Status:
COMPLETED
UTMB Research on Severe Asthma (UROSA) Study
Lead Sponsor:
The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Conditions:
Asthma
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Brief Summary
To identify and understand biologic aspects of severe asthma compared to subjects with mild to moderate asthma and subjects without asthma (normal or healthy volunteers).
Detailed Description
It has been shown that severe asthma differs from milder asthma in its pathophysiology; in particular we are interested in examining why patients with severe asthma have disease that is resistant to c...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All participants must be in good general health (with exception to asthma). • Normal controls / healthy volunteers (NC) subjects with no past history of asthma or other lung disease. To determine this, subjects must have an FEV1 equal to or greater than 80% of predicted value and have a normal FEV1/FVC ratio.
- Asthma subjects Eligible asthmatic participants must have a physician diagnosis of asthma for at least 1 year. Participants must either have historical evidence of reversibility of FEV1 of at least 12%, or demonstrate such a change during the study visits, or must have historical evidence of a PC20 for methacholine \< 8mg/ml.
- Mild Asthma with no Corticosteroids (MANC) will be defined as control of asthma with short acting β2-agonists or leukotrine antagonist or both, but not requiring inhaled corticosteroids.
- Mild to Moderate asthma (MMA) will be defined as control of asthma with an inhaled corticosteroid (less than or equal to 250 mcg daily inhaled fluticasone equivalent) in addition to the medications listed in the MANC group or long acting β2-agonists.
- Severe asthma (SA) will be defined according to the ATS criteria for Refractory Asthma (10)
Exclusion
- Exclusion criteria apply for all subjects:
- Current smoker, or former smoker with \>10 pack years history or having quit within the past year
- Asthma exacerbation, requiring a new or increased dose of oral corticosteroids, within the past 30 days
- Pregnant or lactating female
- Significant/uncontrolled medical condition (uncontrolled diabetes, coronary artery disease, uncontrolled hypertension)
- Diagnosis of emphysema or other significant pulmonary disease
- If, in the opinion of the PI (WJC) the subject has co-morbid conditions that make them unsafe to undergo bronchoscopy, subjects will be given the choice to withdraw from the study or allowed to complete visits 1-3 only.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2009
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 1 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
131 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02264691
Start Date
March 1 2009
End Date
July 1 2016
Last Update
October 26 2016
Active Locations (1)
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University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, Texas, United States, 77555