Evaluation of Tiotropium 5 µg/Day Delivered Via the Respimat® Inhaler Over 48 Weeks in Patients With Severe Persistent Asthma on Top of Usual Care (Study II)

Completed · Phase 3 · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Asthma

In brief

The trial is a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of 5 µg tiotropium over a 48-week treatment period as compared to placebo. Tiotropium inhalation solution delivered by the Respimat® inhaler will be examined as add-on controller therapy on top of usual care in patients with severe persistent asthma. The primary objective of each trial is to evaluate the long term efficacy of tiotropium over placebo on top of usual care in patients with severe persistent asthma as determined by pulmonary function testing, effects on asthma exacerbations, effects on quality of life, on asthma control and health care resource utilisation. The secondary objective of each trial is to compare the long term safety of tiotropium with placebo in this patient population.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00776984

Run by

Boehringer Ingelheim

People needed

453

Starts

2008-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-09-10

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• All patients must sign and date an Informed Consent Form consistent with ICH-GCP guidelines and local legislation prior to participation in the trial (i.e. prior to any trial procedures, including any pre-trial washout of medications and medication restrictions for pulmonary function test at Visit 1).
• Male or female patients aged at least 18 years but not more than 75 years.
• All patients must have at least a 5-year history of asthma at the time of enrolment into the trial and the diagnosis of asthma must have been made before the patient´s age of 40.
• All patients must have a diagnosis of severe persistent asthma and must be symptomatic despite treatment with high, stable doses of inhaled corticosteroids and a long-acting beta adrenergic agent
• All patients must have a history of one or more asthma exacerbation in the past year.
• Patients must have evidence of treated, severe, persistent asthma in postbronchodilator pulmonary function tests.
• Patients should be never-smokers or ex-smokers who stopped smoking at least one year prior to enrolment and who have a smoking history of less than 10 pack years
• Patients must be able to use the Respimat® inhaler correctly
• Patients must be able to perform all trial related procedures including technically acceptable pulmonary function tests and use of the electronic diary/peak flow meter.

You may not qualify if…

• Patients with a significant disease other than asthma. A significant disease is defined as a disease which, in the opinion of the investigator, may (i) put the patient at risk because of participation in the trial, or (ii) influence the results of the trial, or (iii) cause concern regarding the patient´s ability to participate in the trial.
• Patients with clinically relevant abnormal screening haematology or blood chemistry.
• Patients with a recent history (i.e. six months or less) of myocardial infarction, hospitalisation for cardiac failure during the past year, any unstable or life threatening cardiac arrhythmia or cardiac arrhythmia requiring intervention or a change in drug therapy within the past year, known active tuberculosis, malignancy for which the patient has undergone resection, radiation therapy or chemotherapy within the last five years (treated basal cell carcinoma allowed), lung diseases other than asthma (e.g. COPD), significant alcohol or drug abuse within the past two years, patients who have undergone thoracotomy with pulmonary resection. Patients with a history of thoracotomy for other reasons should be evaluated as per exclusion criterion No. 1.
• Patients who are currently in a pulmonary rehabilitation program or have completed a pulmonary rehabilitation program in the 6 weeks prior to the screening visit (Visit 1).
• Patients using oral corticosteroid medication at stable doses exceeding 5 mg prednisolone or prednisolone equivalent every day or 10 mg prednisolone or prednisolone equivalent every second day.
• Patients with known hypersensitivity to anticholinergic drugs, BAC, EDTA or any other components of the tiotropium inhalation solution.
• Pregnant or nursing women or women of childbearing potential not using a highly effective method of birth control. Female patients will be considered to be of childbearing potential unless surgically sterilised by hysterectomy or bilateral tubal ligation/salpingectomy, or post-menopausal for at least two years.
• Patients who have taken an investigational drug within four weeks or six half-lives (whichever is greater) prior to Visit 1.
• Patients who have been treated with the long-acting anticholinergic tiotropium (Spiriva®), beta-blocker medication, oral beta-adrenergics, other non-approved and according to international guidelines not recommended ´experimental´ drugs for routine asthma therapy (e.g. TNF-alpha blockers, methotrexate, cyclosporin) within four weeks prior to the Screening Visit (Visit 1) or during the screening period.
• Patients with any asthma exacerbation or respiratory tract infection in the four weeks prior to the trial.
• Patients who have previously been randomised in this trial or in the respective twin trial (205.416 versus 205.417) or are currently participating in another trial.
• Patients with a known narrow-angle glaucoma.
• Note:
• As with other anticholinergic drugs, tiotropium should be used with caution in patients with prostatic hyperplasia or bladder neck obstruction.
• As with all predominantly renally excreted drugs, patients with moderate to severe renal impairment (known creatinine clearance of <= 50 mL/min) treated with tiotropium should be monitored closely.

Where it is running

• 205.417.01052 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site — Fresno, California, United States
• 205.417.01051 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site — Stockton, California, United States
• 205.417.01056 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site — Waterbury, Connecticut, United States
• 205.417.01065 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site — Pensacola, Florida, United States
• 205.417.01059 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site — Chicago, Illinois, United States
• 205.417.01068 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site — Normal, Illinois, United States
• 205.417.01063 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site — Louisville, Kentucky, United States
• 205.417.01064 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site — New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
• 205.417.01066 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site — Omaha, Nebraska, United States
• 205.417.01069 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site — Ocean City, New Jersey, United States
• 205.417.01062 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site — Albany, New York, United States
• 205.417.01058 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site — Great Neck, New York, United States
• 205.417.01055 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site — Rockville Centre, New York, United States
• 205.417.01067 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site — High Point, North Carolina, United States
• 205.417.01070 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site — Canton, Ohio, United States
• 205.417.01053 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site — Upland, Pennsylvania, United States
• 205.417.01054 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site — Richmond, Virginia, United States
• 205.417.61051 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site — Concord, New South Wales, Australia
• 205.417.02051 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site — Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
• 205.417.02053 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site — Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
• 205.417.02052 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site — Montreal, Quebec, Canada
• 205.417.45052 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site — Aalborg, Denmark
• 205.417.45051 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site — Aarhus C, Denmark
• 205.417.49052 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site — Berlin, Germany
• 205.417.01061 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site — Fountain Valley, California, United States

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