Patients with a respiratory disease are at higher risk of poor outcomes due to worsening of symptoms caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and other respiratory infections. New therapies are needed for treating high risk patients at early stages of an infection. This study will assess the safety, tolerability and feasibility of using an inhaled nitric oxide generating solution, RESP301, as a self-administered treatment following flare-up of symptoms. RESP301 is a liquid solution which produces nitric oxide in the lungs when inhaled using a nebuliser. The components of RESP301 are already used in clinical practice and inhaled nitric oxide is used as a treatment for newborns and patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). In a laboratory setting, RESP301 has been shown to be effective against respiratory viruses, including SARS-CoV-2. This study will first determine the maximum tolerated dose of RESP301 in up to 48 adult patients with COPD or bronchiectasis in the United Kingdom (UK) (Part 1a; Dose Finding Phase). Once the Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) has been determined in Part 1a, a cohort of 8 patients will be recruited and RESP301 administered at the MTD but these patients will in addition receive a single dose of a short acting bronchodilator 10 minutes preceding administration of RESP301. After completion of Part 1, approximately 150 patients will be recruited into Part 2 of the trial (Expansion Phase). A minimum of 50 participants will receive a test dose of RESP301 during a screening visit. Response to the test dose will be monitored. Participants who tolerate the test dose will continue in the study and should contact the study team if they experience exacerbation symptoms in the next 52 weeks. Following a call with the site team to discuss symptoms, participants will receive RESP301 delivered to their home to self-administer for 7 days. The study duration for each participant will be at most 57 weeks, including the study visit and monthly calls. Participants who start the course of study treatment, will receive daily calls during the treatment period and will also be followed up after they complete the treatment.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
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Enrollment
88
A single RESP301 dose administered at a study site to assess tolerability. In patients who experience a flare-up during the study period, self-administered RESP301 treatment for 7 days, 3 times a day.
Medicines Evaluation Unit
Manchester, United Kingdom
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Proportion of Patients Tolerating RESP301 at Each Dose Level in Part 1
Defined as percentage of participants able to tolerate the test dose, i.e. able to complete the test dose without any of the following: * Troublesome cough, chest pain or tightness, bronchospasm or dyspnoea that is deemed unacceptable by the patient * methaemoglobin \>5% during or \>3% post dose (60 mins) * any treatment-related AE that led to participant not being able to complete the test dose * \>20% reduction in FEV1 pre dose to post dose at 60min if additionally reporting troublesome cough, chest pain or tightness, bronchospasm or dyspnoea that is deemed unacceptable by the patient
Time frame: Screening Visit
Feasibility of Self-administering RESP301 Treatment in Terms of Commencing Treatment
Defined as percentage of patients who, having experienced and correctly reported an exacerbation, commence self-administration of the treatment on the day the treatment is delivered
Time frame: 1 day
Feasibility of Self-administering RESP301 Treatment in Terms of Treatment Compliance
For those participants commencing self-administration of RESP301, the percentage of total doses taken
Time frame: 7 days
Tolerability of RESP301 (in Part 1a, Part 1b, and Part 2)
Defined as percentage of participants able to tolerate the test dose, i.e. able to complete the test dose without any of the following: * Troublesome cough, chest pain or tightness, bronchospasm or dyspnoea that is deemed unacceptable by the patient * methaemoglobin \>5% during or \>3% post dose (60 mins) * any treatment-related AE that led to participant not being able to complete the test dose, and/or be suitable to be enrolled into the dormant phase in the Investigator's opinion * for the first 50 patients who will undergo pre spirometry, \>20% reduction in FEV1 from pre test dose to post test dose with symptoms (patients with \>20% reduction in FEV1 without symptoms would be offered the option to continue in the study)
Time frame: Screening Visit
Safety of RESP301 in Terms of Treatment Emergent Adverse Events
Defined as total counts and cumulative incidence of Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)
Time frame: Parts 1A/1B: Screening/dosing period 1-2 days + Follow-up period 1 day. Part 2: Screening period 1-2days (Participants did not enter the treatment phase due to early study termination)
Safety of RESP301 in Terms of Serious Adverse Events
Defined as total counts and cumulative incidence of Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)
Time frame: Parts 1A/1B: Screening/dosing period 1-2 days + Follow-up period 1 day. Part 2: Screening period 1-2days (Participants did not enter the treatment phase due to early study termination)
Safety of RESP301 in Terms of Suspected Unexpected Serious Adverse Reactions
Defined as total counts and cumulative incidence of Suspected Unexpected Serious Adverse Reactions (SUSARs)
Time frame: Parts 1A/1B: Screening/dosing period 1-2 days + Follow-up period 1 day. Part 2: Screening period 1-2days (Participants did not enter the treatment phase due to early study termination)
Safety of RESP301 in Terms of Treatment-related AEs
Defined as total counts and cumulative incidence of treatment-related AEs
Time frame: Parts 1A/1B: Screening/dosing period 1-2 days + Follow-up period 1 day. Part 2: Screening period 1-2days (Participants did not enter the treatment phase due to early study termination)
Efficacy of RESP301 in Terms of Percentage of Patients Recovered by Day 7
Defined as percentage of participants recovered by Day 7 post starting treatment, where recovery is defined as patient feels all their symptoms are back to their usual baseline (all symptom Visual Analogue Scores are 0 on a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 is "same as usual" and 10 is "much more than usual")
Time frame: 7 days
Efficacy of RESP301 in Terms of Percentage of Patients Recovered by Day 14
Defined as percentage of participants recovered by Day 14 post starting treatment, where recovery is defined as patient feels all their symptoms are back to their usual baseline (all symptom Visual Analogue Scores are 0 on a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 is "same as usual" and 10 is "much more than usual")
Time frame: 7 days
Efficacy of RESP301 in Terms of Time to Recovery
Defined as days to recovery, where recovery is defined as patient feels all their symptoms are back to their usual baseline (all symptom Visual Analogue Scores are 0 on a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 is "same as usual" and 10 is "much more than Defined as percentage of participants recovered by Day 14 post starting treatment, where recovery is defined as patient feels all their symptoms are back to their usual baseline (all symptom Visual Analogue Scores are 0 on a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 is "same as usual" and 10 is "much more than usual")
Time frame: 21 days
Efficacy of RESP301 in Terms of Preventing Exacerbation-related Hospitalisation and/or Death
Number of patients treated with RESP301 that experience exacerbation-related hospitalisation and/or death
Time frame: 7 days
Efficacy of RESP301 in Terms of Patient-reported Symptoms
Change in Clinical COPD Questionnaire (CCQ) score from Day 1 to Day 7, where the minimum score is 0 (very good health status) and maximum score is 6 (extremely poor health status)
Time frame: 7 days
Feasibility of Self-administering RESP301 Treatment in Terms of Receiving Treatment
Defined as percentage of patients who, having experienced and correctly reported an exacerbation, receive the treatment within 48 hours of reporting their exacerbation
Time frame: 2 days
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