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    Clinical Trial Results:
    Use of Buventol Easyhaler and Bufomix Easyhaler as Relievers in Methacholine Challenge Testing and Inspiratory Flow Profiles during Induced Bronchoconstriction in Adult Subjects

    Summary
    EudraCT number
    2021-001573-22
    Trial protocol
    FI  
    Global end of trial date
    30 Jun 2023

    Results information
    Results version number
    v1(current)
    This version publication date
    08 Jun 2024
    First version publication date
    08 Jun 2024
    Other versions

    Trial information

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    Trial identification
    Sponsor protocol code
    0010032
    Additional study identifiers
    ISRCTN number
    -
    US NCT number
    NCT05084222
    WHO universal trial number (UTN)
    -
    Sponsors
    Sponsor organisation name
    Orion Corporation
    Sponsor organisation address
    Orionintie 1, Espoo, Finland, 02100
    Public contact
    Clinical Trial Information Desk, Orion Corporation, +358 104261, clinicaltrials@orionpharma.com
    Scientific contact
    Clinical Trial Information Desk, Orion Corporation, +358 104261, clinicaltrials@orionpharma.com
    Paediatric regulatory details
    Is trial part of an agreed paediatric investigation plan (PIP)
    No
    Does article 45 of REGULATION (EC) No 1901/2006 apply to this trial?
    No
    Does article 46 of REGULATION (EC) No 1901/2006 apply to this trial?
    No
    Results analysis stage
    Analysis stage
    Final
    Date of interim/final analysis
    30 Jun 2023
    Is this the analysis of the primary completion data?
    Yes
    Primary completion date
    30 Jun 2023
    Global end of trial reached?
    Yes
    Global end of trial date
    30 Jun 2023
    Was the trial ended prematurely?
    No
    General information about the trial
    Main objective of the trial
    To show non-inferiority of Buventol Easyhaler to Ventoline Evohaler in treatment of induced bronchoconstriction
    Protection of trial subjects
    The participants were monitored by the site personnel during the whole study. All study treatments were administered at the study site under the supervision of the site personnel. Additional salbutamol was administered in case bronchoconstriction did not recover at the specified time frame. If the participant still did not reach the desired level of FEV1, a physician was called upon, and, if needed, the participant was treated on clinical grounds. Adequate medical expertise and facilities to handle possible emergency situations were available during the study.
    Background therapy
    -
    Evidence for comparator
    -
    Actual start date of recruitment
    03 Nov 2021
    Long term follow-up planned
    No
    Independent data monitoring committee (IDMC) involvement?
    No
    Population of trial subjects
    Number of subjects enrolled per country
    Country: Number of subjects enrolled
    Finland: 180
    Worldwide total number of subjects
    180
    EEA total number of subjects
    180
    Number of subjects enrolled per age group
    In utero
    0
    Preterm newborn - gestational age < 37 wk
    0
    Newborns (0-27 days)
    0
    Infants and toddlers (28 days-23 months)
    0
    Children (2-11 years)
    0
    Adolescents (12-17 years)
    0
    Adults (18-64 years)
    151
    From 65 to 84 years
    29
    85 years and over
    0

    Subject disposition

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    Recruitment
    Recruitment details
    A total of 601 adult subjects were screened and 180 were randomised to the study in two study sites in Finland.

    Pre-assignment
    Screening details
    The methacholine challenge testing was performed and participants who experienced forced expired volume in 1 second (FEV1) drop ≥ 20% compared to post-diluent spirometry were included.

    Period 1
    Period 1 title
    Overall trial (overall period)
    Is this the baseline period?
    Yes
    Allocation method
    Randomised - controlled
    Blinding used
    Not blinded
    Blinding implementation details
    NA, open label study.

    Arms
    Are arms mutually exclusive
    Yes

    Arm title
    Bufomix Easyhaler
    Arm description
    Two inhalations were administered from Bufomix Easyhaler 160/4.5 µg resulting in dose of 320/9 µg of budesonide and formoterol, respectively.
    Arm type
    Experimental

    Investigational medicinal product name
    budesonide and formoterol fumarate dihydrate
    Investigational medicinal product code
    Other name
    Pharmaceutical forms
    Inhalation powder
    Routes of administration
    Inhalation use
    Dosage and administration details
    Two inhalations were administered from Bufomix Easyhaler 160/4.5 µg resulting in dose of 320/9 µg of budesonide and formoterol, respectively. The dose was repeated once if needed.

    Arm title
    Buventol Easyhaler
    Arm description
    400 µg of salbutamol from Buventol Easyhaler was administered as two 200 µg inhalations.
    Arm type
    Experimental

    Investigational medicinal product name
    salbutamol sulfate
    Investigational medicinal product code
    Other name
    Pharmaceutical forms
    Inhalation powder
    Routes of administration
    Inhalation use
    Dosage and administration details
    400 µg of salbutamol from Buventol Easyhaler was administered as two 200 µg inhalations. The dose was repeated once if needed.

    Arm title
    Ventoline Evohaler
    Arm description
    400 µg of salbutamol from Ventoline Evohaler was administered via Volumatic spacer.
    Arm type
    Active comparator

    Investigational medicinal product name
    salbutamol sulfate
    Investigational medicinal product code
    Other name
    Pharmaceutical forms
    Pressurised inhalation
    Routes of administration
    Inhalation use
    Dosage and administration details
    400 µg of salbutamol from Ventoline Evohaler was administered via Volumatic spacer. A single dose was administered to the spacer and the participant inhaled it before the next dose. This resulted in 4 cycles of administration. The dose was repeated once if needed.

