Status:

COMPLETED

ATP/AMP Challenge in Healthy Non-smokers, Smokers, Patients With Asthma, and Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Lead Sponsor:

Imperial College London

Collaborating Sponsors:

Duska Scientific Co.

Conditions:

Asthma

COPD

Eligibility:

All Genders

21-85 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

In this randomised, cross-over, controlled study, a total of 84 subjects will be included: 12 healthy non-smoking volunteers; 12 current smokers; 30 patients with mild steroid-naïve asthma; and 30 pat...

Detailed Description

Background: Extracellular adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP) stimulates vagal C and Aδ fibers in the lung, resulting in pronounced bronchoconstriction and cough mediated by P2X2/3 receptors located on va...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Healthy non-smokers (n=12)
  • Normal spirometry
  • Forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) reversibility of \< 15% after inhaled beta2-agonists\*
  • At risk (current smokers) (n=12)\*
  • Normal spirometry, chronic symptoms (cough, sputum production)
  • FEV1 reversibility of \< 15% after inhaled beta2-agonists\* (\* = Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of COPD)
  • Mild steroid-naïve asthma (n=30)
  • FEV1 more than or equal to 80%
  • Mild-moderate COPD (n=30)
  • FEV1 50-80%

Exclusion

  • Pregnancy, breast-feeding, or planned pregnancy during the study.
  • Fertile women not using acceptable contraceptive measures, as judged by the investigator
  • Upper respiratory infection within the last 4 weeks
  • Subjects who have received research medication within the previous one month
  • Subjects unable to give informed consent
  • Any psychiatric condition rendering the patient unable to understand the nature, scope, and possible consequences of the study.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2002

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 1 2004

Estimated Enrollment :

31 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00159315

Start Date

October 1 2002

End Date

October 1 2004

Last Update

April 4 2024

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Section of Airway Disease, Asthma Lab, Imperial College London, Royal Brompton Hospital

London, United Kingdom, SW3 6LY