Trial Outcomes & Findings for Genotype-tailored Treatment of Symptomatic Acid-Reflux in Children With Uncontrolled Asthma (NCT NCT03015610)

NCT ID: NCT03015610

Last Updated: 2025-09-09

Results Overview

The ACQ considers a broad set of common indicators of asthma control including use of bronchodilators, cough, nocturnal symptoms, level of activity, and pulmonary function. Scores range between 0 (totally controlled) and 6 (severely uncontrolled). Reported is the change from week 0 to week 26; a negative change value indicates an improvement in asthma control.

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

PHASE3

Target enrollment

41 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

Week 0 (baseline) to week 26

Results posted on

2025-09-09

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Placebo
Participants will receive oral blinded matched placebo once daily.
Genotype-guided Lansoprazole
Participants will receive oral blinded commercially available lansoprazole once daily with a dose appropriate for the participant's metabolizer phenotype.
Overall Study
STARTED
17
18
Overall Study
COMPLETED
16
13
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
1
5

Reasons for withdrawal

Reasons for withdrawal
Measure
Placebo
Participants will receive oral blinded matched placebo once daily.
Genotype-guided Lansoprazole
Participants will receive oral blinded commercially available lansoprazole once daily with a dose appropriate for the participant's metabolizer phenotype.
Overall Study
Lost to Follow-up
1
5

Baseline Characteristics

Genotype-tailored Treatment of Symptomatic Acid-Reflux in Children With Uncontrolled Asthma

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Placebo
n=17 Participants
Participants will receive oral blinded matched placebo once daily.
Genotype-guided Lansoprazole
n=18 Participants
Participants will receive oral blinded commercially available lansoprazole once daily with a dose appropriate for the participant's metabolizer phenotype.
Total
n=35 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Continuous
9.8 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 3.6 • n=5 Participants
10.8 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 3.3 • n=7 Participants
10.3 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 3.5 • n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
6 Participants
n=5 Participants
11 Participants
n=7 Participants
17 Participants
n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
11 Participants
n=5 Participants
7 Participants
n=7 Participants
18 Participants
n=5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
2 Participants
n=5 Participants
2 Participants
n=7 Participants
4 Participants
n=5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
14 Participants
n=5 Participants
15 Participants
n=7 Participants
29 Participants
n=5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
1 Participants
n=5 Participants
1 Participants
n=7 Participants
2 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
1 Participants
n=7 Participants
1 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
9 Participants
n=5 Participants
11 Participants
n=7 Participants
20 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
6 Participants
n=5 Participants
4 Participants
n=7 Participants
10 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
2 Participants
n=5 Participants
2 Participants
n=7 Participants
4 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
17 Participants
n=5 Participants
18 Participants
n=7 Participants
35 Participants
n=5 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Week 0 (baseline) to week 26

Population: Participants with data collected at both timepoints.

The ACQ considers a broad set of common indicators of asthma control including use of bronchodilators, cough, nocturnal symptoms, level of activity, and pulmonary function. Scores range between 0 (totally controlled) and 6 (severely uncontrolled). Reported is the change from week 0 to week 26; a negative change value indicates an improvement in asthma control.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Placebo
n=15 Participants
Participants will receive oral blinded matched placebo once daily.
Genotype-guided Lansoprazole
n=13 Participants
Participants will receive oral blinded commercially available lansoprazole once daily with a dose appropriate for the participant's metabolizer phenotype.
Change in Asthma Control Questionnaire (ACQ) From Screening Through Week 26
-0.5 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.5
-0.6 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.9

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Week 0 (baseline) to week 26

Population: Participants with data collected at both timepoints.

A 10-item tool that has been validated in children in the assessment of gastroesophageal reflux disease related symptoms such as chest/abdominal pain, pain/choking with eating, swallowing dysfunction, regurgitation and nausea. It assesses symptom frequency and severity from the previous 7-days on an 8-point scale with 0 and 7 indicating the least and greatest severity, respectively. The total score ranges from 0 to 70, where a higher score indicates greater GERD symptom severity. Reported is the change from week 0 to week 26.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Placebo
n=15 Participants
Participants will receive oral blinded matched placebo once daily.
Genotype-guided Lansoprazole
n=14 Participants
Participants will receive oral blinded commercially available lansoprazole once daily with a dose appropriate for the participant's metabolizer phenotype.
Change in GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease) Symptom Assessment Questionnaire Score (GSAS) From Screening Through Week 26
-32.3 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 18.7
23.4 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 21.4

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Week 0 (baseline) to week 26

Population: Participants with data collected at both timepoints.

