Effect of Fluticasone Furoate Inhalation Powder on the Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical Axis of Children Aged 5-11 Years With Asthma



Status:Completed
Conditions:Asthma
Therapuetic Areas:Pulmonary / Respiratory Diseases
Healthy:No
Age Range:5 - 11
Updated:12/14/2016
Start Date:October 2015
End Date:June 2016

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A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Parallel Group Study of Once-daily Inhaled Fluticasone Furoate Inhalation Powder for Six Weeks on the Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical Axis of Children Aged 5-11 Years With Asthma

Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) have a number of known class effects including
hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) axis suppression. Although the safety of inhaled
Fluticasone Furoate (FF) on the HPA axis of adults and adolescent asthmatic patients has
been established, it is important to assess the risk of suppression in children so as to
establish whether this medicine can be safely used in this young population. This study aims
to evaluate the effect of inhaled FF on the HPA axis of children 5-11 years of age
(inclusive) with persistent asthma compared with placebo. Approximately 143 subjects will be
enrolled. Subjects will enter a 7 to 14 day run-in period on oral montelukast 4 milligrams
(mg) (5 year old subjects) or 5 mg (6-11 year old subjects) once daily. Eligible subjects
will be randomized to receive once-daily FF inhalation powder 50 micrograms (mcg) or
once-daily placebo inhalation powder in the morning via the ELLIPTA™ inhaler for 42 days.
Subjects will continue to receive open label montelukast during the treatment period. All
subjects will be provided albuterol/salbutamol inhalation aerosol, to use as needed to treat
acute asthma symptoms throughout the study.

ELLIPTA is a registered trademark of the GlaxoSmithKline group of companies.


Inclusion Criteria:

- Informed consent: Written informed consent from at least one parent/care giver and
the accompanying informed assent from the subject (where the subject is able to
provide assent) prior to admission to the study.

If applicable, subject must be able and willing to give assent to take part in the study
according to the local requirement. The study investigator is accountable for determining
a child's capacity to assent to participation in a research study, taking into
consideration any standards set by the responsible Independent Ethics Committee
(IEC)/Institutional Review Board (IRB).

Subject and their legal guardian understands that they must comply with study medication
and study assessments.

- Age: 5-11 years (inclusive) at Visit 1.

- Weight: Subjects must weigh at least 17 kilograms (kg).

- Gender: Male and pre-menarchial female. Pre-menarchial females are defined as any
female who has yet to begin menses.

- Diagnosis of asthma: Subjects must have a diagnosis of asthma documented in their
medical history at least 6 months prior to Visit 1.

- Childhood Asthma Control Test (C-ACT): Subjects must have a C-ACT score of >19.

- Asthma Therapy Prior to Visit 1: Subjects are eligible if they have been using
non-corticosteroid controller and/or short-acting beta2-agonist (SABA)
bronchodilators alone for at least 4 weeks prior to Visit 1.

- Ability to use Dry Powder Inhalers: Subjects must demonstrate the ability to use the
ELLIPTA inhaler under the supervision of their parents/caregiver.

- SABA: All subjects must be able to replace their current SABA treatment with
albuterol/salbutamol aerosol inhaler at Visit 1 for use as needed for the duration of
the study. Albuterol/salbutamol metered dose inhaler (MDI) will be administered with
or without a spacer, to be used as determined by the investigator. The use or non-use
of the spacer should be consistent for an individual subject throughout the study.

- Peak Flow Meter/Daily Diary Compliance: A subject must be able to use the
study-provided peak flow meter and the subject/caregiver must be able to maintain the
electronic diary record.

Exclusion Criteria:

- History of Life-Threatening Asthma: Subjects with a history of life-threatening
asthma defined for this protocol as an asthma episode that required intubation,
hypercapnea requiring non-invasive ventilatory support, respiratory arrest, hypoxic
seizures or asthma-related syncopal episode(s).

- Asthma Exacerbation: Subjects with a history of asthma exacerbation requiring the use
of systemic corticosteroids (tablets, suspension, or injection) for at least 3 days
or a depot corticosteroid injection (within 3 months) or requiring hospitalization
for asthma (within 6 months) prior to screening.

- Respiratory Infection: Culture-documented or suspected bacterial or viral infection
of the upper or lower respiratory tract, sinus or middle ear that is not resolved
within 4 weeks of Visit 1 and led to a change in asthma management or in the opinion
of the Investigator, expected to affect the subject's asthma status or the subject's
ability to participate in the study.

- Oropharyngeal Examination: A subject will not be eligible for the run-in if he/she
has clinical visual evidence of candidiasis at Visit 1.

- Concurrent Disease: Any significant abnormality or medical condition identified at
the screening medical assessment (including serious psychological disorder and
congenital metabolic disorders) likely to interfere with the conduct of the study or
affect the safety of the patient.

- Allergies/Intolerance:

Drug Allergy/Intolerance: Any adverse reaction including immediate or delayed
hypersensitivity to any Leukotriene receptor antagonist (LTRA), or intranasal, inhaled, or
systemic corticosteroid therapy. Known or suspected sensitivity/intolerance to the
constituents of the powder inhaler (i.e. lactose) or montelukast (e.g. phenylalanine).

Milk Protein Allergy: History of severe milk protein allergy.

- Corticosteroid Use:

Administration of systemic, oral, or depot corticosteroids within 12 weeks of Visit 1 is
prohibited and during the study.

Use of an ICS is prohibited during the 8 weeks prior to Visit 1 and during the study.

Use of intranasal corticosteroids is prohibited during the 4 weeks prior to Visit 1 and
during the study.

Use of dermatological/topical corticosteroids during the 8 weeks prior to Visit 1 and
during the study.

- Concomitant Medication: Use of prescription or over-the-counter medications that
would significantly affect the course of asthma or the HPA axis system of subjects.
In addition, use of potent cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) inhibitors within 4 weeks of
Visit 1 and during the study (e.g., Clarithromycin, atazanavir, indinavir,
itraconazole, ketoconazole, nefazadone, nelfinavir; ritonavir; saquinavir;
telithromycin, troleandomycin, voriconazole, mibefradil, cyclosporine).

- Tobacco/Marijuana Use: Present use of any tobacco or marijuana products.

- Affiliation with Investigator's Site: A subject will not be eligible for this study
if he/she is an immediate family member of the participating investigator,
sub-investigator, study coordinator, or employee of the participating investigator.

- Parental/ Guardian Factors: Parent or Guardian with a history of psychiatric disease,
intellectual deficiency, substance abuse or other condition (e.g. inability to read,
comprehend or write) which may affect: validity of consent to participate in the
study, adequate supervision of the subject during the study, compliance of subject
with study medication and study procedures (e.g. completion of daily diary, attending
scheduled clinic visits) and subject safety and well-being.

- Children in Care: Children who are wards of the government or state are not eligible
for participation in this study.

- Clinically significant obesity: Defined as greater than 98th percentile.
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