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Registration number
ACTRN12606000286549
Ethics application status
Approved
Date submitted
29/06/2006
Date registered
7/07/2006
Date last updated
22/04/2020
Date data sharing statement initially provided
22/01/2020
Date results provided
22/01/2020
Type of registration
Prospectively registered
Titles & IDs
Public title
Lycopene supplementation in stable asthma
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Scientific title
A placebo-controlled, double-blind, randomised control trial using lycopene-rich supplements to reduce neutrophlic airway inflammation in asthma
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Secondary ID [1]
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Nil known
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Universal Trial Number (UTN)
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Trial acronym
DAX
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Linked study record
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Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Asthma
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Condition category
Condition code
Respiratory
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Asthma
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Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
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Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Following a 2 week washout on a low antioxidant diet, subjects receive oral lycopene supplements (45mg/day) for 12 weeks. A comparison group consume a diet high in antioxidants for the duration of the study.
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Intervention code [1]
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Treatment: Other
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Comparator / control treatment
Placebo for 12 weeks, A comparison group consume a diet high in antioxidants for the duration of the study.
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Control group
Placebo
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Outcomes
Primary outcome [1]
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Induced sputum neutrophil count
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Assessment method [1]
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Timepoint [1]
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Measured at baseline, week 2,6,10 and 14.
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Secondary outcome [1]
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Asthma Control Score
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Assessment method [1]
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Timepoint [1]
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Measured at baseline, week 2,6,10 and 14.
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Secondary outcome [2]
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Airway hyperresponsiveness
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Assessment method [2]
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Timepoint [2]
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Measured at baseline, week 2,6,10 and 14.
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Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
Stable asthma, Non-smokers
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Minimum age
18
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Maximum age
Not stated
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Sex
Both males and females
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Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
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Key exclusion criteria
Other respiratory disease, Vitamin or mineral use.
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Study design
Purpose of the study
Treatment
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Allocation to intervention
Randomised controlled trial
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Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
Allocation concealed by blinded list held by independent statistician
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Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
Computer generated sequence
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Masking / blinding
Blinded (masking used)
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Who is / are masked / blinded?
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Intervention assignment
Parallel
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Other design features
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Phase
Phase 1
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Type of endpoint/s
Efficacy
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Statistical methods / analysis
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Recruitment
Recruitment status
Completed
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Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
10/07/2006
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Actual
11/07/2006
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Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
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Actual
5/02/2009
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Date of last data collection
Anticipated
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Actual
6/05/2009
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Sample size
Target
192
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Accrual to date
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Final
139
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Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
NSW
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Funding & Sponsors
Funding source category [1]
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Government body
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Name [1]
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National Health and Medical Research Council
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Address [1]
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National Health and Medical Research Council
GPO Box 1421
Canberra ACT 2601
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Country [1]
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Australia
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Primary sponsor type
Government body
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Name
Hunter New England Health Service
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Address
Lookout Rd, New Lambton NSW 2305
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Country
Australia
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Secondary sponsor category [1]
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None
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Name [1]
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None
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Address [1]
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Country [1]
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Ethics approval
Ethics application status
Approved
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Ethics committee name [1]
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John Hunter Hospital (Hunter New England Health Service)
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Ethics committee address [1]
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Locked bag 1, New Lambton, NSW, 2305
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Ethics committee country [1]
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Australia
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Date submitted for ethics approval [1]
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Approval date [1]
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22/06/2006
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Ethics approval number [1]
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05/03/09/3.09
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Summary
Brief summary
This study in asthma examines the ability of lycopene-rich supplements to improve neutrophilic inflammation and disease control, and to reduce exacerbation frequency and severity. It uses a blinded comparison of subjects consuming lycopene-rich supplements versus placebo. It also includes a comparison group of subjects with a high dietary intake of antioxidants.
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Trial website
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Public notes
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Contacts
Principal investigator
Name
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Prof Lisa Wood
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Address
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Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Diseases
Level 2, West Wing, HMRI Building
Kookaburra Crt
New Lambton Heights, NSW, 2305
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Country
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Australia
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Phone
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+61240420147
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Fax
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Email
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[email protected]
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Contact person for public queries
Name
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Lisa Wood
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Address
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Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Diseases
Level 2, West Wing, HMRI Building
Kookaburra Crt
New Lambton Heights, NSW, 2305
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Country
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Australia
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Phone
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+61240420147
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Fax
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+61 2 40420046
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Email
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[email protected]
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Contact person for scientific queries
Name
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Lisa Wood
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Address
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Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Diseases
Level 2, West Wing, HMRI Building
Kookaburra Crt
New Lambton Heights, NSW, 2305
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Country
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Australia
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Phone
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+61 2 4042 0147
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Fax
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+61 2 4042 0046
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Email
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[email protected]
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Data sharing statement
Will individual participant data (IPD) for this trial be available (including data dictionaries)?
No
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No/undecided IPD sharing reason/comment
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What supporting documents are/will be available?
No Supporting Document Provided
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