Multidose Safety and Tolerability Study of Liposomal Amikacin for Inhalation (Arikace™) In Cystic Fibrosis Patients
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00558844 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: November 15, 2007
Last Update Posted
: October 7, 2016
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Cystic Fibrosis | Drug: Arikace™ Drug: Placebo | Phase 1 Phase 2 |
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a gentic disease resulting from mutations in a 230 kb gene on chromosome 7 known as the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR). Study subjects with CF manifest pathological changes in a variety or organs that express CFTR. The lungs are frequently affected, the sequelae being chronic infections and airway inflammation. The principal goal of both treatment of subjects with CF is to slow the chronic deterioration of lung function.
Study subjects will be randomized to receive either study drug or placebo (1.5% NaCl) by inhalation via a PARI eFlow nebulizer. Each subject will complete 28 days of daily dosing. All study patients will be followed for safety, pharmacokinetics, clinical and microbiologic activity for 56 days post completion of study treatment. The total study period will be up to 84 days, with screening visit occurring within the preceding 14 days prior to study day 1. Patients will be clinically evaluated during the first 48 hours post first study dose and weekly for the 28 day treatment period and during the follow up visits at study days 35, 42, 49, 56, 70 and 85 days to determine safety and tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK) and clinical and microbiologic activity.
Clinical laboratory parameters, audiology testing, clinical adverse events and pulmonary function will be evaluated for all study subjects in order to determine the qualitative and quantitative safety and tolerability of Arikace™ compared to placebo. Serum, urine and sputum specimens will be collected at periodic intervals to assess PK. Additionally, sputum samples will be collected to determine changes in bacterial density. Pulmonary function testing and CFQ-R measurements will be assessed at selected time points throughout the study. An exploratory evaluation of a Cystic Fibrosis Symptom Diary (CFSD) will also be implemented.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 46 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Phase 1b/2a Multidose Safety and Tolerability Study of Liposomal Amikacin for Inhalation (Arikace™) in Cystic Fibrosis Patient With Chronic Infections Due to Pseudomonas Aeruginosa. |
Study Start Date : | January 2008 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | June 2009 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | June 2009 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Active Comparator: A
Arikace at 560 mg
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Drug: Arikace™
Subjects will be randomly assigned to study drug dose of of Arikace™ or placebo in accordance with a code provided by the Sponsor/CRO. Randomization will be made in a 2:1 allocation between Arikace™ and placebo. They will be blinded whether they receive Arikace™ or Placebo Study subjects will receive Arikace™ or placebo on Days 1 through Day 28. Drug is administered once a day via a nebulizer.
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Placebo Comparator: B
Matching placebo
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Drug: Placebo
Subjects will be randomly assigned to study drug dose of of Arikace™ or placebo in accordance with a code provided by the Sponsor/CRO. Randomization will be made in a 2:1 allocation between Arikace™ and placebo. They will be blinded whether they receive Arikace™ or Placebo Study subjects will receive Arikace™ or placebo on Days 1 through Day 28. Drug is administered once a day via a nebulizer.
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- To evaluate the safety and tolerability of 28 days of daily dosing of nebulized Arikace™, liposomal amikacin for inhalation. [ Time Frame: 28 Days of daily dosing ]
- To access pharmacokinetics (PK) of Arikace™ in serum and urine, and evaluate sputum amikacin levels [ Time Frame: 28 Days of daily dosing ]
- To evaluate change in Pulmonary function [ Time Frame: 28 Days of daily dosing ]
- To evaluate change in density of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in sputum [ Time Frame: 28 Days of daily dosing ]
- To evaluate time to and duration of systemic anti-Pseudomonal rescue therapy [ Time Frame: 28 Days of daily dosing ]
- To evaluate change in CFQ-R measurements [ Time Frame: 28 Days of daily dosing ]
- Exploratory evaluation of a Cystic Fibrosis Symptom Diary (CFSD) [ Time Frame: 28 Days of daily dosing ]
- Exploratory evaluation of durability of clinical benefit [ Time Frame: 28 days of daily dosing ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 6 Years and older (Child, Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male or female study subjects must be adults (≥ 6 years of age)
- Confirmed diagnosis of CF
- History of chronic infection with P.aeruginosa
- FEV1 ≥40% of predicted at Screening
- Ability to comply with study medication use, study visits and procedures
- Ability to produce 0.5 grams of sputum
Exclusion Criteria:
- Administration of any investigational drug within 8 weeks to Study Day 1
- Emergency room visit or hospitalization for CF or respiratory-related illness within 4 weeks prior to screening
- History of alcohol, medication or illicit drug abuse within 1 yr. to screening
- History of lung transplantation
- Female of childbearing potential who are not practicing an acceptable method of birth control or who are lactating
- Positive Pregnancy test
- Use of any anti-pseudomonal antibiotics within 28 days prior to Study Day 1
- Initiation of chronic therapy within 28 days prior to Study Day 1
- History of sputum or throat swab culture yielding Burkholderia cepacia within 2 years prior to screening
- History of mycobacterial and/or Aspergillus infection requiring treatment within 2 years prior to screening
- History of biliary cirrhosis with portal hypertension, or splenomegaly

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00558844

Study Director: | Gina Eagle, MD | Insmed Incorporated |
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Responsible Party: | Insmed Incorporated |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00558844 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
TR02-106 |
First Posted: | November 15, 2007 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | October 7, 2016 |
Last Verified: | October 2016 |
Keywords provided by Insmed Incorporated:
Cystic Fibrosis Respiratory Infections Pulmonary Cystic Fibrosis CFTR |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Fibrosis Cystic Fibrosis Pathologic Processes Pancreatic Diseases Digestive System Diseases Lung Diseases |
Respiratory Tract Diseases Genetic Diseases, Inborn Infant, Newborn, Diseases Amikacin Anti-Bacterial Agents Anti-Infective Agents |