Questionnaire measures changes in asthma control. Each of the 11 items are scored on a 4-point Likert scale to assess frequency (not at all, 1 to 3 days, 4 to 7 days, and 8 to 14 days) and severity (not applicable, mild, moderate, and severe). The adjusted overall score ranges from 0 (worst possible symptoms) to 1 (no symptoms). Reported is the change from week 0 to week 26.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Placebo
n=12 Participants
Participants will receive oral blinded matched placebo once daily.
Genotype-guided Lansoprazole
n=9 Participants
Participants will receive oral blinded commercially available lansoprazole once daily with a dose appropriate for the participant's metabolizer phenotype.
Change in Asthma Symptom Utility Index (ASUI) From Screening Through Week 26
0 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.2
-0.1 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.3

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Up to week 26

An exacerbation will be defined per the recommendations of the NIH Asthma Exacerbation Taskforce and will be defined as a worsening of asthma requiring the use of a systemic corticosteroid (at least 3 days of prednisolone/ prednisone or ≥1 days of dexamethasone) to prevent asthma worsening.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Placebo
n=17 Participants
Participants will receive oral blinded matched placebo once daily.
Genotype-guided Lansoprazole
n=18 Participants
Participants will receive oral blinded commercially available lansoprazole once daily with a dose appropriate for the participant's metabolizer phenotype.
Annualized Rate of Asthma Exacerbations
0 exacerbations per participant per year
Interval 0.0 to 0.0
0 exacerbations per participant per year
Interval 0.0 to 2.0

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Up to week 26

A study EPAC will be present if the participant meets any of the following criteria, (1) addition of systemic corticosteroid medication for asthma or (2) any unscheduled encounter to a non-study related health care provider (phone contact, ED, urgent care, hospital) for asthma symptoms.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Placebo
n=17 Participants
Participants will receive oral blinded matched placebo once daily.
Genotype-guided Lansoprazole
n=18 Participants
Participants will receive oral blinded commercially available lansoprazole once daily with a dose appropriate for the participant's metabolizer phenotype.
Annualized Rate of Episodes of Poor Asthma Control (EPAC)
0 episodes per participant per year
Interval 0.0 to 0.0
0 episodes per participant per year
Interval 0.0 to 2.08

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Up to week 26

Participants/Caregivers will be asked to report diagnoses of RTI that occurred during the treatment period using interval reporting. RTI will include: (1) bronchitis, (2) otitis, (3) pneumonia.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Placebo
n=17 Participants
Participants will receive oral blinded matched placebo once daily.
Genotype-guided Lansoprazole
n=18 Participants
Participants will receive oral blinded commercially available lansoprazole once daily with a dose appropriate for the participant's metabolizer phenotype.
Annualized Rate of Respiratory Tract Infection (RTI)
4.16 RTIs per participant per year
Interval 2.26 to 12.0
4.0 RTIs per participant per year
Interval 1.86 to 4.16

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Week -2 (screening) to week 26

Population: Participants with data collected at both timepoints.

Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second (FEV1) measurement (mean change in FEV1 percent predicted from screening).

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Placebo
n=14 Participants
Participants will receive oral blinded matched placebo once daily.
Genotype-guided Lansoprazole
n=12 Participants
Participants will receive oral blinded commercially available lansoprazole once daily with a dose appropriate for the participant's metabolizer phenotype.
Change in Lung Function Testing From Screening Through Week 26
4.4 percentage of predicted value
Standard Deviation 16.1
-3.7 percentage of predicted value
Standard Deviation 17.6

Adverse Events

Placebo

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 13 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Genotype-guided Lansoprazole

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 15 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Other adverse events
Measure
Placebo
n=17 participants at risk
participants will receive oral blinded matched placebo once daily matched placebo: these participants will receive a one-time dose of lansoprazole followed by PK analysis and then once daily placebo for 24 weeks
Genotype-guided Lansoprazole
n=18 participants at risk
participants will receive oral blinded commercially available lansoprazole once daily with a dose appropriate for the participant's metabolizer phenotype commercially available lansoprazole: these participants will receive a one-time dose of lansoprazole followed by PK analysis and then once daily lansoprazole for 24 weeks
Nervous system disorders
Headaches
64.7%
11/17 • 24 weeks
83.3%
15/18 • 24 weeks
Gastrointestinal disorders
Nausea
47.1%
8/17 • 24 weeks
50.0%
9/18 • 24 weeks
Gastrointestinal disorders
Bloating
17.6%
3/17 • 24 weeks
5.6%
1/18 • 24 weeks
Gastrointestinal disorders
Diarrhea
47.1%
8/17 • 24 weeks
38.9%
7/18 • 24 weeks
Gastrointestinal disorders
Constipation
47.1%
8/17 • 24 weeks
16.7%
3/18 • 24 weeks
Gastrointestinal disorders
Flatulence
64.7%
11/17 • 24 weeks
55.6%
10/18 • 24 weeks
Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders
Skin rash
23.5%
4/17 • 24 weeks
22.2%
4/18 • 24 weeks

Additional Information

Jason Lang, MD

Duke University

Phone: 919-684-3364

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place