NCT01357642

Brief Summary

This clinical study evaluates the 12-week efficacy and safety of Epinephrine HFA Inhalation Aerosol HFA the proposed HFA formulation of metered dose inhaler (MDI) of Epinephrine, in comparison to a Placebo-HFA control MDI and the currently marketed Primatene® Mist (epinephrine CFC inhaler), in adolescent and adult subjects with asthma.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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

Enrollment
373

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for phase_3 asthma

Timeline
Completed

Started Jul 2011

Shorter than P25 for phase_3 asthma

Geographic Reach
1 country

33 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

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

May 19, 2011

Completed
4 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

May 23, 2011

Completed
1 month until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

July 1, 2011

Completed
4 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

November 1, 2011

Completed
1 month until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 1, 2011

Completed
Last Updated

March 11, 2016

Status Verified

February 1, 2016

Enrollment Period

4 months

First QC Date

May 19, 2011

Last Update Submit

February 11, 2016

Conditions

Keywords

asthmabronchial asthmashortness of breath

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Change in Area Under the Curve (AUC) versus placebo

    Serial FEV1 measurements to demonstrate the mean AUC of change in percent FEV1 from same-day baseline of E004 (Treatment T; Epinephrine-HFA) versus Placebo-HFA (Treatment P) is the primary efficacy endpoint.

    at 5, 30, 60, 120, 180, 240, and 360 minutes post-dose

Secondary Outcomes (3)

  • Monitor vital signs

    2, 10, 20, 60, and 360 min after dosing

  • Cardiac rhythm

    at baseline, 2, 10, 20, and 60 min post-dose

  • Blood glucose and potassium

    baseline, and at 15 and 120 min post-dose

Study Arms (3)

Arm T

EXPERIMENTAL

Arm T is the experimental treatment arm consisting of 2 x 125 mcg/inhalations of E004, QID, with 4-6 hr intervals

Drug: Epinephrine inhalation aerosol

Arm P

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

Placebo comparator as 2×Placebo QID, with 4-6 hr intervals

Drug: Placebo

Arm A

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Active comparator, Primatene Mist, 2×220 mcg/inhalation, QID, with 4-6 hr intervals

Drug: epinephrine inhalation aerosol

Interventions

Epinephrine inhalation aerosol, 125 mcg/inhalation, 2 inhalations QID at 4 - 6 hour intervals

Also known as: epinephrine inhalation aerosol - HFA propelled
Arm T

Placebo for epinephrine inhalation aerosol, formulation without epinephrine

Arm P

Eligibility Criteria

Age12 Years - 75 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Patients with documented asthma, requiring inhaled epinephrine or beta 2-agonist treatment.
  • No significant changes in asthma therapy and no asthma-related hospitalization or emergency visits, within 4 weeks prior to Screening
  • Can tolerate withholding treatment with inhaled bronchodilators and other allowed medications for the minimum washout period.
  • Demonstrating a Screening Baseline FEV1 that is 50 - 90% of predicted normal value.
  • Demonstrating at least a 12% Airway Reversibility.
  • Demonstrating satisfactory techniques in the use of metered-dose inhaler and a hand held peak expiratory flow meter.
  • Female patients of child-bearing potential must be non-pregnant and non-lactating at Screening and throughout the study, and must use an acceptable method of contraception during the study.

You may not qualify if:

  • A smoking history of 10-pack years, or having smoked within 12 months of screening.
  • Any current or past medical conditions that, per investigator discretion, might significantly affect responses to the study drugs, other than asthma.
  • Concurrent clinically significant diseases.
  • Known intolerance or hypersensitivity to any component of the study drugs.
  • Recent infection of the respiratory tract, before screening.
  • Use of prohibited medications.
  • Having been on other investigational drug/device studies in the last 30 days prior to screening.
  • Known or highly suspected substance abuse.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (33)

West Coast Clinical Trials

Costa Mesa, California, 92626, United States

Location

Southern California Institute for Respiratory Diseases

Los Angeles, California, 90048, United States

Location

Asthma and Allergy Associates of Southern California

Mission Viejo, California, 92691, United States

Location

CHOC PSF, Division of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Orange, California, 92868, United States

