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 (a lung disease in which the tubes in the lungs can become narrowed making it more difficult to breathe comfortably) |
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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 | 21.1 |
E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10003638 |
E.1.2 | Term | Atopic asthma |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 10038738 - Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders |
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E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 21.1 |
E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10001705 |
E.1.2 | Term | Allergic asthma |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 10038738 - Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders |
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E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 20.0 |
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.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 21.1 |
E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10003565 |
E.1.2 | Term | Asthmatic |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 10038738 - Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders |
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E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 21.1 |
E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10015575 |
E.1.2 | Term | Exacerbation of 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 principal research objectives are: to determine whether LABA monotherapy with salmeterol for 2 weeks in asthmatic patients induces disease-relevant mediators (as identified through ex vivo studies) in the airways in vivo; and to determine whether LABA/ICS combination therapy with salmeterol/fluticasone for 2 weeks in the same asthmatic patients will abolish the induction of disease-relevant mediators in the airways in vivo. |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
Secondary objectives will be to determine the impact of LABA monotherapy with salmeterol for 2 weeks and LABA/ICS therapy with salmeterol/fluticasone for 2 weeks on the following parameters in asthmatic patients: lung function (assessed by spirometry); airway inflammation (assessed by measuring fractional exhaled nitric oxide); airway hyper-responsiveness (assessed by histamine challenge testing); adequacy of asthma symptom control (assessed by the Asthma Control Questionnaire-6); and serum BDNF and platelet BDNF concentration. |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
1) Aged 18 years and above 2) A doctor’s diagnosis of asthma (mild in severity) 3) No current regular asthma treatment or regular asthma treatment in the preceding 6 weeks; only a history of using short-acting bronchodilator inhalers on demand is allowed 4) Pre-bronchodilator FEV1 value greater than or equal to 80% of the predicted value |
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
1) History or evidence of chronic respiratory disease other than asthma 2) History or evidence of other disease, blood test results outside the normal reference range or medication use that would impair the ability of participants to safely undertake the study or the ability of researchers to interpret the study results; this includes, but is not limited to, the use of anticoagulants (e.g. warfarin), adenosine diphosphate (ADP) receptor inhibitors (e.g. clopidogrel), antiretroviral therapy (due to the potential for interaction with fluticasone), certain antifungal agents (due to the potential for interaction with fluticasone) and beta-blockers 3) Current use or use in the last 6 weeks of systemic or nasal topical steroids, inhaled corticosteroids or systemic immunosuppressants 4) Platelet count < 150 x 109/L or international normalised ratio (INR) > 1.5 5) History of smoking > 5 pack years, current smoker or history of smoking in the last 4 weeks 6) Current vaping or history of vaping in the last 4 weeks 7) Current illicit drug use/abuse 8) Abnormal chest x-ray appearance 9) Signs or symptoms of upper respiratory tract infection or lower respiratory tract infection in the preceding 6 weeks 10) Cardiac conduction abnormalities on electrocardiogram (ECG) 11) Current pregnancy or planning to become pregnant during the study period 12) Breastfeeding during the study period 13) Inability to provide informed consent to participate in the study 14) Current involvement in any other clinical research studies involving medicinal products or devices; or involvement in clinical research studies involving medicinal products within 5 half-lives of the medicinal product 15) Inability to speak English or inability to understand verbal or written English 16) Inability to attend hospital for all scheduled study visits 17) Hypersensitivity to any of the investigational medicinal products (IMPs) or their excipients |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
(1) Change from baseline in gene expression of disease-relevant pro-inflammatory mediators in bronchial epithelial cells (BECs) and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) cells and change from baseline in protein levels of disease-relevant pro-inflammatory mediators in BAL fluid and airway lining fluid following 2 weeks of salmeterol monotherapy (2) Change from baseline in gene expression of disease-relevant pro-inflammatory mediators in BECs and BAL cells and change from baseline in protein levels of disease-relevant pro-inflammatory mediators in BAL fluid and airway lining fluid following 2 weeks of salmeterol/fluticasone combination therapy
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
Measurements will take place at baseline (while participants use only as required ipratropium bromide), following two weeks of salmeterol monotherapy, following two weeks of a washout period (while participants use only as required ipratropium bromide) and following two weeks of salmeterol/fluticasone combination therapy. |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
Changes from baseline in the following parameters at the end of 14 days of salmeterol monotherapy and at the end of 14 days of salmeterol/fluticasone combination therapy: lung function; exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) level; airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR); asthma symptom severity; serum BDNF and platelet BDNF concentration |
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
Measurements will take place at baseline (while participants use only as required ipratropium bromide), during two weeks of salmeterol monotherapy, during two weeks of a washout period (while participants use only as required ipratropium bromide) and during two weeks of salmeterol/fluticasone combination therapy. |
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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 | Yes |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | No |
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 | 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 | No |
E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.2.3 | Other | Information not present in EudraCT |
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.8.4.1 | Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned | 1 |
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 | 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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Last visit of the last subject (LVLS) |
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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 | 1 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 0 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | 0 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 1 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 0 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial days | 0 |