A Clinical Study to Evaluate Symbicort Turbuhaler Used 'as Needed' in Adults and Adolescents With Asthma. (SYGMA1)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02149199 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : May 29, 2014
Results First Posted : September 13, 2019
Last Update Posted : November 15, 2019
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Asthma | Drug: budesonide/formoterol 'as needed' + budesonide placebo bid Drug: terbutaline 'as needed' + placebo budesonide bid Drug: budesonide bid + terbutaline 'as needed' | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 3850 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Clinical Study Comparing Symbicort® 'as Needed' With Terbutaline 'as Needed' and With Pulmicort® Twice Daily Plus Terbutaline 'as Needed' in Adult and Adolescent Patients With Asthma. |
Actual Study Start Date : | July 7, 2014 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | August 2, 2017 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | August 2, 2017 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Symbicort "as needed"+placebo Pulmicort bid
Symbicort (budesonide/formoterol) Turbuhaler 160/4.5 μg 'as needed' + Placebo Pulmicort Turbuhaler 200 μg bid
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Drug: budesonide/formoterol 'as needed' + budesonide placebo bid
Symbicort (budesonide/ formoterol) 160/4.5 μg powder for inhalation 'as needed' plus Pulmicort placebo 200 μg powder for inhalation, 1 inhalation twice daily (morning and evening), 52-week treatment |
Active Comparator: terbutaline "as needed"+placebo Pulmicort bid
terbutaline Turbuhaler 0.4 mg 'as needed' + placebo Pulmicort 200 μg Turbuhaler bid
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Drug: terbutaline 'as needed' + placebo budesonide bid
Terbutaline 0.4 mg powder for inhalation 'as needed' plus placebo Pulmicort (budesonide) 200 μg powder for inhalation, 1 inhalation twice daily (morning and evening), 52-week treatment |
Active Comparator: Pulmicort bid + terbutaline "as needed"
Pulmicort 200 μg Turbuhaler bid + terbutaline 0.4 mg Turbuhaler 'as needed'
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Drug: budesonide bid + terbutaline 'as needed'
Pulmicort (budesonide) 200 μg powder for inhalation, 1 inhalation twice daily (morning and evening) plus terbutaline 0.4 mg powder for inhalation 'as needed', 52-week treatment |
- 'Well-controlled Asthma Week' - a Derived Binary Variable (Yes/No) [ Time Frame: Weekly, up to 52 weeks ]A well-controlled asthma week is defined as the fulfilment of both conditions A) and B) below: A) Two or more of the following criteria are fulfilled: - No more than 2 days with a daily asthma symptom score >1 - No more than 2 days of 'as needed' medication use, up to a maximum of 4 occasions per week (multiple occasions per day should be regarded as separate occasions) - Morning PEF ≥80% of Predicted Normal every day B) Both of the following criteria are fulfilled: - No nighttime awakenings due to asthma - No additional inhaled and/or systemic glucocorticosteroid treatment due to asthma. The binary variable well-controlled asthma week was derived for each patient and study week. In addition, for each week, the percent of patients with well-controlled asthma week was derived. It is required that the eDiary had to be completed on at least 5 days in a week to be a well-controlled asthma week.
- Number of Participants Experiencing at Least One Severe Asthma Exacerbation [ Time Frame: Day 1 up to 52 weeks ]A severe exacerbation is defined as a deterioration of asthma requiring any of the following: use of systemic glucocorticosteroids (GCS) for at least 3 days, inpatient hospitalization, or emergency room visit due to asthma that required systemic steroids
- Number of Participants Experiencing at Least One Moderate or Severe Asthma Exacerbation [ Time Frame: Day 1 up to 52 weeks ]
A moderate exacerbation is defined as a deterioration of asthma requiring a change in treatment, i.e. initiation of prescribed additional ICS treatment to avoid progression of the worsening of asthma to a severe exacerbation.
A severe exacerbation is defined as a deterioration of asthma requiring any of the following: use of systemic glucocorticosteroids (GCS) for at least 3 days, inpatient hospitalization, or emergency room visit due to asthma that required systemic steroids
- Average Change From Baseline in Pre-dose Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second (FEV1) [ Time Frame: Study weeks 0,4,16,28,40,52 ]Overall estimate of FEV1 (mL) pre-bronchodilator change from baseline. Baseline is the measurement at Visit 3 (prior to first dose of Investigational Product) from MMRM (mixed model repeated measures analysis).
- Average Change From Baseline in Morning Peak Expiratory Flow (PEF) [ Time Frame: up to 52 weeks ]Morning peak expiratory flow (eDiary) change from baseline over the randomised treatment period. Baseline is defined as the mean of all non-missing morning measurements during the last 10 days of the run-in period.
- Average Change From Baseline in Evening PEF [ Time Frame: up to 52 weeks ]Evening peak expiratory flow (eDiary) change from baseline during the randomised treatment period. Baseline is defined as the mean of all non-missing evening measurements during the last 10 days of the run-in period.
