Clinical trial NCT01611012: The Development of a Clinical Test to Assess the Inflammatory Phenotype of Asthma
Official title: The Development of a Clinical Test to Assess the Inflammatory Phenotype of Asthma
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Asthma
Keywords: Asthma
Inflammation
Phenotype
Sputum
Lead sponsor: UMC Utrecht
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2012-06-04
Enrollment: 115
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 75
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Observational model: COHORT
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Asthma patients between the age of 18 and 75, visiting outpatient respiratory clinic of the University Medical Centre in Utrecht, The Neterlands.

Brief summary: The purpose of this study is to determine the type and degree of inflammatory parameters in peripheral blood of asthma patients compared to analysis of induced sputum.

115 asthma patients visiting the outpatient clinic of the University Medical Center will be included. Blood samples are obtained and sputum induction is performed.

Hypothesis: in asthma the analysis of type and degree of inflammation in peripheral blood by changes in phenotypes of leukocytes is at least as reliable as analysis of cells obtained from induced sputum

Detailed description: Asthma is a heterogeneous disease and can be classified by level of control, disease severity and the inflammatory phenotype. However, these different domains overlap and classification of patients according to these characteristics has caused confusion in the literature. Concerning the inflammatory phenotype international consensus is present regarding the diagnostic power of induced sputum. This methodology is, however, difficult to implement in general practice. Local inflammation is associated with a complex combination of systemic pro- and anti-inflammatory signals that induce changes in responsive leukocytes. These changes can be used as read-out for type and degree of inflammatory disease. Hypothesis: This will facilitate the diagnosis of inflammatory phenotypes in asthma, as general application of induced sputum is not feasible.

Goals

1. To investigate whether analysis of antibodies directed against active Beta-1 and Beta-2-integrins (CD29/CD18) and FcγRII (CD32) of primed eosinophils allows the diagnosis of eosinophilic asthma as compared to analysis of sputum eosinophilia.
2. To evaluate the applicability of antibodies against active β1/β2-integrins and FcγRII in symptomatic asthma patients as a test to diagnose eosinophilic and neutrophilic asthma.
3. To determine specific protein profiles in serum of asthma patients by proteomics for the development of a diagnostic test.
4. To evaluate the effectiveness of this new test in comparison with FeNO.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Adult asthma
* Aged 18-75 years
* Visiting the outpatient clinic of the UMCU

Exclusion Criteria:

* Smoking at present or in the last 12 months
* Past smoking history of \> 10 Pack years
* AB treatment for RTI in past 4 weeks
* ABPA

Primary outcomes:
measure: inflammatory phenotype
timeFrame: 1 day
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Measurement of antibodies against active β1/β2-integrins and FcγRII
timeFrame: 1 day
measure: Measuring specific protein profiles in serum of asthma patients by proteomics
timeFrame: 1 day
measure: FENO
timeFrame: 1 day
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Utrecht
country: Netherlands
facility: UMC Utrecht
Study officials:
affiliation: Respiratory Department, UMC Utrecht
name: Jan-Willem Lammers, MD, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: Respiratory Department, UMC Utrecht
name: Leo Koenderman, M.D. PhD
role: STUDY_CHAIR
References:
citation: Kanters D, ten Hove W, Luijk B, van Aalst C, Schweizer RC, Lammers JW, Leufkens HG, Raaijmakers JA, Bracke M, Koenderman L. Expression of activated Fc gamma RII discriminates between multiple granulocyte-priming phenotypes in peripheral blood of allergic asthmatic subjects. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2007 Nov;120(5):1073-81. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2007.06.021. Epub 2007 Aug 13.
citation: Luijk B, Lindemans CA, Kanters D, van der Heijde R, Bertics P, Lammers JW, Bates ME, Koenderman L. Gradual increase in priming of human eosinophils during extravasation from peripheral blood to the airways in response to allergen challenge. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2005 May;115(5):997-1003. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2005.02.002.