Status:

COMPLETED

Dexpramipexole Dose-Ranging Biomarker Study in Subjects With Eosinophilic Asthma

Lead Sponsor:

Knopp Biosciences

Conditions:

Eosinophilic Asthma

Asthma

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-74 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, dose-ranging, multi-center study to evaluate the clinical effects of oral administration of dexpramipexole for 12 weeks on perip...

Detailed Description

One hundred subjects will receive study drug or matching placebo over 12 weeks of consecutive dosing. Following a short Run-in Period, eligible subjects will enter the Primary Assessment Period and re...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Male or female ≥18 and \<75 years of age at the time of consent
  • Physician diagnosis of asthma for ≥12 months (relative to Baseline) based on Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) 2018 Guidelines
  • Asthma requiring treatment with, at a minimum, low dose inhaled corticosteroids in combination with a long-acting β2 agonist, on a stable dose for at least 1 month before Screening
  • Bronchodilator reversibility, as evidenced by ≥12% and ≥200 mL improvement in FEV1 15 to 25 minutes following inhalation of albuterol at Screening
  • Pre-bronchodilator FEV1 ≥40% and \<80% of predicted at Screening and Baseline
  • AEC ≥0.30 x10\^9/L at the Screening visit
  • ACQ-7 ≥1.5 at Screening
  • Negative pregnancy test at Baseline
  • Adherence ≥85% with twice-daily placebo taken during the Run-in Period

Exclusion

  • Treatment for an asthma exacerbation within 8 weeks prior to Baseline visit
  • Treatment with systemic corticosteroids in the 8 weeks prior to Screening
  • Treatment with monoclonal antibody therapy, within 5-half-lives prior to Baseline
  • Treatment with selected drugs known to have a substantial risk of neutropenia
  • Absolute neutrophil count \<2.0x10\^9/L at Screening, or any documented history of absolute neutrophil count \<2.0x10\^9/L.
  • Renal dysfunction, defined as an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) \<60 mL/min/1.73m\^2 at Screening
  • Clinically significant abnormal laboratory or ECG values
  • Other medically significant illness
  • Use of any smoke or inhaled nicotine delivery device within 1 year prior to Screening
  • Pregnant women or women breastfeeding
  • Currently taking pramipexole or other dopamine agonists

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 15 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 2 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

534 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04046939

Start Date

August 15 2019

End Date

March 2 2021

Last Update

April 13 2023

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Research Site

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90048

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Research Site

Mission Viejo, California, United States, 92691

3

Research Site

Westminster, California, United States, 92683

4

Research Site

Denver, Colorado, United States, 80230