Trial Outcomes & Findings for Oxidative Stress in Asthma (NCT NCT04512547)

NCT ID: NCT04512547

Last Updated: 2026-03-23

Results Overview

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

PHASE2

Target enrollment

49 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

Up to 6 weeks

Results posted on

2026-03-23

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Obese Asthmatics
Obese patients that come to Duke that have been diagnosed with Asthma will be approached.
Obese Non-Asthmatics
The obese non-asthmatics will be collected from an IRB pre-approved Healthy Volunteer Data Repository.
Overall Study
STARTED
41
8
Overall Study
COMPLETED
26
8
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
15
0

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Oxidative Stress in Asthma

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Obese Asthmatics
n=26 Participants
Obese patients that come to Duke that have been diagnosed with Asthma will be approached.
Obese Non-Asthmatics
n=8 Participants
The obese non-asthmatics will be collected from an IRB pre-approved Healthy Volunteer Data Repository.
Total
n=34 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Continuous
47.3 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 8.5 • n=10 Participants
46.6 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.0 • n=8 Participants
47.1 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.0 • n=18 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
21 Participants
n=10 Participants
6 Participants
n=8 Participants
27 Participants
n=18 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
5 Participants
n=10 Participants
2 Participants
n=8 Participants
7 Participants
n=18 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
0 Participants
n=10 Participants
0 Participants
n=8 Participants
0 Participants
n=18 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
26 Participants
n=10 Participants
8 Participants
n=8 Participants
34 Participants
n=18 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
n=10 Participants
0 Participants
n=8 Participants
0 Participants
n=18 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
n=10 Participants
0 Participants
n=8 Participants
0 Participants
n=18 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
1 Participants
n=10 Participants
0 Participants
n=8 Participants
1 Participants
n=18 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
n=10 Participants
0 Participants
n=8 Participants
0 Participants
n=18 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
9 Participants
n=10 Participants
3 Participants
n=8 Participants
12 Participants
n=18 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
16 Participants
n=10 Participants
5 Participants
n=8 Participants
21 Participants
n=18 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants
n=10 Participants
0 Participants
n=8 Participants
0 Participants
n=18 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
n=10 Participants
0 Participants
n=8 Participants
0 Participants
n=18 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
26 Participants
n=10 Participants
8 Participants
n=8 Participants
34 Participants
n=18 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Up to 6 weeks

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Obese Asthmatics
n=26 Participants
Obese patients that come to Duke that have been diagnosed with Asthma will be approached.
Obese Non-Asthmatics
n=8 Participants
The obese non-asthmatics will be collected from an IRB pre-approved Healthy Volunteer Data Repository.
Percentage of Neutrophils in Peripheral Blood
57.3 percentage of neutrophils
Standard Deviation 7.4
55.4 percentage of neutrophils
Standard Deviation 10.2

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Up to 6 weeks

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Obese Asthmatics
n=26 Participants
Obese patients that come to Duke that have been diagnosed with Asthma will be approached.
Obese Non-Asthmatics
n=8 Participants
The obese non-asthmatics will be collected from an IRB pre-approved Healthy Volunteer Data Repository.
Percentage of Eosinophils in Peripheral Blood
2.6 percentage of eosinophils
Standard Deviation 1.4
2.8 percentage of eosinophils
Standard Deviation 1.8

OTHER_PRE_SPECIFIED outcome

Timeframe: Up to 6 weeks

Measured by staining of fixed and reversible airway biopsy tissue with Masson's trichrome stain or Weigert's resorcin-fuchsin stain and quantification of staining in submucosal regions using Image J

Outcome measures

Outcome data not reported

OTHER_PRE_SPECIFIED outcome

Timeframe: Baseline, visit 1 (one week +/- 7 day), visit 2 (one week +/- 7 day), visit 3 (one week +/- 7 day)

Measured by Flow cytometry

Outcome measures

Outcome data not reported

OTHER_PRE_SPECIFIED outcome

Timeframe: Up to 6 weeks

Measured by Matrigel invasion assay with manual counting of stained invading fibroblasts

Outcome measures

Outcome data not reported

OTHER_PRE_SPECIFIED outcome

Timeframe: Baseline, visit 1 (one week +/- 7 day), visit 2 (one week +/- 7 day), visit 3 (one week +/- 7 day)

Measured by Amplex Red assay

Outcome measures

Outcome data not reported

OTHER_PRE_SPECIFIED outcome

Timeframe: Baseline, visit 1 (one week +/- 7 day), visit 2 (one week +/- 7 day), visit 3 (one week +/- 7 day)

Measured by Enzyme-linked Immunosorbant Assay

Outcome measures

Outcome data not reported

Adverse Events

Obese Asthmatics

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 6 other events
Deaths: 6 deaths

Obese Non-Asthmatics

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 1 other events
Deaths: 1 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Other adverse events
Measure
Obese Asthmatics
n=26 participants at risk
Obese patients that come to Duke that have been diagnosed with Asthma will be approached.
Obese Non-Asthmatics
n=8 participants at risk
The obese non-asthmatics will be collected from an IRB pre-approved Healthy Volunteer Data Repository.
Eye disorders
Eye redness
3.8%
1/26 • Up to 6 weeks
0.00%
0/8 • Up to 6 weeks
Eye disorders
Broken blood vessel
3.8%
1/26 • Up to 6 weeks
0.00%
0/8 • Up to 6 weeks
Gastrointestinal disorders
Vomiting
3.8%
1/26 • Up to 6 weeks
0.00%
0/8 • Up to 6 weeks
Nervous system disorders
Syncope
3.8%
1/26 • Up to 6 weeks
0.00%
0/8 • Up to 6 weeks
Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
Blood in sputum
11.5%
3/26 • Up to 6 weeks
0.00%
0/8 • Up to 6 weeks
Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
Cough
15.4%
4/26 • Up to 6 weeks
12.5%
1/8 • Up to 6 weeks
Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
Wheezing
3.8%
1/26 • Up to 6 weeks
12.5%
1/8 • Up to 6 weeks
Gastrointestinal disorders
Nausea
3.8%
1/26 • Up to 6 weeks
0.00%
0/8 • Up to 6 weeks
Nervous system disorders
Headache
3.8%
1/26 • Up to 6 weeks
0.00%
0/8 • Up to 6 weeks
Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
Sore throat
3.8%
1/26 • Up to 6 weeks
0.00%
0/8 • Up to 6 weeks
Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
Congestion
7.7%
2/26 • Up to 6 weeks
0.00%
0/8 • Up to 6 weeks
Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
Wet feeling in lungs
0.00%
0/26 • Up to 6 weeks
12.5%
1/8 • Up to 6 weeks
Surgical and medical procedures
Equipment malfunction
0.00%
0/26 • Up to 6 weeks
12.5%
1/8 • Up to 6 weeks

Additional Information

Loretta Que

Duke University Medical Center

Phone: (919) 681-8551

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place