NCT01350414

Brief Summary

The objective of this study is to evaluate durability of effectiveness (beyond one year) of the Alair System in patients with severe persistent asthma. The study will consist of Alair-group subjects who are currently in the follow-up phase (out to 5 years) of the AIR2 Trial (Protocol #04-02, clinicaltrials.gov number NCT00231114). Durability of the treatment effect will be evaluated by comparing the proportion of subjects who experience severe exacerbations during the first year after Alair treatment with the proportion of subjects who experience severe exacerbations during subsequent 12 month periods out to 5 years. All Alair group subjects in the AIR2 Trial are being followed out to 5 years as per the AIR2 Trial protocol. The data that are to be used to determine durability of effectiveness as described in the present protocol (Protocol #10-01) are being collected under the existing AIR2 Trial protocol (Protocol # 04-02). Study Hypothesis: An empirical demonstration of the durability of the treatment effect will be used to show that the proportion of subjects experiencing severe exacerbations for the first year compared with the proportions of subjects experiencing severe exacerbations in subsequent years do not get substantially worse. The primary statistical objective is to demonstrate that the proportion of subjects who experience severe exacerbations in the subsequent 12-month follow-up (for Year 2, Year 3, Year 4 and Year 5 \[in 12-month periods\]) is not statistically worse when compared with the proportion of first 12-months, which begins 6-weeks after the last Alair treatment. This objective will be met if the upper 95% confidence limit of the difference in proportions (i.e., the subsequent 12-month proportion minus the first 12-month proportion) is less than 20%.

Trial Health

100
On Track

Trial Health Score

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

Enrollment
181

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for all trials

Timeline
Completed

Started Oct 2005

Longer than P75 for all trials

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

October 1, 2005

Completed
5.1 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

October 28, 2010

Completed
6 months until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

May 9, 2011

Completed
1.3 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

September 1, 2012

Completed
3 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 1, 2012

Completed
3.8 years until next milestone

Results Posted

Study results publicly available

September 26, 2016

Completed
Last Updated

September 26, 2016

Status Verified

August 1, 2016

Enrollment Period

6.9 years

First QC Date

October 28, 2010

Results QC Date

June 17, 2015

Last Update Submit

August 3, 2016

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Severe Exacerbations

    The primary endpoint will be the proportion of subjects experiencing severe exacerbations during the first year after the Alair treatment compared to subsequent 12-month periods out to 5 years. This objective will be met if the upper 95% confidence limit of the difference in proportions (i.e., the subsequent 12-month proportion minus the first 12-month proportion) is less than 20%. Severe exacerbation is defined as treatment with oral or intravenous corticosteroids, OR a doubling of the baseline inhaled corticosteroid dose for at least 3 days, OR any temporary increase in the dosage of oral corticosteroids for a subject taking maintenance oral corticosteroids at entry into the AIR2 Trial (Protocol #04-02).

    12 month periods out to 5 Years

Secondary Outcomes (9)

  • Severe Exacerbations

    12 Month periods out to 5 years

  • Respiratory Adverse Events

    12 Month periods out to 5 years

  • Respiratory Adverse Events

    12 Month periods out to 5 years

  • Emergency Room Visits for Respiratory Symptoms

    12 Month periods out to 5 years

  • Emergency Room (ER) Visits for Respiratory Symptoms

    12 Month periods out to 5 years

  • +4 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (1)

Alair Group

Subjects who underwent treatment with the Alair System in the AIR2 Trial (Protocol No. 04-02, NCT00231114)

Device: Bronchial Thermoplasty with the Alair System

Interventions

Bronchial Thermoplasty with the Alair System

Alair Group

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 65 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
Sampling MethodNon-Probability Sample
Study Population

All Alair group subjects who have participated in the AIR2 Trial (NCT00231114) and were not lost to follow-up at the end of the 12 month premarket visit, and those who are willing to comply with the study protocol and routine visits for the duration of the study will be included in the post-approval study.

You may qualify if:

  • All Alair group subjects who have participated in the AIR2 Trial (NCT00231114) and were not lost to follow-up at the end of the 12 month premarket visit, and those who are willing to comply with the study protocol and routine visits for the duration of the study will be included in the post-approval study

You may not qualify if:

  • None.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Related Publications (2)

  • Castro M, Rubin AS, Laviolette M, Fiterman J, De Andrade Lima M, Shah PL, Fiss E, Olivenstein R, Thomson NC, Niven RM, Pavord ID, Simoff M, Duhamel DR, McEvoy C, Barbers R, Ten Hacken NH, Wechsler ME, Holmes M, Phillips MJ, Erzurum S, Lunn W, Israel E, Jarjour N, Kraft M, Shargill NS, Quiring J, Berry SM, Cox G; AIR2 Trial Study Group. Effectiveness and safety of bronchial thermoplasty in the treatment of severe asthma: a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled clinical trial. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2010 Jan 15;181(2):116-24. doi: 10.1164/rccm.200903-0354OC. Epub 2009 Oct 8.

    PMID: 19815809BACKGROUND
  • Wechsler ME, Laviolette M, Rubin AS, Fiterman J, Lapa e Silva JR, Shah PL, Fiss E, Olivenstein R, Thomson NC, Niven RM, Pavord ID, Simoff M, Hales JB, McEvoy C, Slebos DJ, Holmes M, Phillips MJ, Erzurum SC, Hanania NA, Sumino K, Kraft M, Cox G, Sterman DH, Hogarth K, Kline JN, Mansur AH, Louie BE, Leeds WM, Barbers RG, Austin JH, Shargill NS, Quiring J, Armstrong B, Castro M; Asthma Intervention Research 2 Trial Study Group. Bronchial thermoplasty: Long-term safety and effectiveness in patients with severe persistent asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2013 Dec;132(6):1295-302. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2013.08.009. Epub 2013 Aug 30.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Asthma

Interventions

Bronchial Thermoplasty

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Catheter AblationRadiofrequency AblationRadiofrequency TherapyTherapeuticsAblation TechniquesSurgical Procedures, Operative

Results Point of Contact

Title
Narinder Shargill
Organization
Boston Scientific

Study Officials

  • Narinder S Shargill, PhD

    Asthmatx, Inc.

    STUDY DIRECTOR

Publication Agreements

PI is Sponsor Employee
No
Restriction Type
LTE60
Restrictive Agreement
Yes

Study Design

Study Type
observational
Observational Model
COHORT
Time Perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Sponsor Type
INDUSTRY
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

October 28, 2010

First Posted

May 9, 2011

Study Start

October 1, 2005

Primary Completion

September 1, 2012

Study Completion

December 1, 2012

Last Updated

September 26, 2016

Results First Posted

September 26, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-08