The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of CNTO 148 (golimumab) in patients with severe persistent asthma.
This is a multicenter, randomized (the study medication is assigned by chance), double-blind (neither physician nor patient knows the treatment that the patient receives), placebo-controlled (an inactive substance that is compared with a drug to test whether the drug has a real effect in a clinical study), parallel-group (each group of patients will be treated at the same time), dose-ranging study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of CNTO 148. The study will consists of run-in phase (2 weeks), treatment period (52 weeks) and follow up period (24 weeks). The patients inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) medication will be standardized in the run-in phase and the treatment period contains first 24 weeks of treatment, the patients are required to remain on stable doses of concomitant corticosteroids (CS) medication (steroid stable phase). The steroid stable phase is followed by a 28-week steroid taper phase, during which a reduction of concomitant CS medication will be attempted. After completion of the study treatment, patients are to be followed for an additional 24 weeks. Patients will receive subcutaneous injections of 75, 150, or 300 mg of CNTO 148 or placebo every 4 weeks for 52 weeks followed 50,100, or 200 mg every 4 weeks through week 52. The safety of the patient will be monitored throughout the study.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
309
Type=exact type, unit=mg, number=50, 75, 100, 150, 200 and 300, form=injection, route=subcutaneous. Every 4 weeks partciapnts will receive injections in 4 parallel treatment arms
Type=exact type, unit=mg, form=injection, route=subcutaneous. Placebo will be given from from Week 0 through Week 52.
Change From Baseline in Prebronchodilator Clinic-Measured, Percent-Predicted Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second
The endpoint is change from baseline in prebronchodilator clinic-measured percent predicted Percent-Predicted Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second (FEV1) with Last Observation Carried Forward (LOCF) at 6 months. The baseline visit starts at the end of 2 weeks run in phase.
Time frame: Baseline and Week 24
Number of Severe Asthma Exacerbations Per Patient From Baseline Through 6 Months
The endpoint is the average number of severe asthma exacerbations per patient from baseline through 6 months.
Time frame: Baseline to Week 24
Change From Baseline in Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire Score at 6 Months; Randomized Patients
The endpoint is the change from baseline in the overall Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (AQLQ) score at 6 months. The AQLQ is a validated and self-administered questionnaire to evaluate symptoms and Quality of Life (QOL) in subjects with asthma and it has 32 questions in 4 domains (symptoms, activity limitations, emotional function, and environmental stimuli). Participants were asked to score the importance of each of the positively identified problems on a 7-point scale (7 = not impaired at all - 1 = severely impaired).
Time frame: Baseline to Week 24
Change From Baseline in Rescue Medication Use at 6 Months; Randomized Patients
The endpoint is change from baseline in rescue medication use at Wk 24 where the rescue medication use was based on the average over 7 days prior to visit.
Time frame: Baseline to Week 24
Number of Severe Asthma Exacerbations Per Patient From Week 24 Through Week 52; Randomized Patients Who Did Not Discontinue Study Participation Prior to Week 24
The endpoint is the average number of severe asthma exacerbations per patient from Week (Wk) 24 through Wk 52 for the patients who did not discontinue study participation prior to Wk 24
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Time frame: Week 24 to Week 52
Change From Baseline in Oral Corticosteroids Dose at Week 52; Randomized Patients Who Received Oral Corticosteroids at Baseline
The endpoint is the change from baseline at Week (Wk) 52 in oral corticosteroids (OCS) dose for the randomized patients who received OCS at baseline.
Time frame: Baseline and Week 52
Change From Baseline in Domiciliary Morning Peak Expiratory Flow Rate (PEFR) at 6 Months; Randomized Subjects
The endpoint is the change from baseline in domiciliary morning PEFR at Week 24. PEFR- Peak Expiratory Flow Rate (PEFR): A measure of the speed of exhalation. The data were collected in the eDiary which was issued to each participant at screening. PEFR was collected morning and evening each day of the study.
Time frame: Baseline to Week 24