Asthma Clinical Research Network (ACRN) Trial - Tiotropium Bromide as an Alternative to Increased Inhaled Corticosteroid in Patients Inadequately Controlled on a Lower Dose of Inhaled Corticosteroid (TALC)
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Purpose
Typically, people with asthma are initially prescribed a low dose of inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) medication to control asthma symptoms. If a low dose of ICS is ineffective at controlling symptoms, the addition of a second controller medication is recommended. This study will examine the effectiveness of the medication tiotropium bromide combined with a low dose of ICS at maintaining asthma control in people with moderately severe asthma.
| Condition | Intervention | Phase |
|---|---|---|
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Asthma |
Drug: Tiotropium bromide Drug: Salmeterol xinofoate Drug: Beclomethasone dipropionate |
Phase 3 |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) Primary Purpose: Treatment |
| Official Title: | Asthma Clinical Research Network (ACRN) Trial - Tiotropium Bromide as an Alternative to Increased Inhaled Corticosteroid in Patients Inadequately Controlled on a Lower Dose of Inhaled Corticosteroid (TALC) |
- AM peak expiratory flow (PEF) [ Time Frame: Measured during each of the three 14-week treatment periods ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) [ Time Frame: Measured during each of the three 14-week treatment periods ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Asthma symptoms, number of asthma-control days, rescue inhaler use [ Time Frame: Measured during each of the three 14-week treatment periods ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Asthma control, asthma quality-of-life [ Time Frame: Measured during each of the three 14-week treatment periods ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Asthma exacerbations [ Time Frame: Measured during each of the three 14-week treatment periods ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Biomarkers of inflammation and oxidative stress [ Time Frame: Measured during each of the three 14-week treatment periods ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Adverse events [ Time Frame: Measured during each of the three 14-week treatment periods ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
| Enrollment: | 210 |
| Study Start Date: | May 2008 |
| Study Completion Date: | May 2010 |
| Primary Completion Date: | May 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
| Arms | Assigned Interventions |
|---|---|
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Experimental: 1
Participants will take part in three 16-week treatment periods, which will occur in the following order:
Each of the three 16-week treatment periods will consist of 14 weeks of treatment followed by a 2-week washout period, in which participants will receive a single does of ICS. |
Drug: Tiotropium bromide
Tiotropium bromide inhalation powder (SPIRIVA® HandiHaler®)
Other Name: SPIRIVA® HandiHaler®
Drug: Salmeterol xinofoate
Salmeterol xinofoate inhalation powder bid (Serevent® Diskus® 50 mcg)
Other Name: Serevent® Diskus®
Drug: Beclomethasone dipropionate
Beclomethasone dipropionate 80 mcg bid or 160 mcg bid (QVAR® Inhalation Aerosol)
Other Name: QVAR®
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|
Experimental: 2
Participants will take part in three 16-week treatment periods, which will occur in the following order:
Each of the three 16-week treatment periods will consist of 14 weeks of treatment followed by a 2-week washout period, in which participants will receive a single does of ICS. |
Drug: Tiotropium bromide
Tiotropium bromide inhalation powder (SPIRIVA® HandiHaler®)
Other Name: SPIRIVA® HandiHaler®
Drug: Salmeterol xinofoate
Salmeterol xinofoate inhalation powder bid (Serevent® Diskus® 50 mcg)
Other Name: Serevent® Diskus®
Drug: Beclomethasone dipropionate
Beclomethasone dipropionate 80 mcg bid or 160 mcg bid (QVAR® Inhalation Aerosol)
Other Name: QVAR®
|
|
Experimental: 3
Participants will take part in three 16-week treatment periods, which will occur in the following order:
Each of the three 16-week treatment periods will consist of 14 weeks of treatment followed by a 2-week washout period, in which participants will receive a single does of ICS. |
Drug: Tiotropium bromide
Tiotropium bromide inhalation powder (SPIRIVA® HandiHaler®)
Other Name: SPIRIVA® HandiHaler®
Drug: Salmeterol xinofoate
Salmeterol xinofoate inhalation powder bid (Serevent® Diskus® 50 mcg)
Other Name: Serevent® Diskus®
Drug: Beclomethasone dipropionate
Beclomethasone dipropionate 80 mcg bid or 160 mcg bid (QVAR® Inhalation Aerosol)
Other Name: QVAR®
|
|
Experimental: 4
Participants will take part in three 16-week treatment periods, which will occur in the following order:
