A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Crossover Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of SCH 527123 in Subjects With Allergen-Induced Asthma
Overview
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Intervention
- Navarixin
- Conditions
- Asthma
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
- Enrollment
- 19
- Primary Endpoint
- Percent Change From Baseline in Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second (FEV1) Area Under the Curve From 3 to 7 Hours (AUC3-7hr) After Allergen Challenge Following 9 Days Pretreatment With Navarixin
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 7 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Evaluation of treatment in participants with mild asthma.
Detailed Description
To evaluate the effect of navarixin (MK-527123, SCH 527123) treatment on allergen-induced late asthmatic response (LAR) in participants with mild asthma.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Man or woman 18 to 65 years of age of any race.
- •Has mild, stable, allergic asthma as defined by American Thoracic Society criteria.
- •Has history of episodic wheezing and shortness of breath.
- •Has Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second (FEV1) of at least 70% of predicted at Screening and within 10% of preallergen screening value at both baselines.
- •Has positive methacholine challenge at Screening. Methacholine challenges are considered positive if decreases of at least 20% in the FEV1 occur at a concentration of less than or equal to 16 mg/mL.
- •Baseline methacholine PC20 (concentration that initiated a 20% fall in FEV1) must be within 1 doubling concentration of the preallergen screening PC20 to enter treatment.
- •Has positive skin-prick test to common allergens (cat, dust mite, grass, pollen).
- •Has a positive Early Asthmatic Response of \>=20% fall in FEV1 measured from the FEV1 immediately prior to challenge, and Late Asthmatic Response of \>=15% fall in FEV1 from the FEV1 measured immediately prior to challenge during Screening period.
- •Has been free from asthma exacerbation for at least 4 weeks before Screening. An exacerbation is defined as an occurrence of any clinical deterioration of asthma that requires emergency treatment, hospitalization due to asthma, or treatment with additional medication, as judged by the clinical investigator.
- •Has been free from relevant seasonal allergen exposure for at least 4 weeks before the study and be able to remain so for the duration of the study.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Has had a diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or any other clinically relevant lung disease (eg, cystic fibrosis, pulmonary fibrosis, bronchiectasis) other than mild allergic asthma, or has a history of having been intubated.
- •Has had a worsening of a respiratory tract infection within 4 weeks before Screening.
- •Has had any clinically significant abnormality; history of clinically significant hypotensive episodes of fainting, dizziness, or lightheadedness; history or symptoms of cardiovascular disease; significant neurologic disease; or hematologic abnormality, including coagulopathy; or has a medication regimen or clinically relevant medical condition other than asthma that may interfere with the effect of study medication.
- •Had a peripheral blood neutrophil (PBN) count of \<3 × 10\^9/L at the Screening Visit.
- •Has an allergy/sensitivity to the study drug or its excipients.
- •Is pregnant, breast-feeding, or intends to become pregnant during the study.
- •Has used any investigational drug within 30 days or 5 half-lives of Screening.
- •Is presently participating in any other clinical study.
- •Is part of the staff personnel directly involved with this study
- •Is a family member of the investigational study staff.
Arms & Interventions
Navarixin → Placebo
Navarixin 30 mg capsule to be taken once daily in the morning for 10 days in Treatment Period 1, followed by a 2-4 week washout period, followed by matching placebo capsule to be taken once daily in the morning for 10 days in Treatment Period 2
Intervention: Navarixin
Navarixin → Placebo
Navarixin 30 mg capsule to be taken once daily in the morning for 10 days in Treatment Period 1, followed by a 2-4 week washout period, followed by matching placebo capsule to be taken once daily in the morning for 10 days in Treatment Period 2
Intervention: Placebo
Placebo → Navarixin
Matching placebo capsule to be taken once daily in the morning for 10 days in Treatment Period 1, followed by a 2-4 week washout period, followed by navarixin 30 mg capsule to be taken once daily in the morning for 10 days in Treatment Period 2
Intervention: Navarixin
Placebo → Navarixin
Matching placebo capsule to be taken once daily in the morning for 10 days in Treatment Period 1, followed by a 2-4 week washout period, followed by navarixin 30 mg capsule to be taken once daily in the morning for 10 days in Treatment Period 2
Intervention: Placebo
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Percent Change From Baseline in Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second (FEV1) Area Under the Curve From 3 to 7 Hours (AUC3-7hr) After Allergen Challenge Following 9 Days Pretreatment With Navarixin
Time Frame: Baseline and between 3 and 7 hours after allergen challenge
This is a measure of the Late Asthmatic Response (LAR) between 3 and 7 hours after allergen challenge. Allergen challenge was administered 1 hour after the ninth daily dose of study drug in each treatment period. Baseline FEV1 was defined as the prechallenge FEV1 in the treatment period. A percent change \>0 indicates a fall in FEV1 after allergen challenge. The reported standard deviations (SDs) are pooled across all treatment groups. The rationale for the use of an analysis of variance using pooled SD values is the assumption that the SDs are similar across treatment groups. The pooled SD values were used in the calculation of test statistics to assess treatment differences (p-value generation).
Secondary Outcomes
- Change From Baseline in Sputum Interleukin 8 (IL-8) After Allergen Challenge Following 9 Days Pretreatment With Navarixin(Baseline and 7 and 24 hours after allergen challenge)
- Maximum Change From Baseline in FEV1 During the LAR Following 9 Days of Pretreatment With Navarixin(Baseline and between 3 and 7 hours after allergen challenge)
- Change in Concentration of Methacholine That Initiated a 20% Reduction in FEV1 From 24 Hours Before (Baseline) to 24 Hours After Allergen Challenge(Baseline and 24 hours after allergen challenge)
- Percent Change From Baseline in FEV1 Area Under the Curve From 0 to 2 Hours (AUC0-2hr) After Allergen Challenge Following 9 Days Pretreatment With Navarixin(Baseline and between 0 to 2 hours after allergen challenge)
- Maximum Percent Change From Baseline in FEV1 During the Early Asthmatic Response Following 9 Days of Pretreatment With Navarixin(Baseline and between 0 to 2 hours after allergen challenge)
- Change From Baseline in Sputum Neutrophils After Allergen Challenge Following 9 Days Pretreatment With Navarixin(Baseline and 7 and 24 hours after allergen challenge)
- Change From Baseline in Sputum Neutrophil Elastase After Allergen Challenge Following 9 Days Pretreatment With Navarixin(Baseline and 7 and 24 hours after allergen challenge)
- Change From Baseline in Sputum Myeloperoxidase (MPO) Level After Allergen Challenge Following 9 Days Pretreatment With Navarixin(Baseline and 7 and 24 hours after allergen challenge)
- Change From Baseline in Sputum Eosinophil Cationic Protein (ECP) Level After Allergen Challenge Following 9 Days Pretreatment With Navarixin(Baseline and 7 and 24 hours after allergen challenge)
- Number of Participants With an Adverse Event (AE)(Up to 48 days)
- Change From Baseline in Peripheral Blood Eosinophil Count After Allergen Challenge Following 9 Days Pretreatment With Navarixin(Baseline and 7 and 24 hours after allergen challenge)
- Number of Participants Discontinued From the Study Because of an Adverse Event(Up to 48 days)