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Trial details imported from ClinicalTrials.gov

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Registration number
NCT00388505
Ethics application status
Date submitted
16/10/2006
Date registered
17/10/2006
Date last updated
24/07/2012

Titles & IDs
Public title
Safety of Tobramycin Inhalation Powder (TIP) vs Tobramycin Solution for Inhalation in Patients With Cystic Fibrosis
Scientific title
A Randomized, Open-label Multicentre Phase 3 Trial to Assess the Safety of Tobramycin Inhalation Powder Compared to Tobramycin Solution for Inhalation in Cystic Fibrosis Subjects
Secondary ID [1] 0 0
CTBM100C2302
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
EAGER
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Cystic Fibrosis 0 0
Condition category
Condition code
Human Genetics and Inherited Disorders 0 0 0 0
Cystic fibrosis
Respiratory 0 0 0 0
Other respiratory disorders / diseases
Oral and Gastrointestinal 0 0 0 0
Other diseases of the mouth, teeth, oesophagus, digestive system including liver and colon
Inflammatory and Immune System 0 0 0 0
Connective tissue diseases
Inflammatory and Immune System 0 0 0 0
Other inflammatory or immune system disorders

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Treatment: Drugs - Tobramycin Inhalation Powder
Treatment: Drugs - Tobramycin Solution for Inhalation

Experimental: Tobramycin inhalation powder (TIP) - Participants received four 28 mg capsules of tobramycin inhalation powder (TIP) delivered with the T-326 inhaler twice daily for 28 days followed by 28 days off therapy (one cycle) for a total of three cycles.

Active comparator: Tobramycin solution for inhalation (TOBI) - Participants received one 300 mg (in 5 mL) ampoule of tobramycin solution for inhalation (TOBI) delivered with a nebulizer twice daily for 28 days followed by 28 days off therapy (one cycle) for a total of three cycles.


Treatment: Drugs: Tobramycin Inhalation Powder
Tobramycin Inhalation Powder (TIP) capsules for inhalation.

Treatment: Drugs: Tobramycin Solution for Inhalation
Tobramycin solution for inhalation (TOBI), supplied as 300 mg/5mL ampoules administered with a nebulizer
Intervention code [1] 0 0
Treatment: Drugs
Comparator / control treatment
Control group

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 0 0
Number of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events
Timepoint [1] 0 0
25 weeks
Secondary outcome [1] 0 0
Serum Tobramycin Concentrations
Timepoint [1] 0 0
Weeks 1, 5, 17 and 21
Secondary outcome [2] 0 0
Percentage of Participants With a Decrease From Baseline in Auditory Acuity
Timepoint [2] 0 0
Baseline and Day 28 of Cycles 1, 2 and 3 (Weeks 5, 13 and 21)
Secondary outcome [3] 0 0
Relative Change From Baseline in Percent Predicted Forced Expiratory Volume in One Second (%FEV1)
Timepoint [3] 0 0
Baseline and Day 28 of Cycles 1, 2 and 3 (Weeks 5, 13 and 21) and Final Visit (Week 25)
Secondary outcome [4] 0 0
Patient Satisfaction Assessed Using the Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medication
Timepoint [4] 0 0
Day 28 of Cycles 1, 2 and 3 (Weeks 5, 13 and 21).
Secondary outcome [5] 0 0
Change From Baseline in Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Sputum Density
Timepoint [5] 0 0
Baseline and Day 28 of Cycles 1, 2 and 3 (Weeks 5, 13 and 21) and Final Visit (Week 25).
Secondary outcome [6] 0 0
Change From Baseline in Tobramycin Minimum Inhibitory Concentration
Timepoint [6] 0 0
Baseline and Day 28 of Cycles 1, 2 and 3 (Weeks 5, 13 and 21) and Final Visit (Week 25)
Secondary outcome [7] 0 0
Antipseudomonal Antibiotic Usage During the Study
Timepoint [7] 0 0
25 Weeks
Secondary outcome [8] 0 0
Hospitalization Due to Respiratory Events During the Study
Timepoint [8] 0 0
25 Weeks

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
* Confirmed diagnosis of cystic fibrosis
* Male and female patients at least 6 years of age at the time of screening.
* Forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) at screening must be at least 25% and less than or equal to 75% of normal predicted values for age, sex, and height based on Knudson criteria.
* Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a type of bacteria, must be present in a sputum/deep-throat cough swab culture (or bronchoalveolar lavage [BAL]) within 6 months prior to screening and in the sputum/ deep-throat cough swab culture at the screening visit.
* Able to comply with all protocol requirements.
* Clinically stable in the opinion of the investigator.
* Use of an effective means of contraception in females of childbearing potential.
* Provide written informed consent, Health Authority Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) authorization (where applicable), and assent (as appropriate) prior to the performance of any study-related procedure.
Minimum age
6 Years
Maximum age
No limit
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Key exclusion criteria
* History of sputum culture or deep-throat cough swab (or BAL) culture yielding Burkholderia cepacia (B cepacia), a type of bacteria, within 2 years prior to screening and/or sputum culture yielding B cepacia at screening.
* Coughing up more than 60 cc of blood from the respiratory tract at any time within 30 days prior to study drug administration.
* Known local or systemic hypersensitivity to aminoglycosides or inhaled antibiotics.
* Females who are pregnant (positive pregnancy test), lactating, or are planning to become pregnant during the study.
* History of hearing loss or chronic ringing in the ears deemed clinically significant by the investigator.
* Use of systemic or inhaled antipseudomonal antibiotics within 28 days prior to study drug administration.
* Use of loop diuretics within 7 days prior to study drug administration.
* Use of any investigational treatment within 28 days prior to study drug administration.
* Initiation of treatment with chronic macrolide therapy, dornase alpha treatment or inhaled corticosteroids within 28 days prior to study drug administration (patients may be taking these therapies at the time of enrollment, but they must have initiated treatment more than 28 days prior to study drug administration).

Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply

Study design
Purpose of the study
Treatment
Allocation to intervention
Randomised controlled trial
Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
Masking / blinding
Open (masking not used)
Who is / are masked / blinded?



Intervention assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Phase
Phase 3
Type of endpoint/s
Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Completed
Data analysis
Reason for early stopping/withdrawal
Other reasons
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
1/02/2006
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
Actual
1/03/2009
Sample size
Target
Accrual to date
Final
517
Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
Recruitment hospital [1] 0 0
Novartis Investigative Site - South Brisbane
Recruitment postcode(s) [1] 0 0
- South Brisbane
Recruitment outside Australia
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United States of America
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Connecticut
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Georgia
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Illinois
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Kentucky
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Vermont
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West Virginia
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Calgary
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Hamilton
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Ste-Foy
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Baranquilla
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Bogota
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Cali
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Medellin
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France
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Paris
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France
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Koeln
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Palermo
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Funding & Sponsors
Primary sponsor type
Commercial sector/industry
Name
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Address
Country

Ethics approval
Ethics application status

Summary
Brief summary
Trial website
Trial related presentations / publications
Public notes

Contacts
Principal investigator
Name 0 0
Michael Konstan, MD
Address 0 0
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Country 0 0
Phone 0 0
Fax 0 0
Email 0 0
Contact person for public queries
Name 0 0
Address 0 0
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Phone 0 0
Fax 0 0
Email 0 0
Contact person for scientific queries

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Results are available at https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00388505