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A Safety and Efficacy Study of Inhaled R940343 in Patients With Mild to Moderate Asthma

A Phase 2 interventional study of Placebo and R940343 1mg in Asthma, sponsored by Rigel Pharmaceuticals. Completed at 59 sites in 2 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 70 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2016-09-29.

Sponsored by Rigel Pharmaceuticals · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
301
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 70 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the safety, efficacy and tolerability of R940343 in the treatment of mild to moderate asthma.

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The study is a multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel group study comparing 2 doses of inhaled R343 bid to placebo over 8 weeks in patients with mild to moderate allergic asthma. Patients who meet specific inclusion and exclusion criteria after an initial screening evaluation and a single-blind, run-in period will be randomized to receive either R343 or placebo.

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Conditions studied

  • Asthma

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In context

Asthma

3,921 studies on the registry are indexed under Asthma; 507 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 301 is above the median of 83 across 2,752 interventional studies indexed under Asthma.

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Lead sponsor

Rigel Pharmaceuticals is the lead sponsor of 27 studies on the registry; 5 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 70 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Clinical history of asthma
  • Ability to perform spirometry

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or bronchiectasis
  • Upper or lower respiratory infection
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
301 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    R940343 2mg, 2 puffs bid

    R343 2mg, 2 puffs bid

    Drug: R940343 2mg

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo

    Drug: Placebo

  • Active comparator
    R940343 1mg, 1 puff bid

    R343 1mg, 1 puff bid

    Drug: R940343 1mg

Interventions

  • DrugPlacebo

    1 puff bid or 2 puffs bid

  • DrugR940343 1mg

    R343 1mg, 1 puff bid

    Also known as: R343

  • DrugR940343 2mg

    R343 2mg, 2 puffs bid

    Also known as: R343

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in FEV1

    Change from baseline in pre-BD FEV1 (% predicted) at Week 8.

    Time frame: Baseline and Week 8

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Results

Posted Sep 29, 2016

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneR940343 2mg, 2 Puffs BidPlaceboR940343 1mg, 1 Puff Bid
Started101100100
Completed949196
Not completed794

Outcome measures

PrimaryChange in FEV1

Change from baseline in pre-BD FEV1 (% predicted) at Week 8.

Time frame:
Baseline and Week 8
Reported as:
Mean · percentage of change
Change in FEV1
percentage of changeR940343 2mg, 2 Puffs BidPlaceboR940343 1mg, 1 Puff Bid
Change in FEV1-0.40 ± 8.560.69 ± 9.31-0.59 ± 8.75

Adverse events

Collected over The adverse event reporting period begins with the first dose of study drug and ends with the final study follow-up visit (week 9).. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
R940343 2mg, 2 Puffs Bid—0/101 (0%)36/101 (35.6%)
Placebo—0/100 (0%)48/100 (48%)
R940343 1mg, 1 Puff Bid—0/100 (0%)26/100 (26%)
Most frequent other events
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Most frequent other events
EventR940343 2mg, 2 Puffs BidPlaceboR940343 1mg, 1 Puff Bid
Infections and infestationsInfections and infestations20/10126/1009/100
Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disordersRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders4/1019/1008/100
InvestigationsInvestigations3/1013/1001/100
Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue DisordersMusculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders0/1013/1001/100
Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue DisordersSkin and subcutaneous tissue disorders2/1013/1000/100
Cardiac DisordersCardiac disorders0/1012/1000/100
Gastrointestinal DisordersGastrointestinal disorders1/1011/1002/100
Injury, poisoning and procedural complicationsInjury, poisoning and procedural complications2/1011/1002/100
Eye DisordersEye disorders1/1011/1001/100
BLOOD AND LYMPHATIC SYSTEM DISORDERSBlood and lymphatic system disorders0/1011/1000/100

Baseline characteristics

For the purpose of analysis, participants randomized to the two different dosage levels of the placebo were considered a single Arm/Group.

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)R940343 2mg, 2 Puffs BidPlaceboR940343 1mg, 1 Puff BidTotal
Mean39.5 ± 13.538.3 ± 12.639.3 ± 12.839.1 ± 13
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)R940343 2mg, 2 Puffs BidPlaceboR940343 1mg, 1 Puff BidTotal
Female515855164
Male504245137
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Study locations

