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Clinical Pharmacology of 35/4 NEXThaler® in Children 5-11 Years Old

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Asthma
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT02787967
Lead Sponsor
Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A.
Brief Summary

The study will be conducted in asthmatic children aged 5 to 11 years and is based on a single-dose, open-label, randomized, 2-way cross-over design where a Dry Powder Inhaler (DPI) fixed combination of beclometasone dipropionate (BDP) 35 μg plus formoterol fumarate (FF) 4 μg is compared with the free combination of licensed BDP DPI and FF DPI

Detailed Description

This is a pharmacokinetic comparison of NEXThaler 35/4 μg versus the free combination of Beclomethasone DPI and Formoterol DPI in children (5 to 11 years old) of a formulation already approved in adults.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
26
Inclusion Criteria
  • Male/female children with asthma stable enough, according to paediatrician opinion, to allow a wash out period from steroids of 3 days before study treatments.
  • Male/female children with asthma on regular treatment with ICS or using short-acting inhaled 2-agonist as reliever to control asthma symptoms.
  • Age ≥ 5 < 12 years (8 to 10 children in the age range 5-8 years old).
  • Children with a forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1)>70% of predicted values (% pred) after withholding 2-agonists treatment for a minimum of 4 h prior to screening and to each study treatment.
  • A cooperative attitude and ability to be trained about the proper use of DPI, ability to use correctly the medical devices and compliant to study procedures
Exclusion Criteria
  • Past or present diagnosis of cardiovascular, renal or liver disease.
  • Known hypersensitivity to the active treatmen
  • Exacerbation of asthma symptoms within 4 weeks prior to screening.
  • Inability to perform the required breathing technique and blood sampling.
  • Hospitalization due to exacerbation of asthma within 1 month prior to screening (Visit 1).
  • Lower respiratory tract infection within 1 month prior to screening (Visit 1).
  • Disease (other than asthma) which might influence the outcome of the study.
  • Obesity, i.e. > 97% weight percentile by local standards

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
CROSSOVER
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
NEXThaler® 35/4µgCHF 1535 35/4µg NEXThaler®CHF 1535 35/4µg NEXThaler® Dry Powder Inhaler, 4 inhalations. Total Dose: BDP 200µg FF 16µg
Reference treatmentfree comb. beclomethasone DPI and formoterol DPIDrug: free comb. beclomethasone DPI and formoterol DPI 2 (two) inhalations BDP 100 µg DPI + 4 (four) inhalations FF 6 µg DPI (total dose: BDP 200 µg + FF 24 µg
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Plasma Area Under Curve (AUC0-t) for B17MP, active metabolite of BDPpredose, 15,30min, 1,2,4,6,8 hours post dose

B17MP: Profile of Pharmacokinetics

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Formoterol T1/2predose, 15min, 30 min, 1,2,4,6,8 hours postdose

Formoterol: profile of pharmacokinetics

BDP Cmaxpredose, 15min,30min,1,2,4,6,8 hours post dose

BDP: profile of pharmacokinetics

BDP Tmaxpredose, 15min,30min,1,2,4,6,8 hours post dose

BDP: profile of pharmacokinetics

BDP T1/2predose, 15min,30min,1,2,4,6,8 hours post dose

BDP: profile of pharmacokinetics

B17MP Cmaxpredose, 15min,30min,1,2,4,6,8 hours post dose

17MP: profile of pharmacokinetics

Formoterol Area Under Curve (AUC), Cmax, Tmax, T1/2 [predose, 15min, 30 min, 1,2,4,6,8 hours postdose

Formoterol: profile of pharmacokinetics

Formoterol Tmaxpredose, 15min, 30 min, 1,2,4,6,8 hours postdose

Formoterol: profile of pharmacokinetics

plasma potassium Area Under Curve (AUC)predose, 15min, 30min, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 hours postdose

plasma potassium to evaluate drug systemic effect

B17MP Tmaxpredose, 15min,30min,1,2,4,6,8 hours post dose

BDP: profile of pharmacokinetics

BDP Area Under Curve (AUC)predose, 15min,30min,1,2,4,6,8 hours post dose

BDP: profile of Pharmacokinetics

Formoterol Cmaxpredose, 15min, 30 min, 1,2,4,6,8 hours postdose

Formoterol: profile of pharmacokinetics

plasma potassium Tminpredose, 15min, 30min, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 hours postdose

plasma potassium to evaluate drug systemic effect

Urinary Cortisol: Amount excreted in 0-8hours (Ae),8h cortisol urinary excretion normalized for 8h creatinine excretion (Ae/Aecreat).from predose up to 8 hours postdose

Urinary cortisol to evaluate drug systemic effect

B17MP T1/2predose, 15min,30min,1,2,4,6,8 hours post dose

BDP: profile of pharmacokinetics

plasma potassium Cminpredose, 15min, 30min, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 hours postdose

plasma potassium to evaluate drug systemic effect

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

BørneAstmaKlinikken, Hans Knudsens Plads 1A,

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Copenaghen, Denmark

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