Clinical Trial of Omalizumab for Allergen Sensitized and Exposed Individuals With COPD

NCT ID: NCT07059091

Last Updated: 2025-11-06

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

334 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2026-01-31

Study Completion Date

2031-05-31

Brief Summary

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This research is being done to test if a drug called omalizumab can help people with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and allergies.

Each participant will be in the study for about 16 months, including 1-3 months of screening, 12 months of receiving the study drug at a clinic, and a follow-up call one month after your final clinic visit.

Detailed Description

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This study is for people 40 years and older with COPD who also have allergens in their home that they are allergic to, like pet dander, cockroaches or dust mites.

Conditions

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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Allergies

Keywords

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lung disease COPD allergies

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Multicenter phase II placebo-controlled, masked, randomized superiority clinical trial of omalizumab vs placebo in individuals with COPD having sensitization and exposure to indoor allergens.
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators
The participant and the study team (e.g., PI, study physician, coordinator), with the exception of an unblinded individual, will remain masked during the study.

Study Groups

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Omalizumab injection

Active treatment is omalizumab injection, dosed using standardized weight and total IgE based table, as used for asthma treatment

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Omalizumab (Xolair®)

Intervention Type DRUG

The study drug (omalizumab or placebo) will be given as a subcutaneous injection, which means an injection into the fat layer just under the skin in your arm or leg. This is similar to an insulin injection and not as deep as a typical vaccine injection. After the injection, participants will be monitored for any side effects. The study team will determine the dose and how often the injection is given based on the participant's weight and blood test results. Injections will be either be given monthly, 12 doses, or twice per month, 24 doses. All injections will be given at the clinic.

Placebo injection

Placebo for omalizumab used in the study will be commercially packaged 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection, USP (e.g., normal saline). The injection volumes of normal saline administered will be calculated based upon the volume of active omalizumab expected to be administered based upon weight and total IgE level.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Sodium Chloride (NaCl) 0.9 %

Intervention Type DRUG

The study drug (omalizumab or placebo) will be given as a subcutaneous injection, which means an injection into the fat layer just under the skin in your arm or leg. This is similar to an insulin injection and not as deep as a typical vaccine injection. After the injection, participants will be monitored for any side effects. The study team will determine the dose and how often the injection is given based on the participant's weight and blood test results. Injections will be either be given monthly, 12 doses, or twice per month, 24 doses. All injections will be given at the clinic.

Interventions

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Omalizumab (Xolair®)

The study drug (omalizumab or placebo) will be given as a subcutaneous injection, which means an injection into the fat layer just under the skin in your arm or leg. This is similar to an insulin injection and not as deep as a typical vaccine injection. After the injection, participants will be monitored for any side effects. The study team will determine the dose and how often the injection is given based on the participant's weight and blood test results. Injections will be either be given monthly, 12 doses, or twice per month, 24 doses. All injections will be given at the clinic.

Intervention Type DRUG

Sodium Chloride (NaCl) 0.9 %

The study drug (omalizumab or placebo) will be given as a subcutaneous injection, which means an injection into the fat layer just under the skin in your arm or leg. This is similar to an insulin injection and not as deep as a typical vaccine injection. After the injection, participants will be monitored for any side effects. The study team will determine the dose and how often the injection is given based on the participant's weight and blood test results. Injections will be either be given monthly, 12 doses, or twice per month, 24 doses. All injections will be given at the clinic.

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Able and willing to provide informed consent.
* Age \>40 years at screening.
* Combustible tobacco cigarette exposure \>10 pack-years.
* Self-report of physician diagnosis of COPD and currently on dual or triple long-acting inhaled therapy (ICS/LABA/LAMA, ICS/LABA, LABA/LAMA).
* COPD Assessment Test (CAT) score of \>15 OR history of at least one documented moderate (requiring treatment with oral corticosteroids) or severe (requiring ED visit or hospitalization) COPD exacerbation in the past year.
* Participants of childbearing potential must have negative pregnancy test upon study entry.
* Female (and male) participants with reproductive potential must agree to use FDA approved methods of contraception for duration of study.
* Post-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC ratio \< 0.7 and FEV1% predicted \< 80%.
* Sensitization to one or more of five common indoor allergens including cat, dog, mouse, cockroach, dust mite defined with positive skin prick test (SPT) (SPT wheal size at least 3 mm greater than negative control). Positive specific IgE testing within 12 months of randomization to cat, dog, mouse, cockroach, or dust mite will be accepted in lieu of skin prick test if SPT is not interpretable or SPT cannot be safely performed.
* Exposure to the same allergen to which individual is sensitized based on measurement in home settled dust (1 U/g cockroach, 1 μg/g mouse, 2 μg/g dust mite, (Der f 1), 8 μg/g for cat and dog).

