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Safety and Effectiveness of AZLI (an Inhaled Antibiotic) in Adults With Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Bronchiectasis
Interventions
Drug: Placebo
Registration Number
NCT01314716
Lead Sponsor
Gilead Sciences
Brief Summary

The AIR-BX2 study enrolled people with non-cystic fibrosis (non-CF) bronchiectasis and gram-negative airway infection. Participants received two 28-day courses of either Aztreonam for Inhalation Solution (AZLI) or placebo taken 3 times a day. Each course was followed by a 28-day off-drug period. Following the two blinded courses, all participants received a 28-day course of open-label AZLI then were followed for an additional 56 days.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
274
Inclusion Criteria
  • Male/Female 18 years or older with non-CF bronchiectasis
  • Chronic sputum production on most days
  • Positive sputum culture for gram-negative organisms
  • Must have met lung function requirements
Exclusion Criteria
  • History of CF
  • Hospitalized within 14 days prior to joining the study
  • Previous exposure to AZLI
  • Pregnant, breastfeeding, or unwilling to follow contraceptive measures for the study
  • Must have met liver and kidney function requirements
  • Continuous oxygen use of greater than 2 liters per minute (supplemental oxygen with activity and at night was allowed)
  • Treatment for nontuberculous mycobacteria infection or active mycobacterium tuberculosis infection within 1 year of enrollment
  • Other serious medical conditions.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
AZLI-AZLIAZLIParticipants were randomized to receive blinded AZLI for 2 cycles of 28 days on treatment with each cycle followed by 28 days off treatment, followed by open-label AZLI for 28 days plus 56 days of treatment-free follow-up.
Placebo-AZLIAZLIParticipants were randomized to receive blinded placebo to match AZLI for 2 cycles of 28 days on treatment with each cycle followed by 28 days off treatment, followed by open-label AZLI for 28 days plus 56 days of treatment-free follow-up.
Placebo-AZLIPlaceboParticipants were randomized to receive blinded placebo to match AZLI for 2 cycles of 28 days on treatment with each cycle followed by 28 days off treatment, followed by open-label AZLI for 28 days plus 56 days of treatment-free follow-up.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in QOL-B Respiratory Symptoms Score at Day 28Baseline to Day 28

The mean (SD) change in the Respiratory Symptoms score on the Quality of Life Questionnaire-Bronchiectasis (QOL-B) was measured from baseline to the end of Course 1 (Day 28). The QOL-B respiratory symptoms score was transformed onto a scale of 0-100, with higher scores representing a better quality of life.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in QOL-B Respiratory Symptoms Score at Day 84Baseline to Day 84

The mean (SD) change in the Respiratory Symptoms score on the QOL-B was measured from baseline to the end of Course 2 (Day 84). The QOL-B respiratory symptoms score was transformed onto a scale of 0-100, with higher scores representing a better quality of life.

Time to Protocol-Defined Exacerbation (PDE)Baseline to Day 112

Protocol-defined exacerbation was defined as an acute worsening of respiratory disease that triggered the initiation of a non-study antibiotic meeting at least 3 major criteria, or 2 major and at least 2 minor criteria.

* Major Criteria: increased sputum production; increased discoloration of sputum; increased dyspnea; increased cough

* Minor Criteria: fever (\> 38º C) measured during clinic visit; increased malaise or fatigue; forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) (L) or forced vital capacity (FVC) decreased \> 10% from baseline; new or increased hemoptysis

Trial Locations

Locations (85)

Kelowna Respiratory Research and Allergy Clinic

🇨🇦

Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

The Lung Centre at Vancouver General Hospital

🇨🇦

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

University of Florida

🇺🇸

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

University of Chicago Medical Center

🇺🇸

Chicago, Illinois, United States

UC San Diego Medical Center

🇺🇸

San Diego, California, United States

California Pacific Medical Center

🇺🇸

San Francisco, California, United States

University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

🇺🇸

Miami, Florida, United States

CHU Toulouse - Hôpital Larrey

🇫🇷

Toulouse, France

St. Michael's Hospital

🇨🇦

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

St Vincent's Hospital

🇦🇺

Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia

Florence Research Associates

🇺🇸

Florence, Alabama, United States

Hôpital Pasteur, CHU de Nice

🇫🇷

Nice, France

Pulmonary Associates

🇺🇸

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Clinical Trials Connection

🇺🇸

Flagstaff, Arizona, United States

AZ Pulmonary Specialists, LTD

🇺🇸

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

Pulmonary Consultants & Primary Care Physicians Medical Group, Inc.