- Average Change From Baseline in Number of Inhalations of 'as Needed' Medication. [ Time Frame: up to 52 weeks ]'As needed' inhalations change from baseline over the randomised treatment period. Baseline is defined as the last 10 days of the run-in period. 'As needed' use was calculated as the cumulative doses of 'as needed' medication over the randomised treatment period divided by the follow-up time (number of days - 1). ie, average number of inhalations per day.
- Average Change From Baseline in Asthma Symptom Score [ Time Frame: up to 52 weeks ]Asthma symptom score (eDiary) change from baseline during the randomised treatment period. Symptom score is entered morning and evening by the patient on a 4-point scale from 0 to 3 with higher values indicating more severe symptoms. Asthma symptom score is then the sum of the day and night scores, which implies a range of scores from 0 - 6, with higher values indicating more severe symptoms. Baseline is defined as the mean of all non-missing measurements during the last 10 days of the run-in period.
- Change From Baseline in the Percentage of Nighttime Awakenings Due to Asthma [ Time Frame: up to 52 weeks ]Night-time awakenings (%) due to asthma change from baseline. Variable analysed is the proportion (%) of nights during the relevant period with night-time awakenings. Baseline refers to the last 10 nights of the run-in period.
- Change From Baseline in Percentage of Symptom-free Days [ Time Frame: up to 52 weeks ]Symptom-free days (%) change from baseline during the randomised treatment period.Variable analysed is the proportion (%) of symptom-free days during the relevant period. Baseline refers to the last 10 days of the run-in period.
- Change From Baseline in Percentage of 'As Needed' Free Days [ Time Frame: up to 52 weeks ]'As needed' free days (%) change from baseline during the randomised treatment period. An 'as needed' free day is defined as a day and night with no use of 'as needed' medication. Variable analysed is the proportion (%) of 'as needed' free days during the relevant period. Baseline refers to the last 10 days of the run-in period.
- Change From Baseline in Percentage of Asthma Control Days [ Time Frame: up to 52 weeks ]Asthma control days (%) change from baseline. An asthma control day is defined as the fulfilment of all of the following criteria; a day and night with no asthma symptoms, a night with no awakenings due to asthma symptoms and a day and night with no use of 'as needed' medication. Variable analysed is the proportion (%) of asthma control days during the randomised treatment period. Baseline refers to the last 10 days of the run-in period.
- Number of Patients With Study Specific Asthma Related Discontinuation [ Time Frame: up to 52 weeks ]Study specific asthma related discontinuation
- Poorly Controlled Asthma Weeks [ Time Frame: Weekly for up to 52 weeks ]A poorly-controlled asthma week is defined as a week meeting any one of the following conditions: Two or more consecutive days with awakenings due to asthma on both nights; A recorded use of 'as needed' medication for symptom relief of at least 3 occasions per day, for at least 2 consecutive days; Additional systemic GCS treatment required for severe exacerbation. If there were sufficient data within a week available to confirm the week was not poorly-controlled, the week is labelled as 'does not meet criteria for poorly-controlled'.
- Number of Participants Experiencing at Least One Occasion With Additional Steroids for Asthma [ Time Frame: Day 1 up to 52 weeks ]Additional steroids for asthma includes any additional inhaled and/or systemic glucocorticosteroids treatment due to asthma while in the randomised treatment period.
- Average Change From Baseline in Asthma Control Questionnaire (ACQ-5) [ Time Frame: Study weeks 0,4,16,28,40,52 ]Asthma Control Questionnaire 5-item version score change from baseline. ACQ questionnaire contains five questions on patients' symptoms, which are assessed on a 7-point scale from 0 (representing good control) to 6 (representing poor control). The score is the mean score of all questions for which responses are provided.
- Average Change From Baseline in Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire; Standard Version (AQLQ(S)) [ Time Frame: Study weeks 0,16,28,40,52 ]Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire Standardised Version (AQLQ (S) overall score change from baseline. AQLQ(S) consists of 32 questions in 4 domains. Each question is assessed on a 7-point scale from 1 to 7, with higher values indicating better health-related quality of life. The overall score is calculated as the mean score of all 32 items.
- Percentage of Controller Use Days [ Time Frame: up to 52 weeks ]ICS controller use days (%) during the randomised treatment period is calculated as the cumulative number of days when any controller medication (containing ICS) was taken including maintenance (Pulmicort bid group) and 'as needed' medication (Symbicort 'as needed' group) and additional prescribed ICS for asthma exacerbations and/or long term poor asthma control (all treatment groups), divided by the number of days in the randomised treatment period.
- Annual Severe Asthma Exacerbation Rate [ Time Frame: up to 52 weeks ]Severe asthma exacerbations over the randomised treatment period.
- Annual Moderate or Severe Asthma Exacerbation Rate [ Time Frame: up to 52 weeks ]Moderate or severe asthma exacerbations during the randomised treatment period.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 12 Years to 130 Years (Child, Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02149199

Principal Investigator: | Paul M O'Byrne, MB, FRCP(C), FRSC | McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada |
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Responsible Party: | AstraZeneca |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02149199 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
D589SC00001 2013-004474-96 ( EudraCT Number ) |
First Posted: | May 29, 2014 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | September 13, 2019 |
Last Update Posted: | November 15, 2019 |
Last Verified: | November 2019 |
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