ASTHMA (AntibioticS To Help Manage Asthma) Pilot Study

October 27, 2005 updated by: Wisconsin Research Network

The ASTHMA Pilot Study is a randomized, controlled, parallel group clinical trial of 6 weekly doses of azithromycin (cumulative dose 4800 mg) or placebo as adjunctive treatment in addition to usual care for adults with stable persistent asthma, with final follow up at 3 months after completion of study medication.

The hypothesis to be tested is that antibiotic treatment will improve asthma at followup, and that this improvement will be limited to patients with evidence of C. pneumoniae infection.

The secondary hypothesis is that randomized, controlled treatment trials can be carried out successfully in a geographically dispersed practice-based research network.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory bronchial condition of unknown etiology. Decades ago many clinicians believed that infection played a major role in asthma etiology, but current expert opinion favors the view that asthma is a noninfectious condition whose root cause is inflammation. Therefore chronic antiinflammatory therapy, mainly inhaled corticosteroids, is currently advocated as primary anti-asthma treatment. It is important to recognize, however, that antiinflammatory therapy is palliative, not curative.

A growing body of evidence implicates chronic bronchial infection with Chlamydia pneumoniae in the pathogenesis of asthma in both adults and children. Organism identification studies (culture and PCR) suggest that up to one-half of children with asthma may be chronically infected by C. pneumoniae, and seroepidemiologic studies in adults are consistent with chronic C. pneumoniae infection in the majority of adult-onset asthmatics. Furthermore, case reports and uncontrolled trials have provided provocative but inconclusive evidence that treatment of C. pneumoniae infection in both children and adults with asthma can favorably affect the natural history of this disorder.

We propose a randomized, placebo-controlled, triple-blinded study of antichlamydial antimicrobial therapy in adult-onset asthma. Results will help to determine whether antimicrobial therapy is effective in treating some adult asthma syndromes. Positive results would have significant public health implications. Methodologies developed for use in this trial may expedite future studies in practice-based research networks.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment

100

Phase

  • Phase 3

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • adults with stable persistent asthma and evidence for reversible airway obstruction

Exclusion Criteria:

  • macrolide allergy, pregnancy or lactation, specified comorbidities or medications

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
None specified (pilot study)
Clinical outcomes measured: asthma symptoms, medication use, asthma-specific qulaity-of-life
Serological measures: Chlamydia pneumonaie IgG, IgA by ELISA at baseline and follow up

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Wisconsin Research Network

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: David L Hahn, MD, MS, Wisconsin Research Network

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 1999

Study Completion

September 1, 2002

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 27, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 27, 2005

First Posted (Estimate)

October 28, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

October 28, 2005

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 27, 2005

Last Verified

January 1, 2002

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • HSC Protocol 98-370-277

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