| 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  | 
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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  | 19.0 | 
 
| 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  | 
To describe the correlation between increase in ASM content of Na+, K+ pumps and reduction in airway hyperresponsiveness to mannitol after six weeks of daily inhalation of glucocorticoid, in patients with asthma and to describe differences in ASM content of Na+, K+ pumps among healthy subjects and patients with non-eosinophilic asthma (NEA) or eosinophilic asthma (EA) respectively.   Primary endpoint:  
 
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| E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial  | 
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| E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study  |  No  | 
| E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria  | 
•	Asthma as defined by GINA (www.ginasthma.org)      o	Eosinophilic asthma: Fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) > 25 ppb (marker of eosinophilic airway inflammation)     o	Non-eosinophilic asthma: Fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) < 25 ppb •	An FEV1 value of ≥70% of expected  •	Airway hyperresponsiveness to mannitol (PD15 ≤ 315 mg) •	Not treated with oral or inhaled steroids (past 3 months) •	Age 18-64 years 
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| E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria | 
•	Smoking (current smokers or a maximum of 10 pack years) •	Competing respiratory diseases •	Lower respiratory tract infection within the past 4 weeks  •	Medical history with significant comorbidity (ASA>2) •	Pregnant or breastfeeding •	Failure to comply with study protocol 
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| E.5 End points | 
| E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) | 
| •	Change in airway hyperresponsiveness (mannitol challenge) per change in Na+, K+ pumps content in airway smooth muscle. | 
 
 
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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) | 
Secondary objectives: •	Change in Na+, K+ pump content in airway smooth muscle and in skeletal muscle (ρmol ouabain per g wet weight) in patients with  NEA vs.  (EA). •	Change in airway hyperresponsiveness (PD15 to mannitol) in NEA vs. EA. Exploratory objectives: •	Change in asthma control score vs in Na+, K+ pumps content in airway smooth muscle  •	Change in lung function (FEV1) vs in Na+, K+ pumps content in airway smooth muscle •	Change in asthma control score in NEA vs. EA •	Change in lung function (FEV1) in NEA vs. EA  | 
 
 
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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 |  Yes  | 
| E.6.4 | Safety |  No  | 
| E.6.5 | Efficacy |  No  | 
| E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic |  No  | 
| E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic |  Yes  | 
| 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 |  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) |  No  | 
| E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) |  Yes  | 
| E.8 Design of the trial | 
| E.8.1 | Controlled |  No  | 
| E.8.1.1 | Randomised |  No  | 
| E.8.1.2 | Open |  No  | 
| E.8.1.3 | Single blind |  No  | 
| E.8.1.4 | Double blind  |  No  | 
| E.8.1.5 | Parallel group |  No  | 
| E.8.1.6 | Cross over  |  No  | 
| E.8.1.7 | Other |  Yes  | 
| E.8.1.7.1 | Other trial design description | 
| comparative design, with two treatment arms + a group of healthy volunteers not receiving medicine  | 
 
 
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| E.8.2 |  Comparator of controlled trial | 
| E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) |  No  | 
| E.8.2.2 | Placebo  |  No  | 
| E.8.2.3 | Other |  No  | 
| E.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 1 | 
| 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 |  No  | 
| 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 |  | 
| E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days |  |