The Clinical Effect of Monodisperse Fluticasone Propionate in Asthma

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

21 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-12-31

Study Completion Date

2012-12-31

Brief Summary

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The objective here is to determine that the efficiency of inhaled drug delivery can be improved by using a fine mist cloud of drug particles (as opposed to a coarse mist cloud of drug particles). This information will be valuable in designing new inhalers in order to improve their beneficial effects and reduce their side effects, by using the least possible drug dose to achieve a good patient response.

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Detailed Description

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Inhaled drug therapy is an established and effective means to treat lung diseases such as asthma. Medical inhalers ('puffers') form the cornerstone of the management of patients with respiratory/lung problems. Inhaled treatment usually comprises placing an inhaler (puffer) in the mouth and inhaling a measured dose of drug from the puffer. The drug dose needs to bypass the throat and reach the lungs, in order to be effective.

However, there is still much that is not known about what actually happens to the inhaled drug in the lungs. Much of the inhaled drug dose from a puffer fails to reach the lungs with most of it hitting the back of the throat. Only a small amount (approximately as little as 20%) of the drug reaches the important parts of the lungs to have a beneficial effect. Particle size has a significant influence on our ability to get the inhaled drug to the important parts of the lungs. In order to get the inhaled drug to these important parts of the lungs it is necessary to understand how much of a clinical improvement is obtained when identical doses of FP are inhaled with different particle sizes.

Inhalers (are a bit like hairspray cans or air fresher cans) and produce aerosol clouds of particles. Medical inhalers come in different shapes and sizes and have a variety of drugs used to treat patients. Inhalers used in routine clinical practice produce a 'coarse' mist of drug particles, which have the potential for side effects, as different sized particle will deposit in different parts of the respiratory tract and include; the mouth, the throat, the windpipe, and the bloodstream (all places we do not want the inhaled drug to 'deposit') and the lungs (where we do want the drug to go). This is particularly an important consideration with inhaled steroids that are commonly used in the management of patients with asthma and bronchitis and emphysema. For example, a common side effect is that the deposition of steroid drug in the throat can lead to a hoarse or altered voice, and sometimes thrush of the throat.

In contrast, monodisperse aerosols are special 'fine-mist' aerosols, where all the drug particles are of one particle size. We can use these aerosols to investigate the science of the way the lungs handle and respond to inhaled drugs of different particle size.

We shall use small and large drug particles. In order to deliver the inhaled drug as a monodisperse aerosol, we shall use a spinning top aerosol generator (STAG) (a large research nebuliser machine) which is able to selectively generate aerosol clouds that have a fine mist. This is an efficient machine compared to current nebulisers used in routine clinical practice, where it can often be difficult to control the inhaled drug dose to the patient; sometimes the patient gets too little a dose because the nebuliser is an inefficient inhaler device. But, also, by improving the efficiency of inhaled drug delivery - will allow lower drug doses to be used - which will decrease the potential for patient side effects.

We have previously undertaken and published in the medical literature a series of clinical studies in patients with asthma using the STAG 'fine-mist' aerosol system and the 'reliever' drug salbutamol (ventolin). Also, we are currently undertaking the investigation of the pharmacokinetic effects of inhaling the 'preventer ' steroid class of drug FP at different particle sizes.

The main question is now can we improve the beneficial effect the inhaled drug has on the lungs by altering the particle size. This study will form the next step in the investigation of this commonly used inhaled steroid Fluticasone Propionate, used in asthma, bronchitis and emphysema patients.

We hope this investigation will help to provide further answers to the rationale that by improving the efficiency of drug delivery (by changing drug particle size) one may improve inhaled drug delivery and improve clinical benefit.

Conditions

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Asthma

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Monodisperse FP 1.5um

50 mg of monodisperse Fluticasone Propionate delivered as 1.5 microns aerosol followed by AMP PC20 challenge test

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

1.5 microns at 50mg

Intervention Type DRUG

STAG generated monodisperse 1.5micron particles

Monodisperse FP 6.0um

50 mg of monodisperse Fluticasone Propionate delivered as 6.0 microns aerosol followed by AMP PC20 challenge test

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

6 microns at 50mg

Intervention Type DRUG

STAG generated monodisperse 6 micron particles

Placebo STAG

No active drug, just solvent delivered from STAG followed by AMP PC20 challenge test

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo Comparator

Intervention Type DRUG

No drug just solvent

MDI FP

Fluticasone Propionate , Metered dose inhaler, 250 mg dose followed by AMP PC20 challenge test

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

MDI FP

Intervention Type DRUG

Interventions

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1.5 microns at 50mg

STAG generated monodisperse 1.5micron particles

Intervention Type DRUG

6 microns at 50mg

STAG generated monodisperse 6 micron particles

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo Comparator

No drug just solvent

Intervention Type DRUG

MDI FP

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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STAG 1.5um STAG 6um STAG placebo

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Male or females aged greater than 18 years with a documented history of reversible airways disease responding to beta2-adrenergic therapy.
2. Asthmatic patients who are free from significant cardiac, gastrointestinal, hepatic, renal, haematological, neurological and psychiatric disease.
3. Patients who are stabilized on 500 micrograms or less of inhaled beclomethasone dipropionate or alternative inhaled corticosteroid (budesonide or ciclesonide).
4. Patients who are able and willing to give written informed consent to take part in the study
5. Not taking any regular medication that is contraindicated in those about to receive fluitcasone propionate (as indicated in the British National Formularly); other than the oral contraceptive pill.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Those requiring maintenance oral or parenteral corticosteroid therapy for their airways disease or patients who have ceased maintenance oral or parenteral corticosteroid therapy within the four weeks prior to visit 1
2. Those requiring greater than 500 micrograms of inhaled beclomethasone dipropionate or alternative inhaled corticosteroid (budesonide or ciclesonide).
3. Subjects that have received inhaled or intravenous fluticasone propionate in the last 2 months.
4. Those whose reversible airways obstruction has been unstable in the last four weeks (indicated by any change in their maintenance therapy).
5. Those participants who have had a lower respiratory tract infection in the previous four weeks
6. Those who have donated 450ml blood or more within the previous 1 month.
7. Those who have a history of drug allergy which, in the opinion of the Unit Physician, contraindicates his/her participation in the study.
8. Any female volunteer or females who are pregnant or lactating or are likely to become pregnant during the trial. Women of child-bearing potential may be included in the study if, in the opinion of the investigator, they are taking adequate contraceptive precautions.
9. Participants with a known or suspected allergy to corticosteroids or any component of the formulations and/or Suspected hypersensitivity to inhaled corticosteroid (this will be asked directly at the screening visit).
10. Any patient with a contraindication to taking an inhaled steroid and specifically FP, listed in the British National Formulary will not be entered into this study
11. Those who have experienced an acute asthma exacerbation requiring emergency room treatment and/or hospitalisation within one month of visit 1.

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No