Study Of RV-39 In Patients Who Also Have Asthma

This study will last up to 9 weeks. Subjects will visit the clinic up to 14 times. Certain clinic visits will include a physical examination, lung function tests, inflammatory cell analysis from nasal secretions and/or sputum, and blood draws. Subjects will inhale an FDA approved virus through their nose which is known to cause the common cold. All study related medications and medical...

Date First Received: July 17, 2007

Last Updated: October 27, 2008

Verified by: GlaxoSmithKline, October 2008

Clinical Trial Phase: Phase 4 | Start Date: October 2007

Overall Status: Completed

Estimated Enrollment: 45

Brief Summary

Official Title: “An Exploratory Study to Evaluate the Response of Salmeterol Plus Fluticasone Propionate vs Fluticasone Propionate Alone to Experimental Nasal Inoculation With Rhinovirus”

Condition Keyword(s):

This study will last up to 9 weeks. Subjects will visit the clinic up to 14 times. Certain clinic visits will include a physical examination, lung function tests, inflammatory cell analysis from nasal secretions and/or sputum, and blood draws. Subjects will inhale an FDA approved virus through their nose which is known to cause the common cold. All study related medications and medical examinations will be provided at no cost to the subject. The drugs used in this study are approved for the age group under study.

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Treatment, Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study

Study Primary Completion Date: July 2008

Intervention(s) in this Clinical Trial

  • Drug: fluticasone propionate/salmeterol, fluticasone propionate

Outcome Measures for this Clinical Trial

Primary Measures

  • Lower respiratory symptom score

Secondary Measures

  • Morning Peak Expiratory Flow Morning Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second Exhaled Nitric Oxide

Criteria for Participation in this Clinical Trial

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Have asthma for at least 3 months prior to the study.
  • Have been using an allowed pre-study asthma therapy for at least 3 months prior to study.
  • Demonstrate airway hyperresponsiveness following inhalation of bronchoconstrictor.
  • Have a positive allergic status antibody test.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Have a history of life-threatening asthma.
  • Been hospitalized for asthma within the 24 months prior to the study.
  • Have certain conditions that would make study participation unsafe.
  • The study doctor will evaluate other inclusion and exclusion criteria.

Gender Eligibility for this Clinical Trial: Both

Minimum Age for this Clinical Trial: 18 Years

Maximum Age for this Clinical Trial: 40 Years

Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted for this Clinical Trial?: No

Clinical Trial Sponsor Information

Lead Sponsor: GlaxoSmithKline

Overall Clinical Trial Officials and Contacts

GSK Clinical Trials, MD Study Director GlaxoSmithKline  

Additional Information

Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on January 08, 2009

Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record. http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00503009

Study ID Number: HZA109895

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00503009

Health Authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration

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