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Pilot Study of Pioglitazone for the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Asthma in Obese Asthmatics (Glitz Asthma) (GLITZ)

25. februar 2015 opdateret af: Anne Dixon, University of Vermont

A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Pilot Study of Pioglitazone for the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Asthma in Obese Asthmatics. (The GLITZ Asthma Study)

Asthmatics who are significantly overweight tend to have more severe symptoms, more flare ups, and are more likely to have poorly-controlled asthma when compared to other asthmatics.

Researchers believe this occurs because excess adipose tissue (fat) in the bosy can cause higher-than-normal levels of leptin and lower levels of adiponectin in the blood.

The researchers of this study are testing a medication called pioglitazone in overweight asthmatics because they believe it can help regulate leptin and adiponectin and that this may improve symptoms of asthma.

Studieoversigt

Status

Afsluttet

Betingelser

Intervention / Behandling

Detaljeret beskrivelse

Participants in this study will be randomly assigned (like the flip of a coin) to pioglitazone or placebo (an inactive pill). They will be given study medication to take every day for 12 weeks (3 months).

Participants will complete a number of asthma-related questionnaires and a variety of pulmonary function tests. Participants will undergo physical exams, an electrocardiogram, and blood sampling to measure leptin, adiponectin, markers of inflammation, blood cell counts, glucose levels, BNP hormone levels, and liver function.

To monitor participants throughout the study, follow-up visits will be done at 2, 6, and 12 weeks after starting study drug. At these visits many of the pulmonary function tests and questionnaires will be repeated.

Undersøgelsestype

Interventionel

Tilmelding (Faktiske)

28

Fase

  • Fase 2

Kontakter og lokationer

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Studiesteder

  • Forenede Stater
    • Vermont
      • Colchester, Vermont, Forenede Stater, 05446
        • The Vermont Lung Center at the University of Vermont

Deltagelseskriterier

Forskere leder efter personer, der passer til en bestemt beskrivelse, kaldet berettigelseskriterier. Nogle eksempler på disse kriterier er en persons generelle helbredstilstand eller tidligere behandlinger.

Berettigelseskriterier

Aldre berettiget til at studere

18 år til 60 år (Voksen)

Tager imod sunde frivillige

Ingen

Køn, der er berettiget til at studere

Alle

Beskrivelse

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Asthma diagnosed by a physician at least 1 year prior to study enrollment
  • Poorly-controlled asthma at study enrollment
  • Non smokers (stopped smoking at least 1 year ago) and limited lifetime history of smoking
  • Body mass index 30-60
  • Responds to methacholine challenge test with PC20 of <16 mg/ml
  • On a stable dose of inhaled corticosteroid for at least 4 weeks prior to study entry
  • FEV1 > 60% predicted
  • Able to obtain weekly weights at home

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Systemic steroids within the past 4 weeks
  • Lung pathology other than asthma
  • Other significant non-pulmonary co-morbidities such as: coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease, cerebrovascular disease, congestive heart failure with an ejection fraction <50%, liver disease or elevated liver enzymes at baseline, malignancy (excluding non-melanoma skin cancers), AIDS, renal failure with serum creatinine >3.0, or disorders requiring steroid treatment such as vasculitis, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis
  • B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) >400pg/ml
  • Pregnant or lactating
  • Currently taking a beta blocker, a CYP2C8 inhibitor or inducer such as gemfibrozil or rifampin, a TZD (thiazolidinedione), or allergic to TZD
  • Taking antioxidants (if taking a multivitamin must be on a stable regimen prior to enrollment)
  • Illicit drug use within the past year
  • Current/active upper respiratory infection (if active URI, wait until asymptomatic for 1 week to enroll)
  • Asthma exacerbation within the past 4 weeks (includes ER, urgent care, or hospital visits due to asthma resulting in an increase in asthma-related medications)
  • Undergoing evaluation for sleep apnea, or plans to institute treatment for sleep apnea (patients on a stable treatment regimen for sleep apnea for the last 3 months will be allowed to participate)
  • Clinically significant abnormalities present on screening 12-lead electrocardiogram
  • Women of childbearing potential using oral contraceptives who are not willing to use a second method of contraception during the study

Studieplan

Dette afsnit indeholder detaljer om studieplanen, herunder hvordan undersøgelsen er designet, og hvad undersøgelsen måler.

Hvordan er undersøgelsen tilrettelagt?

Design detaljer

  • Primært formål: Behandling
  • Tildeling: Randomiseret
  • Interventionel model: Parallel tildeling
  • Maskning: Firedobbelt

Våben og indgreb

Deltagergruppe / Arm
Intervention / Behandling
Placebo komparator: 2
Medicin: Placebo
Matching placebo (inert tablet)
Aktiv komparator: 1
Medicin: Pioglitazone
Pioglitazone tablets; 30 mg/day for 2 weeks; then increased to 45 mg/day until week 12 (approximately 3 months)

Hvad måler undersøgelsen?

Primære resultatmål

Resultatmål
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse
Tidsramme
PC20
Tidsramme: 12 weeks

Airway reactivity will be measured with methacholine challenge testing following ATS guidelines.

This is the concentration of methacholine that produces a 20% decrease in lung function (measured by forced expiratory volume in 1 second)
12 weeks

Samarbejdspartnere og efterforskere

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Sponsor

University of Vermont

Samarbejdspartnere

University of Pittsburgh
American Lung Association

Efterforskere

  • Ledende efterforsker: Anne E Dixon, MD, The Vermont Lung Center at the University of Vermont

Publikationer og nyttige links

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Generelle publikationer

Hjælpsomme links

Datoer for undersøgelser

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Studer store datoer

Studiestart

1. januar 2009

Primær færdiggørelse (Faktiske)

1. juni 2013

Studieafslutning (Faktiske)

1. december 2013

Datoer for studieregistrering

Først indsendt

5. november 2008

Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier

6. november 2008

Først opslået (Skøn)

7. november 2008

Opdateringer af undersøgelsesjournaler

Sidste opdatering sendt (Skøn)

26. februar 2015

Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier

25. februar 2015

Sidst verificeret

1. februar 2015

Mere information

Begreber relateret til denne undersøgelse

Nøgleord

Yderligere relevante MeSH-vilkår

Andre undersøgelses-id-numre

  • GLITZ Asthma

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