A Study of the Effect of FTY720 on Pulmonary Function in Patients With Moderate Asthma

November 16, 2016 updated by: Novartis

A Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Parallel, Time-lagged, Ascending, Multi-centre, Multiple-dose Study to Measure the Magnitude and Time Course of the Effect of FTY720 on FEV1 and Other Pulmonary Function Tests (FVC, FEF25-75%, and FEV1/FVC) in Patients With Moderate Asthma

This study will evaluate the effect of FTY720 on the lung function of patients with moderate asthma

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

36

Phase

  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United Kingdom
      • Manchester, United Kingdom
        • Novartis Investigator Site

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 to 65 years (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second of at least 60%
  • History of asthma for at least 6 months
  • Current use of short-acting beta agonists, inhaled long-acting beta agonists and inhaled corticosteroids (up to a specified dose)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • History of lung disease other than asthma
  • Smokers
  • Use of inhaled corticosteroid above specified dose
  • Use of oral beta agonists or corticosteroids or other asthma medications
  • Hypersensitivity to the drug
  • Respiratory tract infections within 1 month of the study

Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply

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
  • Masking: QUADRUPLE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
PLACEBO_COMPARATOR: 2
Drug: Placebo
EXPERIMENTAL: 1
Drug: FTY720

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Change from baseline in Pulmonary function tests (particularly Forced Expiratory Volume at 1 sec (FEV1) at Day 10
Time Frame: 10 days
10 days
Safety of FTY720
Time Frame: 10 days
10 days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Use of short acting beta agonists during treatment compared to pre-treatment
Time Frame: 10 days
10 days
Pharmacokinetics of FTY720 and FTY720-P
Time Frame: 10 days
10 days

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Novartis

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 2008

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

February 1, 2009

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 4, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 4, 2008

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

November 5, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)

November 18, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 16, 2016

Last Verified

November 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CFTY720D2102

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