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Steroids In Eosinophil Negative Asthma

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Asthma
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT02066298
Lead Sponsor
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Brief Summary

Because approximately half of all mild-moderately-severe asthma is persistently non-eosinophilic, it is important to determine prospectively if patients who are persistently non-eosinophilic differ in their benefit from inhaled corticosteroid treatment compared to patients who are not persistently non-eosinophilic.

Detailed Description

SIENA is a 42-week randomized, stratified, 3-period double-blind placebo-controlled crossover study of patients with symptomatic mild-to-moderate asthma, not already taking an inhaled corticosteroid, in whom the effect of "medium-dose" inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) will be compared with the effect of placebo and with a long-acting muscarinic antagonist (LMA).

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
295
Inclusion Criteria
  • Physician-diagnosed asthma for at least previous 12 months.

  • Able to perform reproducible spirometry.

  • Baseline FEV1≥70% of predicted.

  • Asthma confirmed either by:

    • Beta-agonist reversibility to 4 puffs albuterol ≥ 12% OR
    • Methacholine PC20 ≤ 16 mg/ml
  • At least 1 of the following indications for chronic controller therapy:

    • Asthma Symptoms > 2 days/week OR
    • Nocturnal Asthma Symptoms > 2 nights/month OR
    • Short-acting beta-agonist use for symptom control > 2 days/week
  • For participants ≥18 years of age: Ability to provide informed consent. For participants under 18 years of age: Ability to provide verbal or written assent and ability of parent to provide informed consent.

  • Willingness, if female and able to conceive, to utilize one medically-acceptable form of contraception.

Exclusion Criteria
  • Chronic inhaled or oral corticosteroid therapy.

  • Use of inhaled or oral corticosteroid therapy within 6 weeks.

  • New allergen immunotherapy within the past 3 months or anticipated changes to an ongoing immunotherapy regimen.

  • Use of omalizumab within 3 months.

  • History of:

    • bladder-neck obstruction, urinary retention or benign prostatic hyperplasia
    • narrow angle glaucoma
    • significant cardiovascular disorders and arrhythmias
    • life-threatening asthma requiring treatment with intubation or mechanical ventilation within the past 5 years
  • Respiratory tract infection within past 6 weeks.

  • History of smoking within the past 1 year, or > 10 pack-years total if ≥ 18 years of age, or > 5 pack-years total if < 18 years of age.

  • Chronic diseases or medical conditions (other than asthma) that could put the participant at risk by participation, e.g. chronic diseases of the lung (other than asthma), heart, liver, kidney, endocrine or nervous system, or immunodeficiency.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
CROSSOVER
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Mometasone then Placebo then TiotropiumTiotropium Respimat 5mcg QDMometasone 220mcg BID, followed by Placebo, followed by Tiotropium Respimat 5mcg QD
Placebo then Mometasone then TiotropiumMometasone 220mcg BIDPlacebo, followed by Mometasone 220mcg BID, followed by Tiotropium Respimat 5mcg QD
Placebo then Tiotropium then MometasoneMometasone 220mcg BIDPlacebo, followed by Tiotropium Respimat 5mcg QD, followed by Mometasone 220mcg BID
Mometasone then Tiotropium then PlaceboTiotropium Respimat 5mcg QDMometasone 220mcg BID, followed by Tiotropium Respimat 5mcg QD, followed by Placebo
Mometasone then Tiotropium then PlaceboPlaceboMometasone 220mcg BID, followed by Tiotropium Respimat 5mcg QD, followed by Placebo
Placebo then Tiotropium then MometasonePlaceboPlacebo, followed by Tiotropium Respimat 5mcg QD, followed by Mometasone 220mcg BID
Tiotropium then Placebo then MometasoneMometasone 220mcg BIDTiotropium Respimat 5mcg QD, followed by Placebo, followed by Mometasone 220mcg BID
Mometasone then Tiotropium then PlaceboMometasone 220mcg BIDMometasone 220mcg BID, followed by Tiotropium Respimat 5mcg QD, followed by Placebo
Mometasone then Placebo then TiotropiumMometasone 220mcg BIDMometasone 220mcg BID, followed by Placebo, followed by Tiotropium Respimat 5mcg QD
Placebo then Tiotropium then MometasoneTiotropium Respimat 5mcg QDPlacebo, followed by Tiotropium Respimat 5mcg QD, followed by Mometasone 220mcg BID
Tiotropium then Placebo then MometasoneTiotropium Respimat 5mcg QDTiotropium Respimat 5mcg QD, followed by Placebo, followed by Mometasone 220mcg BID
Tiotropium then Mometasone then PlaceboMometasone 220mcg BIDTiotropium Respimat 5mcg QD, followed by Mometasone 220mcg BID, followed by Placebo
Tiotropium then Mometasone then PlaceboPlaceboTiotropium Respimat 5mcg QD, followed by Mometasone 220mcg BID, followed by Placebo
Mometasone then Placebo then TiotropiumPlaceboMometasone 220mcg BID, followed by Placebo, followed by Tiotropium Respimat 5mcg QD
Placebo then Mometasone then TiotropiumTiotropium Respimat 5mcg QDPlacebo, followed by Mometasone 220mcg BID, followed by Tiotropium Respimat 5mcg QD
Placebo then Mometasone then TiotropiumPlaceboPlacebo, followed by Mometasone 220mcg BID, followed by Tiotropium Respimat 5mcg QD
Tiotropium then Placebo then MometasonePlaceboTiotropium Respimat 5mcg QD, followed by Placebo, followed by Mometasone 220mcg BID
Tiotropium then Mometasone then PlaceboTiotropium Respimat 5mcg QDTiotropium Respimat 5mcg QD, followed by Mometasone 220mcg BID, followed by Placebo
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pairwise Comparison of Treatments Based on Composite Measure Using Treatment Failures, Asthma Control Days, and Percent Predicted FEV1.End of 12-week treatment period

This composite outcome uses a hierarchical method to ascertain differences in asthma control. For each participant, treatments are first compared to see if they differ in terms of treatment failures. If one treatment results in no treatment failures and another treatment does, it is deemed the superior treatment and no further comparisons are made. If treatment superiority cannot be assigned by treatment failures, then they are compared by asthma control days (ACDs). If one treatment yields at least 31 annualized ACDs more than another, it is deemed the superior treatment. If treatment superiority still cannot be assigned by ACDs, then they are compared by percent predicted FEV1 at the end of a treatment period. If one treatment yields at least 5% greater FEV1 than another, it is deemed the superior treatment. If treatment superiority cannot be assigned by exacerbations, ACDs or FEV1, then that participant is classified as having no differential response.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Peak Expiratory Flow RateEnd of 12-week treatment period

Peak expiratory flow rate is a person's maximum speed of expiration. It measures the airflow through the bronchi and thus the degree of obstruction in the airways.

Treatment FailureEnd of 12-week treatment period

Treatment Failure includes:

* Awakening from asthma three or more times in a two-week period or on two consecutive nights, or

* Using albuterol for relief of symptoms four or more times/day for two or more consecutive days, or

* Albuterol has been relieving symptoms for less than four hours after each treatment over a 12-hour period, or

* Using albuterol for relief of symptoms daily for seven days, and this use exceeds two times the weekly use of albuterol in the baseline period, or

* exercise induces unusual breathlessness

Annualized Asthma Control DaysEnd of 12-week treatment period

Asthma Control Days (ACD) are based on patient completed electronic daily diaries, and are defined as: A day with no rescue albuterol use (pre-exercise albuterol will not be counted), no non-study asthma medications, no daytime asthma symptoms (shortness of breath, wheezing, chest tightness, phlegm/mucus rated as mild, moderate or severe, or cough rated as moderate or severe), no nighttime asthma symptoms, no unscheduled healthcare visits for asthma, and no PEF \< 80% of predetermined baseline. Annualized ACD are calculated as the proportion of ACD during the treatment period multiplied by 365.

Forced Expiratory Volume at One Second (FEV1) Percent of PredictedEnd of 12-week treatment period

FEV1, expressed as percent of predicted FEV1 based on age, sex, race, and height.

Asthma ExacerbationsEnd of 12-week treatment period

Asthma exacerbations are more severe episodes of acute worsening, defined by meeting one or more of the following:

* FEV1 \<50% of baseline on 2 consecutive measurements

* FEV1 \<40% of predicted on 2 consecutive measurements

* Use of ≥ 16 puffs of "as needed" β-agonist per 24 hours for a period of 48 hours

* Use of oral/parenteral corticosteroid due to asthma

Trial Locations

Locations (24)

Rush University Medical Center

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

University of Pittsburgh

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

University of Arizona College of Medicine

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Tucson, Arizona, United States

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

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Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Madison, Wisconsin, United States

University of California at San Francisco

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San Francisco, California, United States

St. Louis Children's Hospital

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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

Brigham and Women's Hospital

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Allegheny General Hospital

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Case Western Reserve University

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Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Columbia University Medical Center

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New York, New York, United States

National Jewish Health

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Denver, Colorado, United States

Northwestern Memorial Hospital

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

University of Illinois at Chicago

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Washington University

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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

North Carolina Clinical Research

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Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Children's Hospital Boston

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital

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San Francisco, California, United States

University of Chicago

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Nemours Children's Clinic

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Orlando, Florida, United States

Emory University

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Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Duke University School of Medicine

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Durham, North Carolina, United States

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