Each of the three 16-week treatment periods will consist of 14 weeks of treatment followed by a 2-week washout period, in which participants will receive a single does of ICS. |
Drug: Tiotropium bromide
Tiotropium bromide inhalation powder (SPIRIVA® HandiHaler®)
Other Name: SPIRIVA® HandiHaler®
Drug: Salmeterol xinofoate
Salmeterol xinofoate inhalation powder bid (Serevent® Diskus® 50 mcg)
Other Name: Serevent® Diskus®
Drug: Beclomethasone dipropionate
Beclomethasone dipropionate 80 mcg bid or 160 mcg bid (QVAR® Inhalation Aerosol)
Other Name: QVAR®
|
|
Experimental: 5
Participants will take part in three 16-week treatment periods, which will occur in the following order:
Each of the three 16-week treatment periods will consist of 14 weeks of treatment followed by a 2-week washout period, in which participants will receive a single does of ICS. |
Drug: Tiotropium bromide
Tiotropium bromide inhalation powder (SPIRIVA® HandiHaler®)
Other Name: SPIRIVA® HandiHaler®
Drug: Salmeterol xinofoate
Salmeterol xinofoate inhalation powder bid (Serevent® Diskus® 50 mcg)
Other Name: Serevent® Diskus®
Drug: Beclomethasone dipropionate
Beclomethasone dipropionate 80 mcg bid or 160 mcg bid (QVAR® Inhalation Aerosol)
Other Name: QVAR®
|
|
Experimental: 6
Participants will take part in three 16-week treatment periods, which will occur in the following order:
Each of the three 16-week treatment periods will consist of 14 weeks of treatment followed by a 2-week washout period, in which participants will receive a single does of ICS. |
Drug: Tiotropium bromide
Tiotropium bromide inhalation powder (SPIRIVA® HandiHaler®)
Other Name: SPIRIVA® HandiHaler®
Drug: Salmeterol xinofoate
Salmeterol xinofoate inhalation powder bid (Serevent® Diskus® 50 mcg)
Other Name: Serevent® Diskus®
Drug: Beclomethasone dipropionate
Beclomethasone dipropionate 80 mcg bid or 160 mcg bid (QVAR® Inhalation Aerosol)
Other Name: QVAR®
|
Detailed Description:
National and international asthma treatment guidelines recommend ICS as the initial controller therapy for people with asthma who are in need of daily treatment with a controller medication. If treatment with low to moderate doses of ICS is not sufficient to gain and maintain asthma control, current guidelines recommend adding a second controller medication rather than increasing the dose of ICS. Current options for the second medication include a long-acting beta-agonist, a leukotriene modifier, or theophylline. It is possible that other medications, not yet tested, could fill the role of the second controller medication. Tiotropium bromide is a medication that is used to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It works by relaxing and opening the air passages to the lungs to make breathing easier. For people with asthma, the addition of tiotropium bromide may be a good option as a second controller medication. The purpose of this study is to determine if combining tiotropium bromide with a low dose of ICS is more effective than doubling the dose of ICS in people with moderately severe asthma. This study will also examine whether the addition of tiotropium bromide to low dose ICS is as effective as the addition of a long-acting beta-agonist at maintaining asthma control.
This study will begin with a 4-week run-in period during which participants will be monitored while they use an inhaler containing a low dose of ICS medication. Next, participants will be assigned to take part in either the TALC study or the Best Adjustment Strategy for Asthma in Long Term (BASALT) study, which is a separate Asthma Clinical Research Network (ACRN) study.
All TALC participants will then undergo three 16-week treatment periods, which will include the following:
- Tiotropium bromide plus a single dose of ICS
- Long-acting beta-agonist plus a single dose of ICS
- Double dose of ICS
The order in which the three treatment periods will occur will be randomly assigned for each participant. Each of the three 16-week treatment periods will consist of 14 weeks of treatment followed by a 2-week washout period, in which participants will receive a single does of ICS. Study visits will occur at baseline and Weeks 2 and 4 of the 4-week run-in period, and at Weeks 4, 9, 14, and 16 of each 16-week treatment period. Spirometry tests to measure lung function will occur at each study visit and exhaled nitric oxide testing and questionnaires to assess asthma control and symptoms will occur at most visits. During study visits at Week 4 of the run-in period and Week 14 of each treatment period, lung function measurements, sputum collection, questionnaires to assess asthma quality-of-life, and measurements of sleep and daytime alertness will all occur. Participants will also record asthma symptoms, peak flow measurements, and medication usage in a daily diary.
