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Trial details imported from ClinicalTrials.gov

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Registration number
NCT01000506
Ethics application status
Date submitted
22/10/2009
Date registered
23/10/2009

Titles & IDs
Public title
Dose Ranging Efficacy And Safety With Mepolizumab in Severe Asthma
Scientific title
A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Parallel Group, Dose Ranging Study to Determine the Effect of Mepolizumab on Exacerbation Rates in Subjects With Severe Uncontrolled Refractory Asthma
Secondary ID [1] 0 0
112997
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
DREAM
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Asthma 0 0
Condition category
Condition code
Respiratory 0 0 0 0
Asthma

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Treatment: Other - Mepolizumab 750
Treatment: Other - Mepolizumab 250
Treatment: Other - Mepolizumab 75
Treatment: Drugs - Placebo saline

Active comparator: Mepolizumab 750mg - Mepolizumab 750mcg i.v. every 4 weeks

Active comparator: Mepolizumab 250mg - Mepolizumab 250mcg i.v. every 4 weeks

Active comparator: Mepolizumab 75mg - Mepolizumab 75mcg i.v. every 4 weeks

Placebo comparator: Placebo - Placebo saline every 4 weeks i.v.


Treatment: Other: Mepolizumab 750
Mepolizumab 750mg every four weeks by i.v.

Treatment: Other: Mepolizumab 250
Mepolizumab 250mg every four weeks by i.v.

Treatment: Other: Mepolizumab 75
Mepolizumab 75mg every four weeks by i.v.

Treatment: Drugs: Placebo saline
Placebo saline every four weeks by i.v.
Intervention code [1] 0 0
Treatment: Other
Intervention code [2] 0 0
Treatment: Drugs
Comparator / control treatment
Control group

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 0 0
Number of Clinically Significant Exacerbations of Asthma Per Year
Timepoint [1] 0 0
From randomization (Week 0) to Week 52 or early withdrawal (EW)
Secondary outcome [1] 0 0
Time to First Clinically Significant Exacerbation Requiring Oral or Systemic Corticosteroid, Hospitalization and/ or ED Visit
Timepoint [1] 0 0
From randomization (Week 0) to Week 52 or EW
Secondary outcome [2] 0 0
Number of Exacerbations Requiring Hospitalization (Including Intubation and Admittance to an Intensive Care Unit [ICU]) or ED Visit Per Year
Timepoint [2] 0 0
From randomization (Week 0) to Week 52 or EW
Secondary outcome [3] 0 0
Time to First Exacerbation Requiring Hospitalization or ED Visit
Timepoint [3] 0 0
From randomization (Week 0) to Week 52 or EW
Secondary outcome [4] 0 0
Number of All Recorded Exacerbations Per Year
Timepoint [4] 0 0
From randomization (Week 0) to Week 52 or EW
Secondary outcome [5] 0 0
Time to First All Recorded Exacerbation
Timepoint [5] 0 0
From randomization (Week 0) to Week 52 or EW
Secondary outcome [6] 0 0
Mean Change From Baseline in Clinic Pre-bronchodilator FEV1 Over the 52-week Treatment Period
Timepoint [6] 0 0
From Baseline up to Week 52 or EW
Secondary outcome [7] 0 0
Mean Change From Baseline in Clinic Post-bronchodilator FEV1 Over the 52-week Treatment Period
Timepoint [7] 0 0
From Baseline up to Week 52 or EW
Secondary outcome [8] 0 0
Mean Change From Baseline in Asthma Control Questionnaire (ACQ) Score Over the 52-week Treatment Period
Timepoint [8] 0 0
From Baseline up to Week 52 or EW

