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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT00402948
Date of registration: 21/11/2006
Primary sponsor: Pharmaxis
Public title: Safety and Efficacy of Two Dosages of Inhaled TPI ASM8 Compared to Placebo in Mild to Moderate Asthmatic Patients
Scientific title: Phase 2, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Groups, To Evaluate And Compare The Safety, Tolerability And Efficacy Of Two Dosages Of Inhaled TPI ASM8 Administered For 14 Days In Patients With Mild to Moderate Asthma.
Date of first enrolment: February 2007
Target sample size: 60
Recruitment status: Terminated
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00402948
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator), Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Countries of recruitment
Canada
Contacts
Name:   Parameswaram Nair, MD
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Telephone:
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Affiliation:  Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Age 18-65 y. old, non or ex-smokers for > 6 months

- Mild to moderate asthmatic in general good health

- On either low-dose inhaled corticosteroid or steroid naive

- No other asthma medication

- Regular sputum producer

- EOS more than 3% at randomization,

- FEV1 > 70%

Exclusion Criteria:

- Respiratory infection within last 4 weeks

- Any condition that may affect the conduct of the study as per the investigators



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 65 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Asthma
Intervention(s)
Drug: ASM8
Drug: TPI ASM8
Primary Outcome(s)
Sputum eosinophils at Day 1 and Day 14 and safety on Day 14 [Time Frame: Prospective]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Blood eosinophils at Day 0 and Day 15 [Time Frame: Prospective]
FEV 1 on Day 1 and Day 14 [Time Frame: Prospective]
Gene expression ( mRNA, beta-chain and CCR3 on surface receptors of IL-3, IL-5 and GM-CSF [Time Frame: Prospective]
Rescue Medication (albuterol)for 21 days [Time Frame: Prospective]
Secondary ID(s)
TPI ASM8 -204
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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