Range of Neutrophil Response to 20,000 EU of Clinical Center Reference Endotoxin in Otherwise Healthy Smokers

This study has been terminated.
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University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00753870
First received: September 15, 2008
Last updated: April 14, 2011
Last verified: April 2011

September 15, 2008
April 14, 2011
August 2008
December 2009   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
To identify a dose of inhaled CCRE that is well tolerated and that induces measurable increases in neutrophil content of induced sputum that can be employed to screen large populations for susceptibility to the inflammatory effect of inhaled endotoxin. [ Time Frame: post exposure ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
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Range of Neutrophil Response to 20,000 EU of Clinical Center Reference Endotoxin in Otherwise Healthy Smokers
Range of Neutrophil Response to 20,000 EU of Clinical Center Reference Endotoxin in Otherwise Healthy Smokers

Endotoxin is a component of outdoor air pollution, an air contaminant found in a number of different workplaces, and is even found in homes. The endotoxin used for this study is obtained from the National Institutes of Health, and is called "Clinical Center Reference Endotoxin", or CCRE. The purpose of this Phase 1 research study is to identify a dose of inhaled endotoxin that is safe (does not cause prolonged cough, shortness of breath or other problems), but causes changes in sputum cell samples that the scientists can measure. Phase 1 research studies like this one are not intended to be a treatment, but are a scientific investigation. Eventually, with these types of studies we will be able to examine why some people are more sensitive to endotoxin. Scientists at other universities have found that while most people do not have a considerable lung response to endotoxin at doses as high as 60,000 EU (endotoxin units), a few respond to as little as a total dose of 4500 EU. Our study is designed to identify if using a dose of 20,000 EU causes changes in the lung cells but does not cause symptoms in our study subjects. In our previous studies in our lab, using an endotoxin from another source, we have used higher doses (15,000 EUs) in subjects with asthma with no major problems, and we have used 10,000 EUs of CCRE in subjects who are current smokers without seeing any problems.

We are looking for people who currently smoke a minimum of a half a pack of cigarettes each day. You must not have any other health problems, be pregnant or nursing a baby, or actively trying to become pregnant or to father a child.

Interventional
Phase 1
Allocation: Non-Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety Study
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Basic Science
Healthy Smokers
Biological: CCRE inhalation
20,000 EU CCRE given as a one-time challenge
Other Name: CCRE (LPS)
Experimental: A
Otherwise healthy smokers
Intervention: Biological: CCRE inhalation
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Terminated
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December 2009
December 2009   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Inclusion Criteria:

  • current smoker
  • healthy

Exclusion Criteria:

  • no asthma
  • no chronic health conditions
  • no daily cough
  • not pregnant or nursing a baby
  • not actively trying to get pregnant or father a child
Both
18 Years to 50 Years
Yes
Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects
United States
 
NCT00753870
07-2060 (GCRC 2670), P50HL084934-01
No
David B. Peden, MD, MS, UNC_Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Principal Investigator: David B Peden, MD, MS University of North Carolina
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
April 2011

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