Clinical Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of VR506 Using a New Inhaler for the Treatment of Asthma

A Randomised, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Parallel Group, Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of VR506 Inhaled From a New Inhaler in Adolescent and Adult Subjects With Asthma

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the clinical efficacy of three doses of VR506 delivered via a new dry powder inhaler for the treatment of asthma.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Asthma
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Placebo; Drug: VR506

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 374
• Phase: Phase 2; Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Philippines
  • Davao City, Philippines
    • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 31002
  • Iloilo City, Philippines
    • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 31003
  • Pasig City, Philippines
    • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 31004
  • Quezon City, Philippines
    • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 31005
  • Quezon City, Philippines
    • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 31007
  • Batangas
    • Lipa City, Batangas, Philippines
      • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 31001
• Poland
  • Bialystok, Poland, 15-430
    • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 20018
  • Biołystok, Poland, 15-276
    • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 20013
  • Krakow, Poland, 30-510
    • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 20015
  • Krakow, Poland, 31-024
    • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 20019
  • Lublin, Poland, 20-718
    • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 20012
  • Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland, 63-400
    • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 20008
  • Poznań, Poland, 60-214
    • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 20003
  • Poznań, Poland, 60-823
    • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 20005
  • Skiemiewice, Poland, 96-100
    • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 20016
  • Tarnow, Poland, 33-100
    • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 20021
  • Warszawa, Poland, 04-141
    • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 20010
  • Wroclaw, Poland, 50-445
    • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 20001
  • Wrocław, Poland, 53-301
    • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 20006
  • Zawadzkie, Poland, 47-120
    • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 20014
  • Łodź, Poland, 90-153
    • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 20007
  • Łódź, Poland, 90-553
    • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 20009
• Romania
  • Brasov, Romania, 500086
    • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 21002
  • Bucuresti, Romania, 050554
    • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 21011
  • Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 400217
    • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 21004
  • Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 400371
    • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 21009
  • Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 400371
    • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 21010
  • Iasi, Romania, 700115
    • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 21007
  • Iasi, Romania, 700870
    • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 21008
  • Judetul Cluj, Romania, 400371
    • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 21013
  • Judetul Iasi, Romania, 700115
    • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 21012
  • Targu-Mures, Romania, 540141
    • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 21001
  • Timisoara, Romania, 300689
    • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 21005
• Ukraine
  • Donetsk, Ukraine, 83099
    • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 23013
  • Kharkiv, Ukraine, 61002
    • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 23005
  • Kharkiv, Ukraine, 61051
    • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 23004
  • Kharkiv, Ukraine, 61124
    • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 23010
  • Kiev, Ukraine, 02232
    • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 23012
  • Kiev, Ukraine, 03680
    • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 23002
  • Kiev, Ukraine, 03680
    • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 23009
  • Kiev, Ukraine, 03680
    • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 23011
  • Kiev, Ukraine, 03680
    • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 23017
  • Kyiv, Ukraine, 04050
    • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 23001
  • Kyiv, Ukraine, 04050
    • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 23003
  • Kyiv, Ukraine, 04201
    • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 23018
  • Odesa, Ukraine, 65031
    • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 23007
  • Simferopol, Ukraine, 95034
    • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 23015
  • Vinnytsya, Ukraine, 21029
    • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 23014
  • Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine, 69063
    • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 23008
  • Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine, 69118
    • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 23016
• United States
  • California
    • Fountain Valley, California, United States, 92708
      • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 10038
    • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90048
      • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 10031
    • Mission Viejo, California, United States, 92691
      • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 10044
    • Orange, California, United States, 92868
      • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 10022
    • Rancho Mirage, California, United States, 92270
      • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 10014
    • Rolling Hills Estates, California, United States, 90274
      • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 10027
    • San Jose, California, United States, 95117
      • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 10033
    • Vista, California, United States, 90283
      • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 10016
  • Colorado
    • Centennial, Colorado, United States, 80112
      • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 10023
    • Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States, 80907
      • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 10001
    • Denver, Colorado, United States, 80230
      • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 10025
  • Florida
    • Sarasota, Florida, United States, 34223
      • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 10041
  • Georgia
    • Albany, Georgia, United States, 31707
      • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 10011
  • Louisiana
    • Metairie, Louisiana, United States, 70006
      • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 10002
  • Maryland
    • Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21236
      • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 10042
  • Massachusetts
    • North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, United States, 02747
      • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 10029
  • Minnesota
    • Plymouth, Minnesota, United States, 55441
      • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 10008
  • Missouri
    • Warrensburg, Missouri, United States, 64093
      • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 10020
  • Montana
    • Missoula, Montana, United States, 59808
      • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 10009
  • Nebraska
    • Bellevue, Nebraska, United States, 68123
      • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 10034
    • Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68114
      • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 10035
    • Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68130
      • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 10015
  • New York
    • Rochester, New York, United States, 14618
      • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 10040
  • Ohio
    • Sylvania, Ohio, United States, 43560
      • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 10010
  • Oklahoma
    • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 73103
      • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 10017
  • Oregon
    • Medford, Oregon, United States, 97504
      • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 10028
    • Portland, Oregon, United States, 97202
      • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 10024
  • Pennsylvania
    • Upland, Pennsylvania, United States, 19013
      • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 10021
  • South Carolina
    • Charleston, South Carolina, United States, 29407
      • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 10003
  • Texas
    • Boerne, Texas, United States, 78006
      • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 10019
    • Waco, Texas, United States, 76712
      • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 10039
  • Utah
    • Draper, Utah, United States, 84020
      • Vectura Clinical Trial Site 10004

