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TerminatedNCT05667662Updated Apr 2, 2024

Study to Evaluate Itraconazole Administered as Inhaled Dry Powder in Adults With Asthma and ABPA

A Phase 2 interventional study of Itraconazole Powder and Placebo in ABPA, sponsored by Pulmatrix Inc.. Terminated at 18 sites in 4 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-04-02.

Sponsored by Pulmatrix Inc. · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Why this study was terminated
Low enrollment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was Feb 2024, 2 years 7 months ago, and no results have been posted to the registry.
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
8
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about PUR1900 as an inhaled, antifungal therapeutic for the treatment of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) in patients with asthma. The main questions it aims to answer are:

  1. Is PUR1900 safe and well tolerated in adults with asthma and ABPA?
  2. Is there an effect of daily administration of PUR1900 on potential outcome measures in adults with asthma and ABPA?
  3. Is there fungal resistance to A. fumigatus?

This study includes a 28-day screening period, a 112-day (16-week) treatment period, and a 56-day (8 week) observation period.

Participants will take either 40mg of PUR1900, 20 mg of PUR1900 or Placebo for 112 days and complete an eDairy, answer questions about their asthma and complete peak respiratory flow measurements at home. They will come to the clinic approximate once a month during the treatment period and complete study assessments. At the end of the observation period participants will complete one more clinic visit. Participants who complete this study may be given the opportunity to continue on study drug in an open label extension study.

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Conditions studied

  • ABPA

Keywords

  • Asthma
  • Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis
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In context

