Clinical trial NCT03086460: A Dose Ranging Study With CHF 1531 in Subjects With Asthma (FLASH)
Official title: A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo and Active-controlled, Incomplete Block Cross-over, Dose Ranging Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of 4 Doses of CHF 1531 pMDI (Formoterol Fumarate) in Asthmatic Subjects
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: PHASE2
Conditions: Asthma
Lead sponsor: Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A.
Sponsor class: INDUSTRY
First posted: 2017-03-22
Enrollment: 67
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 75
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: CROSSOVER
Primary purpose: OTHER

Brief summary: To evaluate the dose-response of different doses of CHF 1531 pressurized metered dose inhaler (pMDI) containing formoterol fumarate, on lung function and other clinical outcomes and to identify the optimal dose(s) with regard to benefit/ risk ratio for further development in the target subject population.

Detailed description: This is a phase II, randomized, double-blind, placebo and active controlled dose-ranging, 6 arm incomplete block cross-over study to identify the optimal dose of CHF 1531 pMDI (containing formoterol fumarate), with regard to lung function and other clinical efficacy and safety outcome measures.

After a 2 week run-in period under rescue albuterol 'as needed' and background inhaled corticosteroid (ICS), subjects qualifying for the study were required to complete 4 treatment intervals of 2 weeks each, separated by 2 week wash-out intervals.

During each treatment interval, the subject were randomly assigned to take one of 5 double-blind study treatments twice daily (BID) i.e. one of 4 doses of CHF 1531 pMDI or a matching placebo or the open-label active control treatment (Perforomist® Inhalation Solution \[IS\]) also BID. During the entire study, all subjects concomitantly received ICS treatment with QVAR® inhaler (beclomethasone dipropionate 40 or 80 µg /actuation) twice daily at a dose that matches their pre-enrollment ICS and an albuterol inhaler to use as asthma rescue medication on 'as needed' basis. The subjects visited the study center every 2 weeks to undergo study procedures, and received a safety follow-up phone call one week after their last visit. In total, the study lasted 18 weeks and required 10 visits to the study center.