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 12 years to 65 years (Child, Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Written informed consent
• Adolescents aged 12 to 17 years (inclusive) and adults aged 18 to 65 years (inclusive)
• Documented clinical history of asthma (i.e. made by a physician) for at least 6 months before the Screening Visit
• Documented asthma reversibility in the 5 years prior to or during Screening, or if the asthma reversibility criterion is not met at Screening, then a repeat test may be carried out at the end of the Run-In Period
• Subjects with asthma who, in the opinion of the investigator, require maintenance therapy with inhaled corticosteroids (ICS), are believed to have been regularly compliant with this therapy, and are therefore likely to deteriorate within 6 weeks following withdrawal of their usual ICS treatment

• Mild or moderate asthma, defined as:

  • Mild - good asthma control achieved by low-dose inhaled corticosteroid (daily dose 200-500 μg beclomethasone dipropionate or equivalent) with or without other low-intensity treatment (e.g. leukotriene modifiers or cromones) for at least 28 days before the Screening Visit
  • Moderate - good asthma control achieved by low- to moderate-dose ICS (daily dose 200-1000 μg beclomethasone dipropionate or equivalent), and long acting β2-agonist (LABA) or other extra treatment, for at least 28 days before the Screening Visit
• Ability to use the new inhaler correctly, based on investigator's review of the completed inhaler operation checklist
• Ability to use the eDiary correctly, assessed by the investigator during the Screening Period
• Ability to perform technically satisfactory pulmonary function tests
• Ability to comply with study procedures, including blood sampling
• Body mass index (BMI) of 16.0 to 26.0 kg/m2 in adolescents, and in adult subjects recruited in the Philippines, and 18.0 to 32.0 kg/m2 in adults recruited in other countries
• Available to complete all study visits
• Oral peak inspiratory flow (PIF) of at least 60 L/min; using an appropriate device set to match the resistance of the new dry powder inhaler (nDPI)
• Good health, except for the presence of asthma, according to medical history and physical examination
• Normal (i.e. non-clinically significant abnormality) 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG)
• Negative drug, alcohol, and urine cotinine screen; subjects must test negative for amphetamines, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, cannabinoids, cocaine, cotinine (unless related to nicotine-containing therapies), ethanol, and opiates (unless given as a prescription medicine)
• Non-smokers or ex-smokers with a smoking history of less than 10 pack-years (e.g. <20 cigarettes per day for 10 years or 40 cigarettes per day for 5 years) and stopped smoking for at least one year prior to the Screening Visit. Smoking will not be permitted throughout the study
• Female subjects of child-bearing potential must be using medically acceptable forms of contraception; approved forms of contraception are abstinence, hormonal (oral, implant, transdermal, or injection, in use for ≥3 consecutive months before the start of the Run-In Period), double barrier (condom with spermicide, diaphragm with spermicide), intrauterine device, or vasectomised partner (≥6 months since vasectomy)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Regular use (≥3 times per week) of topical steroids taken to treat dermatitis, rhinitis or allergic conjunctivitis, within 28 days of the Screening Visit
• Subjects who have or who have had an upper or lower respiratory tract infection within 28 days of the Screening Visit
• Subjects with asthma that required admission to an intensive care unit and/or ventilation within the previous 12 months
• History of lung cancer
• Subjects with "brittle asthma", defined as patients with asthma who either maintain over many months a wide variation (>40%) in peak expiratory flow (PEF) between morning and evening measurements despite moderate to high doses of ICS, or are prone to acute, severe and often unpredictable attacks of asthma that may be fatal, on a background of apparently good asthma control
• History or current diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
• Active chronic hepatitis B or C infection. If the patient's screening test is positive for hepatitis B surface antigen, the patient should be excluded unless the investigator, after a careful review of the patient's medical history and current laboratory tests of liver function, can exclude the possibility of recent or current infection