Lead sponsor

Pulmatrix Inc. is the lead sponsor of 15 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Is a male or female, ≥18 years old at the time of signing the informed consent.
  • BMI of ≥18.0 and \<40.0 kg/m2 at screening.
  • Has a diagnosis of asthma, as per the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) 2018 update
  • Has a confirmed diagnosis of ABPA, based on the modified International Society for human and Animal Mycology (ISHAM) ABPA working group 2013 and 2021 criteria including a history of or documentation at screening of serum IgE ≥ 500 IU/mL and A. fumigatus-specific IgE>0.35KUA/L, or above normal IgE antibody to A. fumigatus, or a positive immediate skin test and at least 2 of the 3 following supportive criteria: eosinophil count >500 cells/µL; A. fumigatus-specific IgG >27 mgA/L or presence of precipitating (or above normal immunoglobulin G [IgG]) antibody to A. fumigatus; consistent radiographic opacities or bronchiectasis on chest CT.
  • Is currently considered to be in one of the following stages of ABPA: Stage 2 (Response), Stage 4 (Remission), Stage 5a (Treatment-dependent ABPA), or Stage 5b (Glucocorticoid-dependent asthma).
  • At least 1 exacerbation requiring a systemic glucocorticosteroid(s) in the 12 months prior to Screening. For patients on a biologic agent, at least one exacerbation requiring a systemic glucocorticosteroid(s) must have occurred at least 3 months after the initiation of the biologic agent.
  • Has a serum IgE ≥500 IU/mL at screening.
  • Has a documented stable asthma medication regimen during the 28 days prior to the first dose of study drug ; applicable asthma medications can include but are not limited to the following: inhaled short-acting beta agonist (SABA), inhaled long-acting beta agonist (LABA), and leukotriene receptor antagonist (LTRA) use and inhaled and/or oral glucocorticosteroids. SABA use during this period should be mostly within a stable range (e.g., 2 puffs 2 to 4 times a day) and should not exceed 8 puffs a day on 2 out of 3 consecutive days.
  • Can perform a valid, reproducible spirometry test with demonstration of a prebronchodilator FEV1 ≥50% of predicted normal for age, sex, race, and height at a screening visit.
  • Can demonstrate the correct inhalation technique and achieve a minimum inspiratory flow rate of 45 L/min for the use of the delivery device at screening and before dosing on Day 1.
  • Is willing and able to comply with all study procedures and assessments, including scheduled visits, drug dosing plan, study procedures, laboratory tests, and study restrictions.
  • Subjects who are sexually active, male subjects able to father a child, and female subjects of childbearing potential must agree to follow contraception requirements.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Currently requiring medications that are sensitive substrates for CYP3A4-mediated metabolism or medications that are contraindicated with oral itraconazole.
  • Has evidence of ventricular dysfunction, such as congestive cardiac failure (New York Heart Association functional class III or IV), or a history of congestive cardiac failure. N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide (NT pro BNP) will be checked at screening only. A subject with a confirmed value of >400 pg/mL will not be eligible to participate.
  • Has used any systemic azole antifungal agent in the 6 weeks before first dose of study drug.
  • Has discontinued previously administered biologic agent(s) in the 3 months prior to screening.
  • Has a history of life-threatening asthma within the last 24 months, defined as an asthma episode that required intubation and/or was associated with hypercapnia, respiratory arrest, and/or hypoxic seizures.
  • Has a current diagnosis of any chronic airway disease other than asthma, ABPA, or bronchiectasis believed to be related to ABPA, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pulmonary fibrosis, cystic fibrosis, or Churg-Strauss syndrome. A subject whose predominating clinical disease burden is related to bronchiectasis (e.g., a subject with 2 or more infective exacerbations of bronchiectasis in the past 12 months or a subject with chronic colonization with Pseudomonas aeruginosa) will be excluded. Refer to Appendix 4 for definition of bronchiectasis exacerbations.
  • Had an occurrence of clinically significant bacterial, viral, or fungal infection that required systemic (oral or intravenous) antibiotics, antivirals, or antifungals within the 28 days before screening. Topical treatments, other than antifungals, are allowed.
  • Had an occurrence of asthma or ABPA exacerbations within the 28 days before screening.
  • Has the presence of hoarseness or oropharyngeal candidiasis at screening.
  • Had a major trauma or surgery within the last 28-days before screening.
  • Has a history of any clinically significant cardiovascular, renal, hepatic, or gastrointestinal disease or neurological or psychiatric disorder endocrine, immunological, or autoimmune disease or other medical condition that would affect the subject's safety or confound the assessment of study endpoints as judged by the Investigator.
  • Has a history of any clinically significant drug or alcohol abuse in the past 6 months before screening, as judged by the Investigator.
  • Has current inhaled tobacco/nicotine or inhaled marijuana use or history of smoking or vaping including tobacco or marijuana within the last 6 months before screening.
  • Has a history of any clinically significant drug or alcohol abuse in the past 6 months before screening, as judged by the Investigator.
  • Has current tobacco or inhaled marijuana use or history of smoking or vaping including tobacco or marijuana within the last 6 months before screening.
  • Has a history of allergic or hypersensitivity reaction or serious adverse reaction after dosing of itraconazole or other antifungal azoles.
  • Has a history of serious adverse reaction or known serious hypersensitivity to any of the formulation excipients.
  • Has a positive urine test result for drugs of abuse or cotinine at screening (unless, in the opinion of the Investigator, this can be explained by the subject's current medications). Note that results that are positive for a drug of abuse or cotinine may be acceptable for drugs that have been obtained by legal means or non-inhaled tobacco/nicotine product use.
  • At screening, has alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) >2x upper limit of normal (ULN), white blood cell (WBC) count > 20,000 X 109/L, absolute neutrophil count \<1000 cells/L, platelet counts \<100,000 to or >500,000 X 109/L, or hemoglobin \<10 g/dL
  • Is a female of childbearing potential who is pregnant or lactating or who plans to become pregnant during the study. All female subjects must have a negative pregnancy test at screening and pre dose on Day 1. A woman is of childbearing potential unless she is either permanently sterile (hysterectomy, bilateral salpingectomy, or bilateral oophorectomy, bilateral tubal occlusion/ligation, endometrial ablation) or postmenopausal (had no menses for 12 months without an alternative medical cause).
  • Has a 12-lead ECG demonstrating a mean QT interval corrected by the Fridericia formula (QTcF) >450 msec for a male subject or >470 msec for a female subject at screening. A repeat triplicate ECG is allowed if a mean QTcF >450 msec for males and >470 msec for females is recorded at Visit 1.
  • Has a planned or elective surgery, hospitalizations, or participation in other interventional studies any time during the study that may interfere with study logistics or safety.
  • Has donated or had a loss of greater than 400 mL of blood within the 3 months before screening.
  • Has other social, psychiatric, surgical, or medical conditions or screening laboratory abnormalities that may increase the risk associated with study participation or may interfere with the interpretation of study results and, in the judgement of the Investigator, would make the subject inappropriate for entry into the study.
  • Received any investigational medical product in a clinical research study within the previous 3 months before first dose of study drug.
  • Is a study site employee, an immediate family member of a study site employee, or a Sponsor employee.
  • Has previously received PUR1900.
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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
8 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    PUR1900 40 mg

    4 PUR1900 (10 mg itraconazole) Capsules with 20 mg total powder (10 mg itraconazole plus 10 mg excipients) administered via oral inhalation, using the RS01 Monodose inhaler once daily for 112 days at approximately the same time each day.

    Drug: Itraconazole Powder

  • Experimental
    PUR1900 20 mg

    2 PUR1900 (10 mg itraconazole) Capsules with 20 mg total powder (10 mg itraconazole plus 10 mg excipients) and 2 Placebo Capsules with with 11.8 mg total powder (excipients only) administered via oral inhalation, using the RS01 Monodose inhaler once daily for 112 days at approximately the same time each day.

    Drug: Itraconazole Powder

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo

    4 Placebo Capsules with with 11.8 mg total powder (excipients only) administered via oral inhalation, using the RS01 Monodose inhaler once daily for 112 days at approximately the same time each day.