Exclusion Criteria

* Inability or unwillingness of a participant to give written informed consent or comply with study protocol.
* Live in a location other than home (i.e., care facility)
* Actively breastfeeding.
* Current asthma diagnosis.
* Other lung disease (cystic fibrosis, pneumoconiosis, bronchiectasis or otherwise) that is considered the primary respiratory diagnosis and would interfere with participation in the study
* Reduced life expectancy due to other disease that in the opinion of the investigator may interfere with participation in the study.
* Participants with severe medical condition(s) that in the view of the investigator prohibits participation in the study.
* Received or listed for a lung transplant.
* Surgical or bronchoscopic lung volume reduction surgery in the 12 months prior to screening.
* History of infection or active infection due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis
* Active parasitic infection diagnosed and/or treated within 6 months of randomization
* Currently receiving allergen immunotherapy.
* History of anaphylaxis from medications, foods or otherwise.
* Current active prescription for epinephrine autoinjector for treatment of severe chronic urticaria.
* Known sensitivity to study drug(s) or another biologic medication.
* Use of any other investigational agent for COPD in the last 90 days. If the other investigational agent being used is a biologic agent, this must be washed out for 6 months prior to randomization.
* Active use of biologic medication (monoclonal antibody) for treatment of respiratory disease in the past 6 months (benralizumab, omalizumab, mepolizumab, resilizumab, dupliumab, tezepelumab, or other similar medication or use of biologic medication for treatment of any non-respiratory disease in the past 3 months.
* Use of chronic systemic corticosteroids at doses above 10mg daily prednisone or the equivalent.
* Use of systemic corticosteroid course for acute exacerbation of COPD within 4 weeks of randomization.
* Weight \< 66 or \>330 lbs; and total IgE \< 30 IU/mL or \>700 IU/mL; or no available dosing recommendation based on weight and total IgE level.
* No ICS in background regimen for individuals with blood eosinophil count of \>300 and systemic steroid requiring exacerbation in the past year, except in case of contraindication to ICS such as thrush, osteoporosis, or pneumonia in the past year.
Minimum Eligible Age

40 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Genentech, Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

American Lung Association Asthma Clinical Research Centers

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

American Lung Association

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Johns Hopkins University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Nirupama Putcha

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Elizabeth Sugar, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Johns Hopkins University

Locations

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University of Alabama

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

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University of Arizona- Tuscon

Tucson, Arizona, United States

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University of San Francisco

San Francisco, California, United States

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National Jewish Health

Denver, Colorado, United States

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University of Florida

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

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University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Northwestern University

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Rush University Medical Center

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa, United States

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University of Kansas Medical Center

Kansas City, Kansas, United States

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Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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Henry Ford Health

Detroit, Michigan, United States

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Mount Sinai, Icahn School of Medicine

New York, New York, United States

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Columbia University

New York, New York, United States

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Cornell University

New York, New York, United States

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Duke University Medical Center

Durham, North Carolina, United States

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Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

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Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, Texas, United States

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University of Vermont

Colchester, Vermont, United States

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Pacific Northwest Airways - VA Puget Sound Healthcare System, Seattle

Seattle, Washington, United States

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Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Kayla Long

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 410-502-9048

Email: [email protected]

Heather Hazucha

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 410-502-0585

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Necole Harris

Role: primary

Alyssandra Rivera

Role: primary

Shannen Rico

Role: primary

Juno Pak

Role: primary

Alexis Luis

Role: primary

Lauren Greene

Role: primary

Jenny Hixon

Role: primary

Jessica Parumoottil

Role: primary

Eric Garcia

Role: primary

Nicole Hall

Role: primary

Kayla Long

Role: primary

Wendy Warshal

Role: primary

Muzhda Hashmi

Role: primary

Maria Wong

Role: primary

Jotti Saroya

Role: primary

Jose Romero

Role: primary

Kaitlin Foy

Role: primary

Tiffany Ditter

Role: primary

Courtney Lehman

Role: primary

Laura Bertrand

Role: primary

Olivia Garrow

Role: primary

Brianna Moss

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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1U01AI177195

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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IRB00498976

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id