During the study, daily asthma symptoms, peak expiratory flow, rescue and background medication use, and compliance with the study medication were recorded in a subject diary. Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) were assessed and recorded throughout the study. A full physical exam, routine hematology, blood chemistry, spirometry, vital signs measurement, 12-lead ECG, and pregnancy testing were performed before enrollment and at the end of the study. Furthermore, on Day 1 and 14 of each treatment interval, serial spirometry, 12-lead ECGs, blood pressure measurements (BP), serum potassium, and serum glucose were measured at the study center for up to 12 hours post-dose.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Male or female subjects aged ≥18 and ≤75 years who have signed an Informed Consent Form prior to initiation of any study-related procedure.
* A diagnosis of asthma as defined in the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) Report, 2016, documented for at least 1 year prior to screening.
* Poorly controlled or uncontrolled asthma evidenced by a score ≥1.5 on the Asthma Control Questionnaire 7 © (ACQ-7)
* A pre-bronchodilator Forced Expiratory Volume in the 1st Second ( FEV1) ≥60% and \<85% of their predicted normal value, after appropriate washout from bronchodilators, at the screening and randomization visits
* Subjects with a positive response to a reversibility test at screening, defined as change in FEV1 (ΔFEV1) ≥12% and ≥200 mL over baseline within 30 minutes after inhaling 4 puffs of albuterol hydrofluoroalkane(HFA) 90 µg/actuation.
* Use of ICS (low/medium dose according to GINA Report, 2016) with or without a long-acting bronchodilator for 3 months (at a stable dose in the last 4 weeks) before screening visit.
* A cooperative attitude and ability to demonstrate correct use of the diary, peak flow meter, and pMDI inhaler.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Pregnant or lactating women and all women physiologically capable of becoming pregnant UNLESS they are willing to use a highly effective birth control methods
* Subjects who suffer from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) as defined by the Global Strategy for Prevention, Diagnosis and Management of COPD (GOLD) Report, 2017, or are suspected of having Asthma COPD Overlap Syndrome (ACOS) as described in the GINA Report, 2016.
* Inability to carry out pulmonary function testing, to comply with study procedures or with study drug intake.
* Current smokers or ex-smokers (tobacco, vapor cigarettes, marijuana) with a smoking history of \>10 pack-years or having stopped smoking one year or less prior to screening visit.
* History of life-threatening asthma, clinically significant uncontrolled disease or respiratory infection.
* An asthma exacerbation requiring oral/intravenous corticosteroids ≤ 30 days, intramuscular depot corticosteroid ≤3 months or hospitalization within 6 months prior to screening.
* Subjects with unresolved bacterial or viral respiratory tract, sinus, or middle ear infection affecting asthma status within 2 weeks prior to screening.
* Subjects who received a vaccination within 2 weeks prior to screening or during the run-in.
* Subjects with oral candidiasis at screening and at randomization.
* Subjects with any clinically significant, uncontrolled condition.
* Subjects with serum potassium levels \<3.5 milliequivalents per litre (mEq/L) or (3.5 mmol/L) at screening.
* Subjects who have clinically significant cardiovascular condition.
* Subjects who have a clinically significant abnormal 12-lead ECG that results in active medical problem which may impact the safety of the patient according to Investigator's judgment.
* Subjects whose 12-lead ECG shows Fridericia's corrected QT interval (QTcF) \>450 ms for males or QTcF \>470 ms for females at screening or randomization visits.
* Subjects with known intolerance/hypersensitivity or contra-indication to treatment with inhaled β2-adrenergic receptor agonists, corticosteroids or propellant gases/excipients.
* Subjects with concomitant immunosuppressive therapy, use of oral or injected corticosteroids, anti- Immunoglobulin E (IgE), anti-Interleukin 5 (IL5) or other monoclonal or polyclonal antibodies within 12 weeks prior to screening.
* Use of potent cytochrome P450 3A4 inhibitors and inducers within 4 weeks prior to screening.
* History of alcohol abuse and/or substance/drug abuse within 12 months prior to screening.
* Subjects who have received an investigational drug within 1 month or 5 half-lives (whichever is greater) prior to screening visit, or have been previously randomized in this trial, or are currently participating in another clinical trial.
* Subjects who are mentally or legally incapacitated or subjects accommodated in an establishment as a result of an official or judicial order.
* Subjects who have undergone major surgery in the 3 months prior to screening visit or have a planned surgery during the trial.

