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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT00434434
Date of registration: 11/02/2007
Primary sponsor: Genentech
Public title: A Study of Omalizumab in the Prevention of Allergen Induced Airway Obstruction in Adults With Mild Allergic Asthma AQUA
Scientific title: A Phase II, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel-Group, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Lyophilized and Aged Liquid Omalizumab in the Prevention of Allergen-Induced Airway Obstruction in Adults With Mild Allergic Asthma
Date of first enrolment: October 2007
Target sample size: 61
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00434434
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator), Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Countries of recruitment
Canada United States
Contacts
Name:   Dennis Wong, M.D.
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Telephone:
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Affiliation:  Genentech
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Signed Informed Consent Form

- Meet criteria for the diagnosis of allergic asthma

- Be between the ages of 18 to 65 years

- Have a normal chest X-ray within 2 years of screening

Exclusion Criteria:

- Need daily controller medication for asthma

- History of hypersensitivity to the study drug or to drugs with similar chemical
structures or to any ingredients, including excipients of the study medication or
drugs related to omalizumab (e.g., monoclonal antibodies, polyclonal gamma globulin)

- Have a documented medical history of anaphylaxis

- Have lung disease other than mild allergic asthma

- Have taken other investigational drugs within 30 days or 5 half-lives prior to the
screening visit, whichever is longer

- Are unable or unwilling to comply with study procedures and visits

- Are pregnant or lactating

- Have significant medical illness other than asthma, including malignancies, parasitic
infections, immune system disorders, and thrombocytopenia

- Have been treated with omalizumab within 12 months prior to screening

- Currently smoke or have a history of smoking more than 10 pack-years

- Have a history of drug or alcohol abuse, which, in the judgment of the investigator,
may put the subject at risk for being unable to participate fully in the study for
the duration of the study



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 65 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Allergic Asthma
Intervention(s)
Drug: omalizumab
Drug: placebo
Primary Outcome(s)
Change in Logarithmically Transformed (log2) Allergen PC15 Concentration (Allergen Concentration Required to Evoke a 15% Decrease in FEV1) [Time Frame: From baseline to Week 16]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Ratio of the Allergen Forced Expiratory Volume at One Second (FEV1) Two-point Slope at the Week 16 Allergen Challenge to the Allergen FEV1 Two-point Slope at the Baseline Allergen Challenge [Time Frame: From baseline to Week 16]
Secondary ID(s)
Q4160g
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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