🇺🇸

Orange, California, United States

Florida Premier Research Institute

🇺🇸

Winter Park, Florida, United States

Pulmonary & Critical Care Associates of Baltimore

🇺🇸

Rosedale, Maryland, United States

CHICAS - Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal des Alpes du sud, site de GAP

🇫🇷

Gap, PACA, France

CUB Hôpital Erasme

🇧🇪

Brussels, Belgium

University of Utah

🇺🇸

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen

🇧🇪

Edegem, Belgium

KUL UZ Gasthuisberg

🇧🇪

Leuven, Belgium

Pulmonary Consultants, PLLC

🇺🇸

Tacoma, Washington, United States

Charite Campus Virchow-Klinikum

🇩🇪

Berlin, Germany

CHU de Montpellier-Hopital Arnaud de Villeneuve

🇫🇷

Montpellier Cedex 05, France

Westmead Hospital

🇦🇺

Westmead, New South Wales, Australia

Kentuckiana Pulmonary Associates

🇺🇸

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Research Center for Medical Studies (RCMS)

🇩🇪

Berlin-Charlottenburg (Westend), Germany

University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler

🇺🇸

Tyler, Texas, United States

University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics

🇺🇸

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

University of Pennsylvania Medical Center

🇺🇸

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

The Oregon Clinic P.C./ Pulmonary Division

🇺🇸

Portland, Oregon, United States

Medical College of Wisconsin Froedtert Hospital

🇺🇸

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Hospital Vall d´Hebrón

🇪🇸

Barcelona, Spain

Klinikum Innenstadt der LMU Munchen

🇩🇪

Munich, Germany

S.Anna Hospital, University of Ferrara

🇮🇹

Ferrara, Italy

GBS RE Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

🇬🇧

Sheffield, United Kingdom

Torbay District General Hospital

🇬🇧

Torquay, Devon, United Kingdom

University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

🇮🇹

Modena, Italy

Azienda Universitaria Federico II

🇮🇹

Naples, Italy

University Hospital Giessen

🇩🇪

Giessen, Germany

Universitätsklinikum Freiburg

🇩🇪

Freiburg, Germany

Papworth Hospital NHS Trust

🇬🇧

Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

Hospital Clinic i Provincial

🇪🇸

Barcelona, Spain

Royal Adelaide Hospital

🇦🇺

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital

🇦🇺

Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia

Medizinische Hochschule Hannover

🇩🇪

Hannover, Germany

Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes

🇩🇪

Homburg, Germany

Service Activite Ambulatoire Pole Cardiovasculaire Hopital Nord

🇫🇷

Marseille, France

Repatriation General Hospital

🇦🇺

Daw Park, South Australia, Australia

Hopital Haut-Leveque

🇫🇷

Pessac, France

Universitätsklinikum Jena Clinic for Internal Medicine II

🇩🇪

Jena, Germany

POIS Leipzig GbR

🇩🇪

Leipzig, Germany

UO Broncopneumologia IRCCS Fondazione Cà Granda Milano

🇮🇹

Milan, Italy

Medisch Centrum Alkmaar

🇳🇱

Alkmaar, Netherlands

Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust

🇬🇧

Wolverhampton, United Kingdom

Erasmus MC

🇳🇱

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Hospital Universitario La Paz

🇪🇸

Madrid, Spain

Hospital La Fe

🇪🇸

Valencia, Spain

Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust

🇬🇧

Exeter, United Kingdom

Sir William Leech Centre for Lung Research, Freeman Hospital

🇬🇧

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge

🇪🇸

Barcelona, Spain

Hospital Josep Trueta

🇪🇸

Girona, Spain

Southeastern Lung Care PC

🇺🇸

Decatur, Georgia, United States

Phoenix Medical Group

🇺🇸

Peoria, Arizona, United States

Georgetown University Hospital

🇺🇸

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Sarasota Memorial Hospital - Clinical Research Center

🇺🇸

Sarasota, Florida, United States

Central Florida Pulmonary Group

🇺🇸

Orlando, Florida, United States

Loess Hills Clinical Research

🇺🇸

Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

🇺🇸

New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

Pulmonary & Allergy Associates, P.A.

🇺🇸

Summit, New Jersey, United States

Jamaica Hospital Medical Center

🇺🇸

Jamaica, New York, United States

UNC Chapel Hill

🇺🇸

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Columbia University, NY Presbyterian Hospital

🇺🇸

New York, New York, United States

Royal Perth Hospital

🇦🇺

Perth, New South Wales, Australia

St George Hospital

🇦🇺

Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia

Burnside War Memorial Hospital Pharmacy

🇦🇺

Toorak Gardens, South Australia, Australia

Università di Pisa - Ospedale Cisanello

🇮🇹

Pisa, Italy

Ospendale Civile Maggiore Centro Regionale Fibrosi Cistica

🇮🇹

Verona, Italy

Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

🇬🇧

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Pasadena Center for Medical Research

🇺🇸

St. Petersburg, Florida, United States

Univ.-Klinikum Leipzig, Innere Med.

🇩🇪

Leipzig, Germany

Concord Hospital

🇦🇺

Concord, New South Wales, Australia

Tampa General Hospital - New Lung Associates

🇺🇸

Tampa, Florida, United States

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