Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Multi-dose, Study Comparing Budesonide/Formoterol to Symbicort® in Asthmatic Patients

Overview

A randomized multiple-dose, placebo-controlled, parallel group design consisting of a 2-week run-in period followed by a 6-week treatment period of the placebo, Test product (Budesonide 80 mcg / Formoterol fumarate dihydrate 4.5 mcg), or Reference product Symbicort® inhalation aerosol.

Full Title of Study: “Randomized, Single Blind, Parallel Group, Placebo Controlled, Multidose Study Comparing the Therapeutic Equivalence of a 3M Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate Inhaler and a Symbicort® Reference Inhaler in Adult Subjects With Asthma”

Study Type

  • Study Type: Interventional
  • Study Design
    • Allocation: Randomized
    • Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
    • Primary Purpose: Treatment
    • Masking: Single (Participant)
  • Study Primary Completion Date: February 8, 2018

Detailed Description

This is a pivotal trial that will examine therapeutic equivalence of a new generic fixed-dose combination product containing Budesonide 80 mcg / Formoterol fumarate dihydrate 4.5 mcg and reference listed drug (RLD) Symbicort® inhalation aerosol in adult patients with chronic but stable asthma as defined in National Asthma Education and Prevention Program Expert Panel Report 3 (NAEPP 3) guidelines. To ensure adequate study sensitivity the test and reference products should both be statistically superior to placebo (p<0.05) with regard to the bioequivalent study primary endpoints. A secondary study objective is the safety and tolerability of the test compound.

Interventions

  • Drug: Budesonide/Formoterol fumarate dihydrate
    • Experimental: Treatment 1
  • Drug: Symbicort
    • Active Comparator: Treatment 2
  • Drug: Placebo
    • Placebo Comparator: Treatment 3

Arms, Groups and Cohorts

  • Experimental: Treatment 1
    • Generic Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate Dihydrate (80mcg/4.5mcg) Inhalation Aerosol, two inhalation twice daily, consisting of a 2-week run-in period followed by a 6-week treatment period
  • Active Comparator: Treatment 2
    • Symbicort (Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate Dihydrate) Inhalation Aerosol, two inhalation twice daily, consisting of a 2-week run-in period followed by a 6-week treatment period
  • Placebo Comparator: Treatment 3
    • Placebo Inhalation Aerosol, two inhalation twice daily, consisting of a 2-week run-in period followed by a 6-week treatment period

Clinical Trial Outcome Measures

Primary Measures

  • Area Under the Serial Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second (FEV1)
    • Time Frame: Day 1
    • FEV1 Area calculated over 12 hours (measurements at 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12 hours post-dose) on Day 1 of treatment. Because this was a primary endpoint, Per Protocol Population used to calculate this endpoint.
  • Change From Baseline in FEV1 Measured in the Morning at the End of Treatment Visit
    • Time Frame: Day 1 – Day 49
    • Average predose FEV1 at End of Treatment defined as the average of all predose assessments on Day 42 (+/- 7 days). Baseline was defined as the average of 2 predose FEV1 values obtained on Day 1. The endpoint of baseline-adjusted predose FEV1 at end of treatment was calculated as follows: [FEV1 at end of treatment] – [Baseline FEV1].

Secondary Measures

  • Number of Participants With Adverse Events
    • Time Frame: 6 Weeks
    • Number of participants reporting at least one adverse event (safety population)

Participating in This Clinical Trial

Inclusion Criteria

  • Adult male or female subjects of non-childbearing or of childbearing potential committed to consistent and correct use of an acceptable method of birth control – Diagnosed with asthma, as defined by the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP),at least 6 months prior to screening – Moderate-to-severe asthma with a pre-bronchodilator FEV1 of >45% and <85% of predicted normal, measured at least 6 hours after short-acting β agonist (SABA)and at least 24 hours after the last dose of long-acting β agonist (LABA), at the screening visit and on the day of treatment – >15% and >0.20 L reversibility of FEV1 within 30 minutes following 360 mcg of albuterol inhalation (pMDI) – Patients should be stable on their chronic asthma treatment regimen for at least 4 weeks prior to enrollment – Currently non-smoking; having not used tobacco products (i.e., cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco) within the past year, and having < 10 pack-years of historical use – Able to replace current regularly scheduled short-acting β agonists (SABAs) with salbutamol/albuterol inhaler for use only on an as-needed basis for the duration of the study (subjects should be able to withhold all inhaled SABAs for at least 6 hours prior to lung function assessments on study visits) – Willing to discontinue their asthma medications (inhaled corticosteroids and long-acting β agonists) during the run-in period and for the remainder of the study – Willingness to give their written informed consent to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria:

  • Life-threatening asthma, defined as a history of asthma episodes(s) requiring intubation, and/or associated with hypercapnia, respiratory arrest or hypoxic seizures, asthma-related syncopal episodes(s), or hospitalizations within the past year or during the run-in period – Significant respiratory disease other than asthma (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), interstitial lung disease, etc.) – Evidence or history of clinically significant disease or abnormality including congestive heart failure, uncontrolled hypertension, uncontrolled coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction, or cardiac dysrhythmia. In addition, historical or current evidence of significant hematologic, hepatic, neurologic, psychiatric, renal, or other diseases that, in the opinion of the investigator, would put the patient at risk through study participation, or would affect the study analyses if the disease exacerbated during the study – Patients who required systemic corticosteroids (for any reason) within the past 4 weeks – Hypersensitivity to any sympathomimetic drug (e.g., formoterol or albuterol) or any inhaled, intranasal, or systemic corticosteroid therapy – Patients currently receiving β-blockers

Gender Eligibility: All

Minimum Age: 18 Years

Maximum Age: N/A

Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted: No

Investigator Details

  • Lead Sponsor
    • Kindeva Drug Delivery
  • Provider of Information About this Clinical Study
    • Sponsor
  • Overall Official(s)
    • KINDEVA I DD, PhD, Study Chair, Kindeva Drug Delivery

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