A Study to Establish the Efficacy of QBX258 in Patients With Moderate to Severe Asthma

NCT ID: NCT01479595

Last Updated: 2016-08-01

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

65 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-02-29

Study Completion Date

2015-02-28

Brief Summary

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This study is designed to investigate the efficacy and safety of QBX258 in subjects with moderate to severe asthma.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Asthma

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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QBX258

Participants received QBX258 intravenous (iv) infusion every 4 weeks for up to 4 doses total.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

QBX258

Intervention Type DRUG

QBX258 infusion, a combination of VAK694 and QAX576, was supplied to the Investigator as open label bulk medication. The planned dose of VAK694 (lyophilisate in vial, 150 mg/vial), was 3 mg/kg. The planned dose of QAX576 (lyophilisate in vial, 150 mg/vial), was 6 mg/kg.

Placebo

Participants received placebo to QBX258 iv infusion every 4 weeks for up to 4 doses total.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

The placebo infusion was an equal volume of 5% dextrose for infusion and was provided by the clinical site.

Interventions

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QBX258

QBX258 infusion, a combination of VAK694 and QAX576, was supplied to the Investigator as open label bulk medication. The planned dose of VAK694 (lyophilisate in vial, 150 mg/vial), was 3 mg/kg. The planned dose of QAX576 (lyophilisate in vial, 150 mg/vial), was 6 mg/kg.

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

The placebo infusion was an equal volume of 5% dextrose for infusion and was provided by the clinical site.

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients with atopic asthma \>1 year duration diagnosed according to the GINA guidelines.
* Subjects must weigh at least 50 kg to participate in the study, and must have a body mass index (BMI) within the range of 18 - 39 kg/m2.
* Asthma which is not adequately controlled on current treatment, as demonstrated by an Asthma Control Questionnaire (ACQ) score of \> 1.5.
* FEV1 40 to 90% of predicted.

Exclusion Criteria

* Diagnosed with COPD as defined by the GOLD guidelines
* Subjects who have had a respiratory tract infection within 4 weeks prior to screening.
* Women of child-bearing potential must use highly effective methods of contraception during dosing and for at least 18 weeks after last study drug administration
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 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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Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Novartis

Locations

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Novartis Investigative Site

Anaheim, California, United States

Site Status

Novartis Investigative Site

Riverside, California, United States

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Rolling Hills Estates, California, United States

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San Marino, California, United States

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Denver, Colorado, United States

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Denver, Colorado, United States

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Aventura, Florida, United States

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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St Louis, Missouri, United States

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Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

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Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

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Medford, Oregon, United States

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Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

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Wiesbaden, Germany, Germany

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Berlin, , Germany

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Frankfurt, , Germany

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London, United Kingdom, United Kingdom

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Novartis Investigative Site

Manchester, , United Kingdom

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Countries

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United States Germany United Kingdom

Other Identifiers

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2011-003066-32

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CQBX258X2201

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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