Safety of Tobramycin Inhalation Powder (TIP) vs Tobramycin Solution for Inhalation in Patients With Cystic Fibrosis

NCT ID: NCT00388505

Last Updated: 2012-07-24

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

517 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2006-02-28

Study Completion Date

2009-03-31

Brief Summary

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This study compares the safety of the tobramycin solution for inhalation with the tobramycin dry powder formulation, used with a simple inhaler

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Cystic Fibrosis

Keywords

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tobramycin

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Tobramycin inhalation powder (TIP)

Participants received four 28 mg capsules of tobramycin inhalation powder (TIP) delivered with the T-326 inhaler twice daily for 28 days followed by 28 days off therapy (one cycle) for a total of three cycles.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Tobramycin Inhalation Powder

Intervention Type DRUG

Tobramycin Inhalation Powder (TIP) capsules for inhalation.

Tobramycin solution for inhalation (TOBI)

Participants received one 300 mg (in 5 mL) ampoule of tobramycin solution for inhalation (TOBI) delivered with a nebulizer twice daily for 28 days followed by 28 days off therapy (one cycle) for a total of three cycles.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Tobramycin Solution for Inhalation

Intervention Type DRUG

Tobramycin solution for inhalation (TOBI), supplied as 300 mg/5mL ampoules administered with a nebulizer

Interventions

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Tobramycin Inhalation Powder

Tobramycin Inhalation Powder (TIP) capsules for inhalation.

Intervention Type DRUG

Tobramycin Solution for Inhalation

Tobramycin solution for inhalation (TOBI), supplied as 300 mg/5mL ampoules administered with a nebulizer

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Confirmed diagnosis of cystic fibrosis
* Male and female patients at least 6 years of age at the time of screening.
* Forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) at screening must be at least 25% and less than or equal to 75% of normal predicted values for age, sex, and height based on Knudson criteria.
* Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a type of bacteria, must be present in a sputum/deep-throat cough swab culture (or bronchoalveolar lavage \[BAL\]) within 6 months prior to screening and in the sputum/ deep-throat cough swab culture at the screening visit.
* Able to comply with all protocol requirements.
* Clinically stable in the opinion of the investigator.
* Use of an effective means of contraception in females of childbearing potential.
* Provide written informed consent, Health Authority Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) authorization (where applicable), and assent (as appropriate) prior to the performance of any study-related procedure.

Exclusion Criteria

* History of sputum culture or deep-throat cough swab (or BAL) culture yielding Burkholderia cepacia (B cepacia), a type of bacteria, within 2 years prior to screening and/or sputum culture yielding B cepacia at screening.
* Coughing up more than 60 cc of blood from the respiratory tract at any time within 30 days prior to study drug administration.
* Known local or systemic hypersensitivity to aminoglycosides or inhaled antibiotics.
* Females who are pregnant (positive pregnancy test), lactating, or are planning to become pregnant during the study.
* History of hearing loss or chronic ringing in the ears deemed clinically significant by the investigator.
* Use of systemic or inhaled antipseudomonal antibiotics within 28 days prior to study drug administration.
* Use of loop diuretics within 7 days prior to study drug administration.
* Use of any investigational treatment within 28 days prior to study drug administration.
* Initiation of treatment with chronic macrolide therapy, dornase alpha treatment or inhaled corticosteroids within 28 days prior to study drug administration (patients may be taking these therapies at the time of enrollment, but they must have initiated treatment more than 28 days prior to study drug administration).
Minimum Eligible Age

6 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Novartis Pharmaceuticals

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Michael Konstan, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Locations

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Hartford, Connecticut, United States

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Emory University CF Center

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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Rush University Center

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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University of Louisville

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Penn State College of Medicine

Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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Burlington, Vermont, United States

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Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

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Related Links

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Other Identifiers

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CTBM100C2302

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id