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Trial registered on ANZCTR
Registration number
ACTRN12609000977279
Ethics application status
Approved
Date submitted
9/11/2009
Date registered
12/11/2009
Date last updated
22/04/2020
Date data sharing statement initially provided
22/01/2020
Type of registration
Prospectively registered
Titles & IDs
Public title
Statins as an anti-inflammatory in asthma
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Scientific title
Statins as an effective anti-inflammatory therapy against diet-induced neutrophilic asthma
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Secondary ID [1]
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Universal Trial Number (UTN)
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Trial acronym
SAIL Study (Statins Asthma Inflammation and Lipids)
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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
High fat challenge before and after Oral Simvastatin 40mg (1 tablet daily for 1 month)
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Intervention code [1]
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Treatment: Drugs
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Comparator / control treatment
High fat challenge before and after Oral Simvastatin Placebo equivalent 40mg (inactive) containing lactose, 1 tablet daily for 1 month
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Control group
Placebo
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Outcomes
Primary outcome [1]
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Postprandial change in sputum neutrophils
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Assessment method [1]
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Timepoint [1]
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4 weeks following randomisation
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Secondary outcome [1]
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Postprandial change in Interleukin 6 (IL-6) from blood analysis
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Assessment method [1]
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Timepoint [1]
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4 weeks following randomisation
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Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
Stable asthma (with or without neutrophilic asthma)
Body Mass Index (BMI) < 30
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Minimum age
18
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Maximum age
No limit
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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
Current smokers,
Currently taking lipid lowering drugs or drugs that interact with statins.
Subjects with active liver disease, renal impairment, cardiovascular disease, pregnant or breastfeeding
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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)
Following Informed Consent and screening for eligibilty for the study, subjects will be allocated a randomisation number. The allocation of the randomisation number will be done by the study co-ordinator sequencially, who will be unaware which group the subject will be allocated (active or placebo). The subject will then be given a container with the randomisation number attached. The generation of the randomisation schedule and the labelling of the study container will be carried out be independent persons not directly involved with the study subjects and concealed from the study staff.
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Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
Randomisation will be performed by using a randomisation table created by a computer software program. Therefore computerised sequence generation.
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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 3
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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
9/11/2009
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Actual
17/12/2009
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Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
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Actual
8/06/2012
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Date of last data collection
Anticipated
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Actual
19/07/2012
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Sample size
Target
66
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Accrual to date
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Final
36
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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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University
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Name [1]
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University of Newcastle
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Address [1]
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University Drive, Callaghan, NSW, 2308
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Country [1]
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Australia
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Primary sponsor type
Individual
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Name
Prof Lisa Wood
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Address
Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Diseases
Level 2, West Wing, HMRI Building
Kookaburra Crt
New Lambton Heights, NSW, 2305
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Country
Australia
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Secondary sponsor category [1]
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University
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Name [1]
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University of Newcastle
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Address [1]
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University Drive
Callaghan NSW 2308
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Country [1]
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Australia
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Ethics approval
Ethics application status
Approved
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Ethics committee name [1]
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Hunter New England Human Research Ethics Committee
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Ethics committee address [1]
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Lookout Road New Lambton Heights 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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30/06/2009
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Approval date [1]
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10/08/2009
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Ethics approval number [1]
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HNEHREC Reference No.: 09/07/15/3.05
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Summary
Brief summary
This study will investigate a possible therapeutic strategy to modify diet-induced airway inflammation by the use of statins. The regular intake of high fat food directly causes systemic inflammation. This systemic inflammation may lead to asthma or contribute to increased airway inflammation seen in asthma. Statins are a widely prescribed class of cholesterol lowering drugs indicated for the prevention of cardiovascular disease. They have also be shown to reduce or inhibit inflammatory markers (C-Reactive Protein CRP, IL-6) and cytokines associated with innate immunity (Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha TNF-alpha, Interleukin-8 IL-8). We propose that statins, which suppress the innate immune response, will suppress the neutrophilic inflammation that we expect as a consequence of a high fat diet. Hypothesis: A high fat diet causes an increase in neutrophilic airway inflammation. Statins will protect against fat-induced inflammation in asthma.
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Trial related presentations / publications
Nil
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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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+61 2 4042 0046
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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
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New Lambton Heights, NSW, 2305
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Country
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Australia
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Phone
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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
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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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