Status:

TERMINATED

Trial of Tauroursodeoxycholic Acid (TUDCA) in Asthma

Lead Sponsor:

University of Vermont

Conditions:

Asthma

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

Asthma is a chronic lung disease that affects millions of people worldwide, including both children and adults. The cause of asthma is not known, but asthma is strongly associated with inflammation of...

Detailed Description

Study Design: This study will be a Phase 1, pre-post intervention trial in patients with asthma who will be treated with TUDCA 1750 mg per day for 12 weeks. The investigators have obtained TUDCA from ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Men and women, aged 18 and older, with a physician diagnosis of asthma
  • Current non-smoker with \< 10 pack-years smoking history and no smoking within the last year
  • Stable asthma control over the last 3 months as defined by Asthma Control Test (ACT) ≥ 20 (40)
  • Stable asthma medication regimen over the last 3 months
  • FEV1 ≥ 70% predicted

Exclusion

  • Current smoking or ≥10 pack-years of smoking or any smoking within the last year
  • Poor asthma control as defined by ACT\< 20
  • Exacerbation of disease within previous 4 weeks
  • Recent upper respiratory infection within last 4 weeks
  • Acute or chronic rhinosinusitis
  • Use of chronic nasal corticosteroids, or any use of nasal corticosteroids during the study
  • Concomitant heart, lung or GI disease (liver, peptic ulcer) that would potentially jeopardize the safety of the participant or interfere with interpretation of the results

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 10 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 11 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

11 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03878654

Start Date

January 10 2019

End Date

September 11 2019

Last Update

September 16 2019

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Vermont Lung Center

Colchester, Vermont, United States, 05446