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
* Male or female
* Aged 12 to 65 years inclusive
* Minimum weight 45kg
* Clinical features of severe refractory asthma
* Well documented requirement for high dose inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) [i.e. >= 880mcg/day fluticasone propionate or equivalent daily] for at least 12 months
* Using additional controller medication in addition to high dose ICS for at least 12 months
* Persistent airflow obstruction indicated by a pre-bronchodilator FEV1<80% predicted at visit 1 or 2 or peak flow diurnal variability of >20% on 3 or more days during the run-in
* Airway inflammation which is likely to be eosinophilic in nature demonstrated by either raised peripheral blood eosinophils (>=300/microL), sputum eosinophils (>=3%), exhaled nitric oxide (>=50ppb) or prompt deterioration of asthma control following a <=25% reduction in regular maintenance dose of inhaled or oral corticosteroids (OCS)
* History of 2 or more exacerbations requiring systemic corticosteroids in the previous 12 months
* Evidence of asthma documented by airway reversibility, airway hyperresponsiveness or airflow variability
* ECG assessment demonstrating QTc<450msec or QTc<480msec for patients with bundle branch block
* Liver function tests demonstrating ALT<2xUpper Limit of Normal (ULN), AST<2xULN, Alk Phos <=1.5xULN, bilirubin <=1.5xULN
* Female of non-child-bearing potential or child-bearing potential with a negative pregnancy test at screening and prepared to agree to an acceptable method of contraception
* Able to give written informed consent
* Able to read, comprehend and write at a sufficient level to complete study materials
Minimum age
12 Years
Maximum age
65 Years
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Key exclusion criteria
* Current smokers or smoking history of >=10 pack years
* Clinically important lung condition other than asthma
* Diagnosis of malignancy or in the process of investigation
* Unstable liver disease
* Churg-Strauss syndrome
* Using methotrexate, troleandomycin, oral gold, cyclosporine, azathioprine or any experimental anti-inflammatory therapy within 3 months of screening
* Omalizumab (Xolair) or any other biological for the treatment of inflammatory disease within 6 months of Visit 1
* Regular use of oral or systemic corticosteroids for diseases other than asthma within 12 months or any intra-articular, short-acting intramuscular corticosteroid within 1 month or intramuscular, long-acting depot corticosteroid within 3 months
* Allergy/intolerance to the excipients in the mepolizumab formulation
* Any investigational drug within 30 days or 5 terminal half-lives, whichever is longer
* Pregnant or breastfeeding or planning to become pregnant
* Clinically significant disease which is uncontrolled with standard treatment
* History of alcohol misuse or substance abuse
* Parasitic infestation within previous 6 months
* Known immunodeficiency
* Unable to follow instructions, use the electronic diary or peak flow meter
* Known evidence of lack of adherence to controller medications and/or follow physician's recommendations
* Previous participation in a study of mepolizumab and received study medication within 90 days

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
Blinded (masking used)
Who is / are masked / blinded?
The people receiving the treatment/s
The people administering the treatment/s
The people assessing the outcomes
The people analysing the results/data
Intervention assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Phase
Phase 2
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
1/11/2009
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
Actual
23/03/2012
Sample size
Target
Accrual to date
Final
621
Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
NSW,SA,VIC,WA
Recruitment hospital [1] 0 0
GSK Investigational Site - New Lambton
Recruitment hospital [2] 0 0
GSK Investigational Site - Adelaide
Recruitment hospital [3] 0 0
GSK Investigational Site - Clayton
Recruitment hospital [4] 0 0
GSK Investigational Site - Melbourne
Recruitment hospital [5] 0 0
GSK Investigational Site - Nedlands
Recruitment postcode(s) [1] 0 0
2305 - New Lambton
Recruitment postcode(s) [2] 0 0
5000 - Adelaide
Recruitment postcode(s) [3] 0 0
3168 - Clayton
Recruitment postcode(s) [4] 0 0
3004 - Melbourne
Recruitment postcode(s) [5] 0 0
6009 - Nedlands
Recruitment outside Australia
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California
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Colorado
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Connecticut
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Buenos Aires
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Argentina
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Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires
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Mendoza
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Barnaul
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Southampton

Funding & Sponsors
Primary sponsor type
Commercial sector/industry
Name
GlaxoSmithKline
Address
Country

Ethics approval
Ethics application status

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

Contacts
Principal investigator
Name 0 0
GSK Clinical Trials
Address 0 0
GlaxoSmithKline
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

Data sharing statement
Will individual participant data (IPD) for this trial be available (including data dictionaries)?
Yes
What data in particular will be shared?
Patient-level data for this study will be made available through www.clinicalstudydatarequest.com following the timelines and process described on this site.
When will data be available (start and end dates)?
Available to whom?
Available for what types of analyses?
How or where can data be obtained?


What supporting documents are/will be available?

No Supporting Document Provided



Results publications and other study-related documents

No documents have been uploaded by study researchers.


Results are available at https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01000506