• Persistent arterial hypotension, with average systolic blood pressure (SBP) readings of ≤95 mmHg
• Subjects who have any clinically significant abnormality or finding from examination, tests, or history that may compromise subject safety, specifically any history of cardiac, renal or hepatic impairment
• Subjects with an abnormal ECG
• Persistent elevation of blood pressure, with average SBP readings of ≥160 mmHg or average diastolic blood pressure (DBP) readings of ≥100 mmHg
• Pregnant or lactating females
• Participation in another clinical study in the 28 days prior to the Screening Visit
• Current or a history of drug or alcohol abuse or dependence according to World Health Organization criteria in the 12 months prior to the Screening Visit or evidence of such abuse as indicated by laboratory assays conducted during the screening evaluation
• Evidence of clinically significant renal, hepatic, cardiac, pulmonary (apart from asthma) or metabolic dysfunction, e.g. diabetes mellitus, thyrotoxicosis, uncorrected hypokalaemia, or predisposition to low levels of serum potassium
• Inability to communicate well with the investigator
• Evidence of clinically significant renal, hepatic, cardiac, pulmonary (apart from asthma) or metabolic dysfunction, e.g. diabetes mellitus, thyrotoxicosis, uncorrected hypokalaemia, or predisposition to low levels of serum potassium
• Donation of ≥450 mL of blood or blood products within the previous 12 weeks prior to the Screening Visit
• History of allergy, intolerance or contraindications to corticosteroids, lactose, or severe allergy to milk proteins
• Consumption of alcohol- or caffeine-containing foods or beverages from midnight before or during the Screening Visit. The visit can be rescheduled once before the subject is excluded
• History of medically diagnosed chronic respiratory diseases (other than asthma) e.g. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
• Subjects with previously clinically or radiologically diagnosed osteoporosis and/or those receiving regular treatment (more than 1 month duration) with oral or parenteral corticosteroids in the last year prior to the Screening Visit

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

4

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Placebo Comparator: Placebo	Drug: Placebo; Placebo delivered via a new dry powder inhaler
Active Comparator: Dose 1	Drug: VR506; VR506 inhalation powder delivered via a new dry powder inhaler
Active Comparator: Dose 2	Drug: VR506; VR506 inhalation powder delivered via a new dry powder inhaler
Active Comparator: Dose 3	Drug: VR506; VR506 inhalation powder delivered via a new dry powder inhaler

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Mean Change From Start of Treatment Baseline to End of Study (Week 12) for In-clinic Morning Pre-Dose Forced Expiratory Volume In 1 Second (FEV1)	Baseline and 12 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Number of Participants With Withdrawals Due to Worsening of Asthma		12 weeks
Mean Change From Start of Treatment Baseline to End of Study (Week 12) for In-clinic Weekly Morning Pre-dose Peak Expiratory Flow (PEF)		Baseline and 12 weeks
Assessment of Acceptability of the Device	Percentage of subjects that overall found it very easy, fairly easy or fairy difficult to use the inhaler, based on inhaler acceptability questionnaire.	12 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Vectura Limited
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Ronald Dahl, Dr., Aarhus University Hospital

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: October 1, 2011
• Primary Completion (Actual): May 1, 2013
• Study Completion (Actual): May 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: November 11, 2011
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 11, 2011
• First Posted (Estimate): November 16, 2011

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): April 21, 2020
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 9, 2020
• Last Verified: April 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Respiratory Tract Diseases; Immune System Diseases; Lung Diseases; Hypersensitivity, Immediate; Bronchial Diseases; Lung Diseases, Obstructive; Respiratory Hypersensitivity; Hypersensitivity; Asthma
• Other Study ID Numbers: VR506/2/002