NCT01350336

Brief Summary

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.

Trial Health

90
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
284

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Apr 2011

Longer than P75 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
2 countries

27 active sites

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

April 7, 2011

Completed
8 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

April 15, 2011

Completed
24 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

May 9, 2011

Completed
8.5 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

November 12, 2019

Completed
4 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

March 17, 2020

Completed
12 months until next milestone

Results Posted

Study results publicly available

March 5, 2021

Completed
Last Updated

March 5, 2021

Status Verified

February 1, 2021

Enrollment Period

8.6 years

First QC Date

April 15, 2011

Results QC Date

January 25, 2021

Last Update Submit

February 13, 2021

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Subjects Experiencing Severe Exacerbations (Rates)

    The primary endpoint will be the proportion of subjects experiencing severe exacerbations during the subsequent 12-month (for Years 2, 3, 4, and 5) compared to the first 12-month after the Alair treatment.

    Year 1 vs. Year 2, 3, 4, 5

Secondary Outcomes (11)

  • Rates of Severe Exacerbations

    Year 1-5

  • Respiratory Adverse Event Rates

    Year 1-5

  • Subjects With Respiratory Adverse Events

    Year 1-5

  • Emergency Room Visits for Respiratory Symptoms Rates

    Year 1-5

  • Subjects With Emergency Room Visits for Respiratory Symptoms

    Year 1-5

  • +6 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (1)

Alair

EXPERIMENTAL

Alair system

Device: Alair System

Interventions

Treatment of airways with the Alair System

Alair

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 65 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Subject is an adult between the ages of 18 to 65 years.
  • 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.
  • Subject has asthma and is taking regular maintenance medication that includes:
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • Oral corticosteroids (OCS) at a dosage of up to, but not greater than 10mg per day are acceptable.\*
  • Subject has a pre-bronchodilator FEV1 of greater than or equal to 60% of predicted.
  • Subject is a non-smoker for 1 year or greater (if former smoker, less than 10 pack years total smoking history).
  • Subject is able to undergo outpatient (same day) bronchoscopy in the opinion of the investigator or per hospital guidelines.
  • Subject has at least 2 days of asthma symptoms in the last 4 weeks.
  • 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.

You may not qualify if:

  • 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.
  • 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:
  • puffs per day of short-acting bronchodilator, or
  • puffs per day of long-acting rescue bronchodilator, or
  • 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.
  • Subject has a post-bronchodilator FEV1 of less than 65%.
  • Subject has a history of life-threatening asthma, defined by past intubation for asthma, or ICU admission for asthma within the prior 2 years.
  • Subject has 3 or more hospitalizations for exacerbations of asthma in the previous year.
  • Subject has had 4 or more infections of lower respiratory tract (LRTI) requiring antibiotics in the past 12 months.
  • Subject has had 4 or more pulses of systemic corticosteroids (tablets, suspension or injection) for asthma symptoms in the past 12 months.
  • Subject has a known sensitivity to medications required to perform bronchoscopy (such as lidocaine, atropine and benzodiazepines).
  • 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).
  • Subject has segmental atelectasis, lobar consolidation, significant or unstable pulmonary infiltrate, or pneumothorax, confirmed on x-ray.
  • Subject currently has clinically significant cardiovascular disease, including myocardial infarction, angina, cardiac dysfunction, cardiac dysrhythmia, conduction defect, cardiomyopathy, or stroke.
  • Subject has a known aortic aneurysm.
  • +5 more criteria

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (27)

University of Alabama at Birmingham Lung Health Center

Birmingham, Alabama, 35294, United States

Location

Yale University Center for Asthma and Airway Disease

New Haven, Connecticut, 06520, United States

Location

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States

Location

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa, 52242, United States

Location

LSU Health Sciences

New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112, United States

Location

St. Elizabeth's Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, 02135, United States

Location

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States

Location

Lahey Clinic

Burlington, Massachusetts, 01805, United States

Location

Henry Ford Hospital

Detroit, Michigan, 48202, United States

Location

Spectrum Health Hospitals

Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49503, United States

Location

HealthPartners Specialty Center, Lung and Sleep Health

Saint Paul, Minnesota, 55103, United States

Location

Washington University School of Medicine

St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States

Location

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States

Location

Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States

Location

DuBois Regional Medical Center

DuBois, Pennsylvania, 15801, United States

Location

Pennsylvania State Hershey

Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, United States

Location

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

Location

Medical University of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States

Location

University of Virginia Medical Center

Charlottesville, Virginia, 22908, United States

Location

Pulmonary Associates of Richmond

Richmond, Virginia, 23225, United States

Location

Franciscan Research Center (St. Joseph Medical Center)

Tacoma, Washington, 98405, United States

Location

MultiCare Pulmonary Specialists

Tacoma, Washington, 98405, United States

Location

University of Wisconsin

Madison, Wisconsin, 53792, United States

Location

Surrey Memorial Hospital

Surrey, British Columbia, V3T 0G9, Canada

Location

Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia

Vancouver, British Columbia, V5Z 1M9, Canada

Location

Montreal Chest Institute

Montreal, Quebec, H2X 2P4, Canada

Location

Hospital Laval Centre de Pneumologie

Sainte-Foy, Quebec, G1V 4G5, Canada

Location

Related Publications (1)

  • 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.

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Asthma

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Bronchial DiseasesRespiratory Tract DiseasesLung Diseases, ObstructiveLung DiseasesRespiratory HypersensitivityHypersensitivity, ImmediateHypersensitivityImmune System Diseases

Results Point of Contact

Title
G Mark Grubb
Organization
Boston Scientific Corp.

Study Officials

  • Thomas S Bowman, MD

    Boston Scientific Corporation

    STUDY DIRECTOR

Publication Agreements

PI is Sponsor Employee
No
Restrictive Agreement
No

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
NA
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
SINGLE GROUP
Sponsor Type
INDUSTRY
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

April 15, 2011

First Posted

May 9, 2011

Study Start

April 7, 2011

Primary Completion

November 12, 2019

Study Completion

March 17, 2020

Last Updated

March 5, 2021

Results First Posted

March 5, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-02

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will share
Shared Documents
STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP
Time Frame
Following Last Patient Out, when Results are posted.

Locations