Primary outcomes:
measure: FEV1 Area Under the Curve Between 0 and 12 h [AUC(0-12h)], Normalized by Time -- Change From Baseline to Post Dose Day 14
timeFrame: Baseline, Day 14 post-dose
measure: Sensitivity Analysis 1: FEV1 AUC(0-12h), Normalized by Time -- Change From Baseline to Post Dose Day 14
timeFrame: Baseline, Day 14 post-dose
measure: Sensitivity Analysis 2: FEV1 AUC(0-12h), Normalized by Time -- Change From Baseline to Post Dose Day 14
timeFrame: Baseline, Day 14 post-dose
measure: Sensitivity Analysis 3: FEV1 AUC(0-12h), Normalized by Time -- Change From Baseline to Post Dose Day 14
timeFrame: Baseline, Day 14 post-dose
Secondary outcomes:
measure: FEV1 AUC(0-12h), Normalized by Time -- Change From Baseline to Post Dose Day 1
timeFrame: Baseline, Day 1 post-dose
measure: FEV1 AUC(0-4h), Normalized by Time -- Change From Baseline to Post Dose Day 1 and Day 14
timeFrame: Baseline, Day 1, Day 14 post-dose
measure: FEV1 Peak(0-4h), Normalized by Time -- Change From Baseline to Post Dose Day 1 and Day 14
timeFrame: Baseline, Day 1, Day 14 post-dose
measure: FVC AUC(0-12h), Normalized by Time -- Change From Baseline to Post Dose Day 1 and Day 14
timeFrame: Baseline, Day 1, Day 14 post-dose
measure: FVC AUC(0-4h), Normalized by Time -- Change From Baseline to Post Dose Day 1 and Day 14
timeFrame: Baseline, Day 1, Day 14 post-dose
measure: FVC Peak(0-4h), Normalized by Time -- Change From Baseline to Post Dose Day 1 and Day 14
timeFrame: Baseline, Day 1, Day 14 post-dose
measure: Pre-dose Morning FEV1 (L) -- Change From Baseline to Post Dose Day 14
timeFrame: Baseline, Day 14 post-dose
measure: Pre-dose Morning FVC -- Change From Baseline to Post Dose Day 14
timeFrame: Baseline, Day 14 post-dose
measure: Time to Onset of Action -- Change From Baseline in Post-dose FEV1 ≥12% and ≥200 mL to Post Dose Day 1
timeFrame: Baseline, Day 1 post-dose
measure: Patients Achieving Onset of Action -- Change From Baseline in Post-dose FEV1 ≥12% and ≥200 mL to Post Dose Day 1
timeFrame: Baseline, Day 1 post-dose
measure: Vital Signs (Systolic Blood Pressure [SBP] and Diastolic Blood Pressure [DBP]) -- Change From Baseline for Post-dose on Day 1 and on Day 14
timeFrame: Baseline, Day 1 and Day 14 post-dose
measure: 12-lead ECG Parameter -- Heart Rate (HR) -- Change From Baseline Post-dose to Post Dose Day 1 and Day 14
timeFrame: Baseline, Day 1, Day 14 post-dose
measure: Heart Rate (HR) AUC(0-4h), Normalized by Time -- Change From Baseline Post-dose to Post Dose Day 1 and Day 14
timeFrame: Baseline, Day 1, Day 14 post-dose
measure: Heart Rate (HR) Peak(0-4h), Normalized by Time -- Change From Baseline Post-dose to Post Dose Day 1 and Day 14
timeFrame: Baseline, Day 1, Day 14 post-dose
measure: Heart Rate (HR) AUC(0-4h) and Peak(0-4h), Normalized by Time -- Change From Pre-dose to Post Dose Day 14
timeFrame: Baseline, Day 14 post-dose
measure: 12-lead Electrocardiogram (ECG) Parameter (QTcF Interval) -- Change From Baseline Post-dose to Post Dose Day 1 and Day 14
timeFrame: Baseline, Day 1, Day 14 post-dose
measure: 12-lead Electrocardiogram (ECG) Parameter (PR Interval) -- Change From Baseline Post-dose to Post Dose Day 1 and Day 14
timeFrame: Baseline, Day 1, Day 14 post-dose
measure: 12-lead Electrocardiogram (ECG) Parameter (QRS Interval) -- Change From Baseline Post-dose to Post Dose Day 1 and Day 14
timeFrame: Baseline, Day 1, Day 14 post-dose
measure: Serum Potassium -- Change From Baseline Post-dose to Post Dose Day 1 and Day 14
timeFrame: Baseline, Day 1, Day 14 post-dose
measure: Serum Glucose -- Change From Baseline to Post-dose Day 1 and Day 14
timeFrame: Baseline, Day 1, Day 14 post-dose
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Tucson
country: United States
facility: Chiesi Investigational Site
state: Arizona
city: Los Angeles
country: United States
facility: Chiesi Investigational Site
state: California
city: Lutherville
country: United States
facility: Chiesi Investigational Site
state: Maryland
city: Saint Louis
country: United States
facility: Chiesi Investigational Site
state: Missouri
city: Raleigh
country: United States
facility: Chiesi Investigational Site
state: North Carolina
city: Greenville
country: United States
facility: Chiesi Investigational Site
state: South Carolina
city: Orangeburg
country: United States
facility: Chiesi Investigational Site
state: South Carolina
city: Spartanburg
country: United States
facility: Chiesi Investigational Site
state: South Carolina
city: Knoxville
country: United States
facility: Chiesi Investigational Site
state: Tennessee
city: Richland
country: United States
facility: Chiesi Investigational Site
state: Washington
Study officials:
affiliation: Sterling ENT, PA
name: Richard Sterling
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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