    Number of subjects in period 1
    Bufomix Easyhaler Buventol Easyhaler Ventoline Evohaler
    Started
    60
    60
    60
    Completed
    60
    60
    60

    Baseline characteristics

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    Baseline characteristics reporting groups
    Reporting group title
    Overall trial
    Reporting group description
    -

    Reporting group values
    Overall trial Total
    Number of subjects
    180 180
    Age categorical
    Units: Subjects
        Adults (18-64 years)
    151 151
        From 65-84 years
    29 29
    Gender categorical
    Units: Subjects
        Female
    124 124
        Male
    56 56

    End points

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    End points reporting groups
    Reporting group title
    Bufomix Easyhaler
    Reporting group description
    Two inhalations were administered from Bufomix Easyhaler 160/4.5 µg resulting in dose of 320/9 µg of budesonide and formoterol, respectively.

    Reporting group title
    Buventol Easyhaler
    Reporting group description
    400 µg of salbutamol from Buventol Easyhaler was administered as two 200 µg inhalations.

    Reporting group title
    Ventoline Evohaler
    Reporting group description
    400 µg of salbutamol from Ventoline Evohaler was administered via Volumatic spacer.

    Primary: FEV1

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    End point title
    FEV1
    End point description
    Mean change in forced expired volume in 1 second (FEV1) from post-diluent to FEV1 after the first study treatment dose.
    End point type
    Primary
    End point timeframe
    FEV1 was measured 10 minutes after study treatment dosing.
    End point values
    Bufomix Easyhaler Buventol Easyhaler Ventoline Evohaler
    Number of subjects analysed
    60
    60
    60
    Units: L
        geometric mean (confidence interval 95%)
    2.760 (2.675 to 2.846)
    2.840 (2.750 to 2.930)
    2.923 (2.837 to 3.009)
    Statistical analysis title
    FEV1 after treatment, change from baseline
    Statistical analysis description
    analysis of covariance between Buventol Easyhaler and Ventoline Evohaler
    Comparison groups
    Buventol Easyhaler v Ventoline Evohaler
    Number of subjects included in analysis
    120
    Analysis specification
    Pre-specified
    Analysis type
    non-inferiority
    Method
    Parameter type
    Mean difference (final values)
    Point estimate
    -0.083
    Confidence interval
         level
    95%
         sides
    1-sided
         lower limit
    -0.146
         upper limit
    -

    Adverse events

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    Adverse events information
    Timeframe for reporting adverse events
    Adverse events were collected during the whole study.
    Assessment type
    Systematic
    Dictionary used for adverse event reporting
    Dictionary name
    MedDRA
    Dictionary version
    26.0
    Reporting groups
    Reporting group title
    Bufomix Easyhaler
    Reporting group description
    Two inhalations were administered from Bufomix Easyhaler 160/4.5 µg resulting in dose of 320/9 µg of budesonide and formoterol, respectively.

    Reporting group title
    Buventol Easyhaler
    Reporting group description
    400 µg of salbutamol from Buventol Easyhaler was administered as two 200 µg inhalations.

    Reporting group title
    Ventoline Evohaler
    Reporting group description
    400 µg of salbutamol from Ventoline Evohaler was administered via Volumatic spacer.

    Serious adverse events
    Bufomix Easyhaler Buventol Easyhaler Ventoline Evohaler
    Total subjects affected by serious adverse events
         subjects affected / exposed
    0 / 60 (0.00%)
    0 / 60 (0.00%)
    0 / 60 (0.00%)
         number of deaths (all causes)
    0
    0
    0
         number of deaths resulting from adverse events
    0
    0
    0
    Frequency threshold for reporting non-serious adverse events: 0%
    Non-serious adverse events
    Bufomix Easyhaler Buventol Easyhaler Ventoline Evohaler
    Total subjects affected by non serious adverse events
         subjects affected / exposed
    5 / 60 (8.33%)
    1 / 60 (1.67%)
    2 / 60 (3.33%)
    General disorders and administration site conditions
    Obstruction
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 60 (1.67%)
    0 / 60 (0.00%)
    0 / 60 (0.00%)
         occurrences all number
    1
    0
    0
    Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
    Dyspnoea
         subjects affected / exposed
    4 / 60 (6.67%)
    1 / 60 (1.67%)
    1 / 60 (1.67%)
         occurrences all number
    4
    1
    1
    Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
    Pain in jaw
         subjects affected / exposed
    0 / 60 (0.00%)
    0 / 60 (0.00%)
    1 / 60 (1.67%)
         occurrences all number
    0
    0
    1

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    Substantial protocol amendments (globally)

    Were there any global substantial amendments to the protocol? Yes
    Date
    Amendment
    12 Jan 2023
    Another study site was added. Collection of concomitant treatments for AEs before and during MC test was added. Collection of age was added. Recording of smoking status was added as it was missing from the original protocol by mistake. Smoking status is important information to characterise the patients.
    22 May 2023
    Recording of spirometric inspiratory values (PIF and inspiratory volume) from already performed spirometries to develop a statistical prediction model to estimate PIF via Easyhaler was added.

    Interruptions (globally)

    Were there any global interruptions to the trial? No

    Limitations and caveats

    Limitations of the trial such as small numbers of subjects analysed or technical problems leading to unreliable data.
    None reported
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