Bronchial Thermoplasty in Severe Persistent Asthma

NCT ID: NCT01350336

Last Updated: 2021-03-05

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

284 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-04-07

Study Completion Date

2020-03-17

Brief Summary

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As Conditions of Approval of the PMA for the Alair System, the FDA requires Boston Scientific to generate data to assess the durability of the BT treatment effect as well as safety data in the intended use population in the United States.

Detailed Description

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This is a multicenter, open-label, single arm study designed to demonstrate durability of the treatment effect and to evaluate the short-term and longer-term safety profile of the Alair System in the United States in the intended use population (patients 18 years and older with severe persistent asthma).

Conditions

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Severe Asthma

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Alair

Alair system

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Alair System

Intervention Type DEVICE

Treatment of airways with the Alair System

Interventions

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Alair System

Treatment of airways with the Alair System

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Subject is an adult between the ages of 18 to 65 years.
2. Subject is able to read, understand, and sign a written Informed Consent to participate in the study and able to comply with the study protocol.
3. Subject has asthma and is taking regular maintenance medication that includes:

1. Inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) at a dosage greater than 1000μg beclomethasone per day or equivalent, AND long acting β2-agonist (LABA) at a dosage of ≥80μg per day Salmeterol or equivalent.
2. Other asthma medications such as leukotriene modifiers, or anti-IgE, are acceptable (Subjects on Xolair® must have been on Xolair for greater than 1 year).
3. Oral corticosteroids (OCS) at a dosage of up to, but not greater than 10mg per day are acceptable.\*
4. Subject has a pre-bronchodilator FEV1 of greater than or equal to 60% of predicted.
5. Subject is a non-smoker for 1 year or greater (if former smoker, less than 10 pack years total smoking history).
6. Subject is able to undergo outpatient (same day) bronchoscopy in the opinion of the investigator or per hospital guidelines.
7. Subject has at least 2 days of asthma symptoms in the last 4 weeks.
8. Subject has an AQLQ score during the baseline period of 6.25 or less.

* NOTE: Subjects on a dosage regimen of 20mg OCS every other day may be included as this is equivalent to an average daily dosage of 10mg.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Subject is participating in another clinical trial within 6 weeks of the Baseline Period involving respiratory intervention that could affect the outcome measures of this Study.
2. Over the last 7 days of a 4 week medication stable period, subject requirement for rescue medication use other than for prophylactic use for exercise exceeds an average of:

1. 8 puffs per day of short-acting bronchodilator, or
2. 4 puffs per day of long-acting rescue bronchodilator, or
3. 2 nebulizer treatments per day. At the discretion of the Principal Investigator, subjects considered as unstable on baseline medications may have medications adjusted and re-evaluated after a 4 week medication stabilization period.
3. Subject has a post-bronchodilator FEV1 of less than 65%.
4. Subject has a history of life-threatening asthma, defined by past intubation for asthma, or ICU admission for asthma within the prior 2 years.
5. Subject has 3 or more hospitalizations for exacerbations of asthma in the previous year.
6. Subject has had 4 or more infections of lower respiratory tract (LRTI) requiring antibiotics in the past 12 months.
7. Subject has had 4 or more pulses of systemic corticosteroids (tablets, suspension or injection) for asthma symptoms in the past 12 months.
8. Subject has a known sensitivity to medications required to perform bronchoscopy (such as lidocaine, atropine and benzodiazepines).
9. Subject has other respiratory diseases including emphysema, cystic fibrosis, vocal cord dysfunction, mechanical upper airway obstruction, Churg-Strauss syndrome, and allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (asthma, immediate cutaneous reactivity to A. fumigatus, total serum IgE of \>1000ng/mL, elevated specific IgE and IgG to A. fumigatus with or without evidence of central bronchiectasis).
10. Subject has segmental atelectasis, lobar consolidation, significant or unstable pulmonary infiltrate, or pneumothorax, confirmed on x-ray.
11. Subject currently has clinically significant cardiovascular disease, including myocardial infarction, angina, cardiac dysfunction, cardiac dysrhythmia, conduction defect, cardiomyopathy, or stroke.
12. Subject has a known aortic aneurysm.
13. Subject has significant co-morbid illness such as cancer, renal failure, liver disease, or cerebral vascular disease.
14. Subject has uncontrolled hypertension (\>200mm Hg systolic or \>100mm Hg diastolic pressure).
15. Subject has an implanted electrical stimulation device (e.g., a pacemaker, cardiac defibrillator, or deep nerve or deep brain stimulator).
16. Subject has coagulopathy (INR \> 1.5).
17. Subject has any other medical condition that would make them inappropriate for study participation, in the Investigator's opinion.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Boston Scientific Corporation

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Thomas S Bowman, MD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Boston Scientific Corporation

Locations

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University of Alabama at Birmingham Lung Health Center

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Site Status

Yale University Center for Asthma and Airway Disease

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Site Status

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa, United States

Site Status

LSU Health Sciences

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Site Status

St. Elizabeth's Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

Lahey Clinic

Burlington, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

Henry Ford Hospital

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Site Status

Spectrum Health Hospitals

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

Site Status

HealthPartners Specialty Center, Lung and Sleep Health

Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

Washington University School of Medicine

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Site Status

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Site Status

DuBois Regional Medical Center

DuBois, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Pennsylvania State Hershey

Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Medical University of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Site Status

University of Virginia Medical Center

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

Site Status

Pulmonary Associates of Richmond

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Site Status

Franciscan Research Center (St. Joseph Medical Center)

Tacoma, Washington, United States

Site Status

MultiCare Pulmonary Specialists

Tacoma, Washington, United States

Site Status

University of Wisconsin

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Site Status

Surrey Memorial Hospital

Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

Site Status

Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Site Status

Montreal Chest Institute

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Site Status

Hospital Laval Centre de Pneumologie

Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada

Site Status

Countries

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United States Canada

References

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Chupp G, Kline JN, Khatri SB, McEvoy C, Silvestri GA, Shifren A, Castro M, Bansal S, McClelland M, Dransfield M, Trevor J, Kahlstrom N, Simoff M, Wahidi MM, Lamb CR, Ferguson JS, Haas A, Hogarth DK, Tejedor R, Toth J, Hey J, Majid A, LaCamera P, Fitzgerald JM, Enfield K, Grubb GM, McMullen EA, Olson JL, Laviolette M. Bronchial Thermoplasty in Patients With Severe Asthma at 5 Years: The Post-FDA Approval Clinical Trial Evaluating Bronchial Thermoplasty in Severe Persistent Asthma Study. Chest. 2022 Mar;161(3):614-628. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.10.044. Epub 2021 Nov 10.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 34774528 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Statistical Analysis Plan

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Document Type: Study Protocol and Informed Consent Form

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Related Links

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http://www.btforasthma.com/

Bronchial Thermoplasty

Other Identifiers

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10-02

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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