at the study centre 2. Asthma symptom score (total, daytime and night time), rescue medication use, home lung function (morning and evening PEF), nights with awakening due to asthma, ACQ-6, AQLQ(S)+12, EQ-5D-5L 3. Annual rate of exacerbations associated with an emergency room/urgent care visit or hospitalisation 4.Time to first asthma exacerbation and proportion of patients with ≥1 asthma exacerbation 5.WPAI+CIQ and Asthma specific resource utilization 6. PK parameters and anti-drug antibodies 7. AE/SAE, laboratory variables, ECG, physical examination 8. CGIC and PGIC assessments |
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
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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 | Yes |
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 | No |
E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | No |
E.7.1.3 | Other | No |
E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | No |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | Yes |
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 | Yes |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | No |
E.8.1.7 | Other | No |
E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | No |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | Yes |
E.8.2.3 | Other | No |
E.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 3 |
E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
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E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | Yes |
E.8.4.1 | Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned | 24 |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | Yes |
E.8.5.1 | Number of sites anticipated in the EEA | 120 |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | Yes |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | No |
E.8.6.3 | If E.8.6.1 or E.8.6.2 are Yes, specify the regions in which trial sites are planned |
Australia |
Brazil |
Bulgaria |
Czech Republic |
France |
Italy |
Korea, Republic of |
Mexico |
Peru |
Poland |
Russian Federation |
South Africa |
Spain |
Turkey |
United Kingdom |
United States |
Vietnam |
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E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | Yes |
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 | 2 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 6 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | 25 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 2 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 9 |