Assessment Of Disease Pathology And Key Therapeutic Targets In Severe Asthma

NCT00327197 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 47

Last updated 2017-08-04

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Summary

To evaluate and compare the expression and change in expression of key severe asthma targets at baseline in mile to moderate asthmatics vs. severe asthmatic subjects.

To evaluate and compare the airway pathology at baseline and changes in airway pathology in relation to asthma severity.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Prednisolone

Subjects will be administered oral prednisolone at a dose of 0.5 mg/kg, up to a maximum of 40 mg per day for 14 days.

PROCEDURE

Bronchoscopy

All subjects will undergo bronchoscopy assessments which will involve insertion of a standard bronchoscope.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • GSK Clinical Trials · GlaxoSmithKline

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-08-02
Primary Completion
2011-06-06
Completion
2011-06-06

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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Diseases

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