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Trial reportRespiratory research2017

The effect of glycopyrronium and indacaterol, as monotherapy and in combination, on the methacholine dose-response curve of mild asthmatics: a randomized three-way crossover study.

Christianne M Blais, Beth E Davis, Donald W Cockcroft

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Trial report in Respiratory research, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02953041 (The Effect of Glycopyrronium and Indacaterol, as Monotherapy and in Combination, on the Methacholine Dose-response Curve), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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The Effect of Glycopyrronium and Indacaterol, as Monotherapy and in Combination, on the Methacholine Dose-response Curve

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of SaskatchewanRan2016 to 2017Enrolled31ConditionsAsthmaArmsGlycopyrronium, Indacaterol
3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Christianne M BlaisDepartment of Physiology College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, 107 Wiggins Road, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5E5, Canada.
Beth E DavisDepartment of Physiology College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, 107 Wiggins Road, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5E5, Canada.
Donald W CockcroftDepartment of Physiology College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, 107 Wiggins Road, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5E5, Canada. don.cockcroft@usask.ca.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMethacholine dose-response curves illustrate pharmacologic bronchoprotection against methacholine-induced airway hyperresponsiveness and can be used to quantitate changes in airway sensitivity (position), reactivity (slope), and maximal responsiveness following drug administration. Our objective was to determine the influence of single-dose glycopyrronium (long-acting muscarinic antagonist) and indacaterol (ultra-long acting β

methodsThis was a randomized, double blind, double dummy, three-way crossover study. For asthmatic participants (n = 14), each treatment arm included a baseline methacholine challenge, drug administration, and repeat methacholine challenges at 1, 24, and 48 h. Non-asthmatic control participants (n = 15) underwent a single methacholine challenge and did not receive any study treatment. Methacholine dose-response curves were graphed as the percent fall in forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV

resultsCompared to baseline, all treatments significantly reduced airway sensitivity to methacholine at 1 h post-dose (indacaterol ~1.5 doubling concentrations; glycopyrronium ~5 doubling concentrations; combination ~5 doubling concentrations). Bronchoprotection at 24 and 48 h remained significant with glycopyrronium and combination therapy only. Airway reactivity was not influenced by indacaterol whereas glycopyrronium significantly reduced airway reactivity at all time-points (p = 0.003-0.027). The combination significantly decreased slope at 1 (p = 0.021) and 24 (p = 0.039) hours only. The non-asthmatic control and 1-h glycopyrronium curves are nearly identical. Only the non-asthmatic control and 1-h post-combination therapy curves appeared to generate a true response plateau (three data points within 5%), which occurred at a 14% fall in FEV

conclusionsMethacholine dose-response curves differentiate the bronchoprotective mechanisms triggered by different classes of asthma medications. Assessment of bronchoprotection using methacholine dose-response curves may be useful during clinical development of respiratory medications when performing superiority, equivalence, or non-inferiority trials.

trial registrationclinicaltrials.gov ( NCT02953041 ). Retrospectively registered on October 24th 2016.

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AdolescentAdrenergic beta-2 Receptor AgonistsAdultAgedAsthmaBronchial Provocation TestsBronchoconstrictor AgentsBronchodilator AgentsCross-Over StudiesDouble-Blind MethodDrug CombinationsFemaleForced Expiratory VolumeGlycopyrrolateHumansIndansAdrenergic beta-2 Receptor AgonistsBronchoconstrictor AgentsBronchodilator AgentsDrug CombinationsGlycopyrrolateindacaterol-glycopyrronium combinationIndansMethacholine ChlorideMuscarinic AntagonistsQuinolonesCombination therapyLong-acting muscarinic antagonistUltra-long acting β2 agonist

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PMID28768531
PMCPMC5541419

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