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria for TALC and BASALT Studies:
- Clinical history consistent with asthma
- FEV1 greater than 40% of predicted value
Asthma confirmed by one of the following two criteria:
- Beta-agonist reversibility to 4 puffs albuterol of at least 12% OR
- PC20 FEV1 methacholine of 8 mg/mL or less when not on an ICS, or 16 mg/mL or less when on an ICS
Need for daily controller therapy (i.e., ICS, leukotriene modifiers, and/or long-acting beta-agonists) based on one or more of the following criteria:
- Received prescription for or used asthma controller within the 12 months prior to study entry OR
- Experienced symptoms for more than twice a week and not on asthma controller
- If on inhaled steroids (any drug at any dose not exceeding the equivalent of 1000 mcg of fluticasone daily), participant must have been on a stable dose for at least 2 weeks prior to study entry
- Non-smoker (i.e., total lifetime smoking history less than 10 pack-years; no smoking for at least 1 year prior to study entry)
- Willing to use an effective form of birth control throughout the study
Inclusion Criteria for TALC Study:
- Ability to measure A.M. PEF on schedule using electronic peak flow meter (EPFM) and to complete the study diary correctly at least 75% of the time during the interval between Weeks 2 and 4 of the run-in period
- Adherence with study medication dosing at least 75% of the time during the interval between Weeks 2 and 4 of the run-in period
- No asthma exacerbation requiring use of oral corticosteroids or additional asthma medications (including an increased dose of ICS) during the run-in period
- FEV1 greater than 40% of the predicted value
Exclusion Criteria for BASALT and TALC Studies:
- Lung disease other than asthma, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and chronic bronchitis
- Established or suspected diagnosis of vocal cord dysfunction
- Significant medical illness other than asthma
- History of respiratory tract infection within the 4 weeks prior to study entry
- History of a significant asthma exacerbation within the 4 weeks prior to study entry
- History of life-threatening asthma requiring treatment with intubation and mechanical ventilation in the 5 years prior to study entry
- Hyposensitization therapy other than an established maintenance regimen
- Inability to coordinate use of the delivery devices used in the study, based on the opinion of the investigator or clinical coordinator
- Pregnant
Exclusion Criteria for TALC Study:
- Inability to coordinate use of the medication delivery devices used in the study, based on the opinion of the investigator or clinical coordinator
- Presence at Week 4 of the run-in period of any of the exclusion criteria stipulated for Week 0 of the run-in period (Note: Respiratory tract infections that do not cause the participant to meet exacerbation criteria are not considered exclusionary.)
Contacts and Locations| United States, California | |
| University of California, San Diego | |
| San Diego, California, United States, 92093 | |
| University of California, San Francisco | |
| San Francisco, California, United States, 94143 | |
| United States, Colorado | |
| National Jewish Medical and Research Center | |
| Denver, Colorado, United States, 80206 | |
| United States, Massachusetts | |
| Brigham & Women's Hospital | |
| Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115 | |
| United States, Missouri | |
| Washington University, St. Louis | |
| St. Louis, Missouri, United States, 63130 | |
| United States, New York | |
| Columbia University Health Sciences | |
| New York, New York, United States, 10032 | |
| United States, North Carolina | |
| Duke University Medical Center | |
| Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710 | |
| Wake Forest University Health Sciences | |
| Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27157 | |
| United States, Texas | |
| University of Texas Medical Branch | |
| Galveston, Texas, United States, 77555 | |
| United States, Wisconsin | |
| University of Wisconsin, Madison | |
| Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53706 | |
| Principal Investigator: | Homer A. Boushey, MD | University of California, San Francisco |
| Principal Investigator: | Richard J. Martin, MD | National Jewish Health |
| Principal Investigator: | Elliot Israel, MD | Brigham and Women's Hospital |
| Principal Investigator: | Stephen I. Wasserman, MD | University of California, San Diego |
| Principal Investigator: | Mario Castro, MD | Washington University, St. Louis |
| Principal Investigator: | Emily A. DiMango, MD | Columbia University |
| Principal Investigator: | Stephen P. Peters, MD, PhD | Wake Forest University |
| Principal Investigator: | Monica Kraft, MD | Duke University |
| Principal Investigator: | William J. Calhoun, MD | University of Texas |
| Principal Investigator: | Robert F. Lemanske, MD | University of Wisconsin, Madison |
| Study Chair: | Reuben M. Cherniack, MD | National Jewish Health |
More Information
Additional Information:
No publications provided by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Additional publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
| Responsible Party: | Vernon M. Chinchilli, PhD, Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00565266 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | 547, U10 HL074206, U10 HL074208, U10 HL074073, U10 HL074227, U10 HL074225, U10 HL074204, U10 HL074218, U10 HL074212, U10 HL074231 |
| Study First Received: | November 28, 2007 |
| Last Updated: | September 17, 2010 |
| Health Authority: | United States: Federal Government |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Asthma Bronchial Diseases Respiratory Tract Diseases Lung Diseases, Obstructive Lung Diseases Respiratory Hypersensitivity Hypersensitivity, Immediate Hypersensitivity Immune System Diseases Beclomethasone Salmeterol Tiotropium Bromides Anti-Inflammatory Agents Therapeutic Uses |
Pharmacologic Actions Glucocorticoids Hormones Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists Physiological Effects of Drugs Anti-Asthmatic Agents Respiratory System Agents Anticonvulsants Central Nervous System Agents Adrenergic beta-2 Receptor Agonists Adrenergic beta-Agonists Adrenergic Agonists Adrenergic Agents Neurotransmitter Agents Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on February 13, 2013