59 sites
  • California Research Medical Group, Inc
    Fullerton, California 92835, United States
  • Allergy Medical Clinic Research Division
    Los Angeles, California 90025, United States
  • California Allergy & Asthma Medical Group, INC
    Los Angeles, California 90025, United States
  • Southern California Institute for Respiratory Diseases, Inc.
    Los Angeles, California 90048, United States
  • Allergy & Asthma Associates of Southern California
    Mission Viejo, California 92691, United States
  • CHOC PSF, AMC, Division of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
    Orange, California 92868, United States
  • Peninsula Research Associates
    Rolling Hills Estates, California 90274, United States
  • Allergy Associates Medical Group. Inc.
    San Diego, California 92120, United States
  • Allergy & Asthma Med Group/Research Center
    San Diego, California 92123, United States
  • Allergy & Asthma Associates of Santa Clara Valley
    San Jose, California 95117, United States
  • Bensch Research Associates
    Stockton, California 95207, United States
  • Colorado Allergy and Asthma Clinic, PC
    Centennial, Colorado 80112, United States
  • Asthma & Allergy Associates, PC
    Colorado Springs, Colorado 80907, United States
  • National Jewish Health
    Denver, Colorado 80206, United States
  • Colorado Allergy & Asthma Centers, PC
    Denver, Colorado 80230, United States
  • Florida Center for Allergy & Asthma Research
    Aventura, Florida 33180, United States
  • Accelovance
    Melbourne, Florida 32935, United States
  • Sarasota Clinical Research
    Sarasota, Florida 34233, United States
  • Georgia Pollens Clinical Research Centers, Inc.
    Albany, Georgia 31707, United States
  • Idaho Allergy DBA Idaho Research
    Eagle, Idaho 83616, United States
  • Sneeze, Wheeze & Itch Associates
    Normal, Illinois 61761, United States
  • Chesapeake Clinical Research, Inc.
    Baltimore, Maryland 21236, United States
  • Northeast Medical Research Associates, Inc.
    North Dartmouth, Massachusetts 02747, United States
  • Respiratory Medicine Researh Institute of Michigan
    Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197, United States
  • Clinical Research Institute
    Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402, United States
  • Clinical Research Institute, Inc.
    Plymouth, Minnesota 55441, United States
  • Clinical Research of The Ozarks, Inc.
    Columbia, Missouri 65203, United States
  • The Clinical Research Center, LLC
    St Louis, Missouri 63141, United States
  • Clinical Research Group of Montana PLLC
    Bozeman, Montana 59718, United States
  • The Asthma & Allergy Center
    Bellevue, Nebraska 68123, United States
  • Atlantic Research Center, LLC
    Ocean, New Jersey 07712, United States
  • Princeton Center for Clinical Research
    Skillman, New Jersey 08558, United States
  • Allergy Consultants, PA
    Verona, New Jersey 07044, United States
  • New York Pulmonary Associates, P.C.
    New York, New York 10016, United States
  • Allergy Asthma Immunology of Rochester (AAIR)
    Rochester, New York 14618, United States
  • Peters Medical Research
    High Point, North Carolina 27262, United States
  • North Carolina Clinical Research
    Raleigh, North Carolina 27607, United States
  • New Horizons Clinical Research
    Cincinnati, Ohio 45242, United States
  • Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Research Center
    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73120, United States
  • Allergy & Asthma Research Group
    Eugene, Oregon 97401-7721, United States
  • Clinical Research Inst. of Southern Oregon, PC
    Medford, Oregon 97504, United States
  • Allergy Associates Research Center
    Portland, Oregon 97202, United States
  • Allergy & Clinical Immunology Associates
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15241, United States
  • National Allergy, Asthma and Uticaria Center of Charleston
    Charleston, South Carolina 29406, United States
  • Pharmaceutical Research & Consulting, Inc.
    Dallas, Texas 75231, United States
  • Western Sky Medical Research, Inc.
    El Paso, Texas 79903, United States
  • Live Oak Allergy & Asthma Clinic
    Live Oak, Texas 78233, United States
  • Allergy & Asthma Care of Waco, PA
    Waco, Texas 76712, United States
  • Allergy Asthma Research Institute
    Waco, Texas 76712, United States
  • ASTHMA, Inc.
    Seattle, Washington 98115, United States
  • MultiCare Pulmonary Specialists
    Tacoma, Washington 98405, United States
  • Joseph Greenbaum, MD
    Hamilton, Ontario L8N 1Y2, Canada
  • Cheema Research, Inc.
    Missassauga, Ontario L5A 3V4, Canada
  • Niagara Clinical Research
    Niagara Falls, Ontario L2G 1J4, Canada
  • Ottawa Allergy Research Corp
    Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 4G2, Canada
  • Pulmonary Care Clinic
    Toronto, Ontario M5G 1N8, Canada
  • Primary Care Lung Clinic
    Toronto, Ontario M6H 3M2, Canada
  • Dynamik Research, Inc.
    Pointe-Claire, Quebec H9R 3J1, Canada
  • Centre De recherche Appliquee en Allergie DeQuebec
    Quebec, G1V 4M6, Canada
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 29, 2016, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01591044
Lead sponsor
Rigel Pharmaceuticals
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
May 3, 2012
Start date
Jul 2012
Primary completion
Jul 2013
Completion
Jul 2013
Results posted
Sep 29, 2016
Last update
Sep 29, 2016

Study contacts

Elliott Grossbard, MD
study director · Rigel Pharmaceuticals,Inc.

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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