    Drug: Placebo

Interventions

  • DrugItraconazole Powder

    Capsules with 20 mg total powder (10 mg itraconazole plus 10 mg excipients)

    Also known as: PUR1900

  • DrugPlacebo

    Capsules with 11.8 mg total powder (excipients only)

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Incidence of Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)

    Review of TEAEs from time of consent to study completion.

    Time frame: 168 days

  2. Safety spirometry assessments

    FEV1 (the volume of air (in liters) exhaled in the first second during forced exhalation after maximal inspiration), FVC (liters), and PEFR (L/min) measurements compared to baseline.

    Time frame: 168 days

  3. Vital sign measurements

    Vital signs measurements collected before exposure, during and after treatment and compared to baseline. Vital sign measurements will include respiratory rate (bpm), blood pressure (mmHg), heart rate (bpm), oxygen saturation (by pulse oximetry), and oral or tympanic temperature (°C).

    Time frame: 168 days

  4. Physical examinations

    At screening, a complete physical examination will be performed which includes measurement of height (cm), weight (kg) and evaluation of appearance; skin; head and neck; eyes, ears, nose, and throat; chest and lungs; heart; abdomen; neurological system; and extremities.

    Time frame: 168 Days

  5. Clinical safety laboratory test results

    Hematology, serum chemistry, or urinalysis test results (normal, abnormal, clinical significance) compared to baseline.

    Time frame: 168 days

  6. Cardiac safety monitoring

    Electrocardiogram (ECG) recordings collected before exposure, during and after treatment. Electrocardiogram measurements will include heart rate and PR, RR, QRS, and QT intervals, as well as the QTcF and compared to baseline.

    Time frame: 168 days

Secondary outcomes

  1. Magnitude of effect of daily administration of PUR1900 - Spirometry

    Changes in measured Forced Expiratory Volume (FEV1) over time compared to baseline

    Time frame: 168 days

  2. Magnitude of effect of daily administration of PUR1900 - Patient Reported Outcomes (ACQ)

    Responses to the Asthma Control Questionnaire (ACQ) sored from 0-6 with 0 being totally controlled and 6 being extremely poorly controlled compared to baseline.

    Time frame: 168 days

  3. Magnitude of effect of daily administration of PUR1900 - Patient Reported Outcomes (AQLQ(s) 12+)

    Responses to the Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire with scores ranging 1-7 and higher scores indicating better quality of life compared to baseline.

    Time frame: 168 days

  4. Frequency of asthma exacerbations versus baseline

    Occurrence of asthma exacerbations before, during, and after treatment with PUR1900

    Time frame: 168 days

Other outcomes

  1. Fungal resistance to Aspergillus fumigatus

    Fungal susceptibility of sputum samples collected at the before and after anti-fungal treatment to determine resistance risks using the EUCAST microdilution method

    Time frame: 168 days

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Study locations

18 sites
  • University of Alabama Medical Center at Birmingham
    Birmingham, Alabama 35233, United States
  • Medical Research of Arizona
    Scottsdale, Arizona 85251, United States
  • Jonathan Corren, MD
    Santa Monica, California 90025, United States
  • Bensch Clinical Research
    Stockton, California 95207, United States
  • Southern Illinois University Center for Clinical Research
    Springfield, Illinois 62702, United States
  • University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute
    Kansas City, Kansas 66160, United States
  • Baylor University Medical Center
    Dallas, Texas 75246, United States
  • UTMB Health
    Galveston, Texas 77555, United States
  • Westmead Hospital
    Westmead, New South Wales NSW 2145, Australia
  • Mater Hospital Brisbane, Respiratory Research Group
    South Brisbane, Queensland QLD 4101, Australia
  • Royal Perth Hospital
    Perth, Western Australia 6000, Australia
  • CHU Pontchaillou
    Rennes, Cedex 9 35033, France
  • Nouvel Hôpital Civil
    Strasbourg, Strasbourg Cedex 67091, France
  • CHU de Marseille Hôpital Nord
    Marseille, 13015, France
  • University Hospitals Birmingham - Heartlands Hospital
    Birmingham, West Midlands B9 5SS, United Kingdom
  • CPS Research Limited
    Glasgow, G20 7BE, United Kingdom
  • Royal Brompton Hospital
    London, SW3 6HP, United Kingdom
  • University Hospital of South Manchester - Wythenshawe Hospital,
    Manchester, M23 9LT, United Kingdom
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Apr 2, 2024, 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
NCT05667662
Lead sponsor
Pulmatrix Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Dec 28, 2022
Start date
Feb 1, 2023
Primary completion
Feb 27, 2024
Completion
Feb 27, 2024
Last update
Apr 2, 2024

Study contacts

Chris Cabell, MD
study director · Pulmatrix Inc.

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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