Location

Allergy & Asthma Assocaites of Santa Clara Valley

San Jose, California, 95117, United States

Location

Colorado Allergy & Asthma Centers

Centennial, Colorado, 80112, United States

Location

Colorado Allergy & Asthma Centers

Denver, Colorado, 80230, United States

Location

Rocky Mountain Center for Clinical Research

Wheat Ridge, Colorado, 80033, United States

Location

Atlanta Allergy & Asthma Clinic

Woodstock, Georgia, 30188, United States

Location

Iowa Clinical Research Corporation

Iowa City, Iowa, 52240, United States

Location

Family Allergy & Asthma Research Institute

Louisville, Kentucky, 40215, United States

Location

Northeast Medical Research Associates

No. Dartmouth, Massachusetts, 02747, United States

Location

Clinical Research Institute

Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55402, United States

Location

Clinical Research Institute

Plymouth, Minnesota, 55441, United States

Location

The Clinical Research Center

St Louis, Missouri, 63141, United States

Location

Clinical Research Group of Montana

Bozeman, Montana, 59718, United States

Location

The Asthma & Allergy Center

Bellevue, Nebraska, 68123, United States

Location

Princeton Center for Clinical Research

Skillman, New Jersey, 08558, United States

Location

North Carolina Clinical Research

Raleigh, North Carolina, 27607, United States

Location

New Horizons Clinical Research

Cincinnati, Ohio, 45242, United States

Location

Intergated Medical Research

Ashland, Oregon, 97520, United States

Location

Allergy and Asthma Research Group

Eugene, Oregon, 97401, United States

Location

Baker Allergy, Asthma & Dermatology Research Center

Lake Oswego, Oregon, 97035, United States

Location

The Clinical Research Institute of Southern Oregon

Medford, Oregon, 97504, United States

Location

Transitional Clinical Research

Portland, Oregon, 97213, United States

Location

Allergy and Clinical Immunology Associates

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15241, United States

Location

Asthma & Allergy Research Associates

Upland, Pennsylvania, 17013, United States

Location

National Allergy, Asthma & Urticaria Centers of Charleston

Charleston, South Carolina, 29406, United States

Location

Western Sky Research

El Paso, Texas, 79903, United States

Location

Central Texas Health Research

New Braunfels, Texas, 78130, United States

Location

Sylvana Research Associates

San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States

Location

Allergy Partners

Richmond, Virginia, 23229, United States

Location

ASTHMA, Inc.

Seattle, Washington, 98105, United States

Location

Related Publications (7)

  • Pinnas JL, Schachtel BP, Chen TM, Roseberry HR, Thoden WR. Inhaled epinephrine and oral theophylline-ephedrine in the treatment of asthma. J Clin Pharmacol. 1991 Mar;31(3):243-7. doi: 10.1002/j.1552-4604.1991.tb04969.x.

    PMID: 2019665BACKGROUND
  • Hendeles L, Marshik PL, Ahrens R, Kifle Y, Shuster J. Response to nonprescription epinephrine inhaler during nocturnal asthma. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2005 Dec;95(6):530-4. doi: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)61014-9.

    PMID: 16400891BACKGROUND
  • Warren JB, Doble N, Dalton N, Ewan PW. Systemic absorption of inhaled epinephrine. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 1986 Dec;40(6):673-8. doi: 10.1038/clpt.1986.243.

    PMID: 3780129BACKGROUND
  • Cripps A, Riebe M, Schulze M, Woodhouse R. Pharmaceutical transition to non-CFC pressurized metered dose inhalers. Respir Med. 2000 Jun;94 Suppl B:S3-9.

    PMID: 10919679BACKGROUND
  • Dickinson BD, Altman RD, Deitchman SD, Champion HC. Safety of over-the-counter inhalers for asthma: report of the council on scientific affairs. Chest. 2000 Aug;118(2):522-6. doi: 10.1378/chest.118.2.522.

    PMID: 10936150BACKGROUND
  • Simons FE, Gu X, Johnston LM, Simons KJ. Can epinephrine inhalations be substituted for epinephrine injection in children at risk for systemic anaphylaxis? Pediatrics. 2000 Nov;106(5):1040-4. doi: 10.1542/peds.106.5.1040.

    PMID: 11061773BACKGROUND
  • Kerwin EM, Tashkin DP, Korenblat PE, Greos LS, Pearlman DS, Bensch GW, Miller SD, Marrs T, Luo MZ, Zhang JY. Long-term safety and efficacy studies of epinephrine HFA metered-dose inhaler (Primatene(R) Mist): a two-stage randomized controlled trial. J Asthma. 2021 May;58(5):633-644. doi: 10.1080/02770903.2020.1713147. Epub 2020 Jan 20.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

AsthmaDyspnea

Interventions

Epinephrine

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Bronchial DiseasesRespiratory Tract DiseasesLung Diseases, ObstructiveLung DiseasesRespiratory HypersensitivityHypersensitivity, ImmediateHypersensitivityImmune System DiseasesRespiration DisordersSigns and Symptoms, RespiratorySigns and SymptomsPathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

EthanolaminesAmino AlcoholsAlcoholsOrganic ChemicalsAminesBiogenic MonoaminesBiogenic AminesCatecholaminesCatecholsPhenolsBenzene DerivativesHydrocarbons, AromaticHydrocarbons, CyclicHydrocarbons

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 3
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
TRIPLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
INDUSTRY
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

May 19, 2011

First Posted

May 23, 2011

Study Start

July 1, 2011

Primary Completion

November 1, 2011

Study Completion

December 1, 2011

Last Updated

March 11, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-02

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