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Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of AIN457 in Patients With Uncontrolled Asthma

Phase 2
Terminated
Conditions
Asthma
Interventions
Drug: AIN457 (secukinumab)
Drug: Placebo
Registration Number
NCT01478360
Lead Sponsor
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Brief Summary

This study is a preliminary proof of efficacy study of AIN457 in patients with bronchial asthma that is poorly controlled with the current standard of care.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
TERMINATED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
46
Inclusion Criteria
  • Adult patients with asthma >1 year duration diagnosed according to the GINA guidelines (GINA 2010).
  • Daily treatment with > 1000μg beclomethasone dipropionate or equivalent, plus a long acting beta agonist for ≥ 3 months prior to Day 1, that has been stable for at least 4 weeks prior to screening.
  • Asthma which is not adequately controlled on current treatment
  • Peripheral blood eosinophil count < 400/μl at screening
Exclusion Criteria
  • Women of child-bearing potential unwilling to use effective contraception during the study and for 16 weeks after stopping treatment.
  • Use of other investigational drugs at the time of screening, or within 30 days of screening.
  • Smokers

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
AIN457AIN457 (secukinumab)AIN457 10 mg/kg
PlaceboPlaceboPlacebo intravenous injection
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Improvement in the Severity of Asthma as Measured by Change in the Asthma Control Questionnaire (ACQ) ScoreBaseline and 85 Days

The ACQ scores range from 0 to 6 with lower scores reflecting better asthma control. Without loss of generality, as Day 85 minus baseline (Visit 3) so that improvements in asthma control translate to negative change scores.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Novartis Investigative Site

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Manchester, United Kingdom

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