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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 29 April 2013
Main ID:  NCT00626171
Date of registration: 20/02/2008
Primary sponsor: Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation
Public title: Role of Cigarette Smoking in Regulating Allergen-induced Early and Late Responses in Mild Asthmatics
Scientific title: A Study Evaluating the Role of Cigarette Smoking in Regulating Allergen-induced Early and Late Responses in Mild Asthmatics.
Date of first enrolment: August 2008
Target sample size: 25
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00626171
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Pharmacodynamics Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Basic Science  
Countries of recruitment
Canada
Contacts
Name:   Gail Gauvreau, PhD
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Affiliation:  McMaster University
Name:   Paul O'Byrne, MD
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Affiliation:  McMaster University
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Subjects with mild atopic asthma, presently well controlled on ß2-agonist only.

- Baseline FEV1 more than or equal to 70% of predicted normal.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Past or present cardiovascular, renal, liver or endocrine disease.

- Airway infection during the last 4 weeks.

- Exacerbation during the last 4 weeks.

- Inhaled or oral steroids during the last 4 weeks.

- Anti-asthma medication other than inhaled and/or oral ß2-agonists during the last 4
weeks.

- Pregnant or lactating women or women actively seeking pregnancy or lack of adequate
contraception.



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 65 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Asthma
Intervention(s)
Procedure: Allergen Challenge
Primary Outcome(s)
To measure the number of inflammatory cells in induced sputum following allergen challenge in smoking and non-smoking asthmatic subjects. [Time Frame: 7h and 24 h post]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
ZMsmsp
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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