Efficacy/Safety Study of Nebulized IVX-0142, a Novel Antiallergic Drug, in Mild Allergic Asthma
- Conditions
- Asthma
- Registration Number
- NCT00232999
- Lead Sponsor
- Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products R&D, Inc.
- Brief Summary
This study is designed to evaluate the effectiveness of nebulized IVX-0142, a novel anti-allergic drug, to inhibit allergen-induced airway narrowing in patients with allergic asthma and the related increased sensitivity of the airways to other substances, as well as to investigate a possible anti-inflammatory effect of the drug in the airways.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 15
- Mild stable allergic asthma
- Positive skin-prick test to at least one common aeroallergen
- Positive methacholine challenge
- Positive allergen-induced early- and late-phase airway bronchoconstriction
- General good health
- Lung diseases other than mild allergic asthma
- History or symptoms of cardiovascular disease, significant neurologic disease, and/or clinically significant autoimmune disease
- Chronic use of asthma medications other than short or intermediate beta-agonists or ipratropium
- Use of tobacco products within one year starting study or smoking history >10 pack years
- If female, pregnant or lactating or have positive pregnancy test at screening
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- CROSSOVER
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Serial lung function tests measured up to 7 hours post-allergen challenge to assess effects on early- and late-phase asthmatic reactions
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Methacholine PC20 pre- and post-allergen challenge Anti-inflammatory activity in airways
Trial Locations
- Locations (3)
Department of Medicine, McMaster University
🇨🇦Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Centre de cardiology et de pneumologie de l'Universite Laval
🇨🇦Sainte-Foy (Quebec City), Quebec, Canada
University of Saskatchewan
🇨🇦Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada