Full Text View  
  Tabular View  
  Contacts and Locations  
  No Study Results Posted  
  Related Studies  
Efficacy and Safety Study of Reslizumab to Treat Poorly Controlled Asthma
This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified by Ception Therapeutics, September 2008
Sponsored by: Ception Therapeutics
Information provided by: Ception Therapeutics
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00587288
  Purpose

The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness and safety of reslizumab (the drug under study) in the treatment of subjects with poorly controlled asthma.


Condition Intervention Phase
Asthma
Biological: Reslizumab
Other: Saline
Phase II

MedlinePlus related topics: Asthma
Drug Information available for: Sodium chloride
U.S. FDA Resources
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment, Randomized, Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Placebo Control, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study
Official Title: An Efficacy and Safety Study of Reslizumab in the Treatment of Poorly Controlled Asthma in Subjects With Eosinophilic Airway Inflammation

Further study details as provided by Ception Therapeutics:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Asthma Control Questionnaire [ Time Frame: 15 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Forced expiratory volume in the first second [ Time Frame: 15 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Number of asthma exacerbations [ Time Frame: 15 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Eosinophil levels [ Time Frame: 15 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment: 120
Study Start Date: November 2007
Estimated Study Completion Date: February 2009
Estimated Primary Completion Date: February 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
1: Experimental
Reslizumab 3 mg/kg
Biological: Reslizumab
IV (in the vein) on Day 0 of each 28 day cycle (+/- 7 days) Number of Cycles=4
2: Placebo Comparator
Saline
Other: Saline
IV (in the vein) on Day 0 of each 28 day cycle (+/-7 days) Number of Cycles=4

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 75 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • written informed consent
  • male or female subjects aged ≥ 18 to 75 years at time of screening.
  • female if she is of non-childbearing potential, of childbearing potential and willing to use specific barrier methods specified in protocol.
  • confirmation of asthma
  • symptoms consistent with a diagnosis of asthma that is poorly controlled with an inhaled corticosteroid as determined by an Asthma Control Questionnaire score ≥ 1.5
  • requirement for treatment with high dose daily fluticasone and at least one other agent for the treatment of asthma not specifically excluded in the protocol
  • requirement for >/= 3% eosinophils in induced sputum at Screening

Exclusion Criteria:

  • a clinically important event that would interfere with study schedule or procedure or compromise subject safety
  • a diagnosis of hypereosinophilic syndrome
  • an underlying lung disorder
  • a current smoker
  • use of systemic immunosuppressive agents within 6 months of study
  • current use of systemic corticosteroids
  • received attenuated live attenuated vaccines within three months prior to study entry
  • expected to be poorly compliant with study drug, procedures, visits
  • aggravating factors that are inadequately controlled
  • participation in any investigational drug or device study within 30 days prior to study entry
  • participation in biologics study within 3 months prior to study entry
  • receipt of Anti-hIL-5 antibody within 6 months of study entry
  • female subjects who are pregnant or nursing
  • concurrent infection or disease that may preclude assessment of eosinophilic esophagitis
  • concurrent immunodeficiency (human immunodeficiency [HIV], or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome [AIDS] or congenital immunodeficiency).
  • current suspected drug and/or alcohol abuse
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00587288

  Show 31 Study Locations
Sponsors and Collaborators
Ception Therapeutics
Investigators
Study Director: H. Jeffrey Wilkins, M.D. Ception Therapeutics
  More Information

Responsible Party: Ception Therapeutics ( H. Jeffrey Wilkins, M.D./ Senior Vice-President of Clinical Development )
Study ID Numbers: Res-5-0010
Study First Received: January 4, 2008
Last Updated: September 30, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00587288  
Health Authority: Canada: Health Canada;   Canada: Ethics Review Committee;   United States: Food and Drug Administration;   United States: Institutional Review Board

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Hypersensitivity
Lung Diseases, Obstructive
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Lung Diseases
Hypersensitivity, Immediate
Asthma
Respiratory Hypersensitivity
Inflammation

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Immune System Diseases
Bronchial Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 14, 2009