TRIple in Asthma hiGh strenGth vErsus Ics/Laba hs and tiotRopium (TRIGGER) (TRIGGER)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02676089 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : February 8, 2016
Last Update Posted : April 8, 2021
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Asthma | Drug: CHF 5993 200/6/12.5 µg Drug: CHF 1535 200/6 µg Drug: CHF 1535 200/6 µg + Tiotropium Respimat 2.5 µg | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 1433 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A 52 WEEK, RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE BLIND, MULTINATIONAL, MULTICENTRE, ACTIVE CONTROLLED, 3-ARM PARALLEL GROUP TRIAL COMPARING CHF 5993 200/6/12.5 µg pMDI (FIXED COMBINATION OF EXTRAFINE BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE PLUS FORMOTEROL FUMARATE PLUS GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE) TO CHF 1535 200/6 µg pMDI (FIXED COMBINATION OF EXTRAFINE BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE PLUS FORMOTEROL FUMARATE) ALONE OR ON TOP OF OPEN-LABEL TIOTROPIUM 2.5 µg RESPIMAT® IN PATIENTS WITH ASTHMA UNCONTROLLED ON HIGH DOSES OF INHALED CORTICOSTEROIDS IN COMBINATION WITH LONG-ACTING ß2-AGONISTS |
Actual Study Start Date : | April 6, 2016 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | May 28, 2018 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | May 28, 2018 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: CHF 5993 200/6/12.5 µg
Treatment A: CHF 5993 200/6/12.5 µg: 2 inhalations bid Total daily dose: 800/24/50 µg BDP/FF/GB |
Drug: CHF 5993 200/6/12.5 µg |
Active Comparator: CHF 1535 200/6 µg
Treatment B: CHF 1535 200/6 µg: 2 inhalations bid Total daily dose: 800/24 µg BDP/FF |
Drug: CHF 1535 200/6 µg |
Active Comparator: CHF 1535 200/6 µg + Tiotropium Respimat 2.5 µg
Treatment C (open-label arm): CHF 1535 200/6 µg: 2 inhalations bid + Tiotropium Respimat 2.5 µg: 2 inhalations od Total daily dose: 800/24 µg BDP/FF + 5 µg Tio |
Drug: CHF 1535 200/6 µg + Tiotropium Respimat 2.5 µg |
- Pre-dose FEV1 (Forced Expiratory Volume in the first second) [ Time Frame: Week 26 ]
- Reduction of moderate and severe asthma exacerbations rate [ Time Frame: Week 0 to Week 52 ]
- Peak FEV1 (Peak of Forced Expiratory Volume in the first second) within 3 hours post-dose [ Time Frame: Week 26 ]
- Change from baseline in morning PEF (Peak Expiratory Flow) [ Time Frame: Week 0 to Week 26 ]
- Reduction of severe asthma exacerbations rate [ Time Frame: Week 0 to week 52 ]Pooled analysis of CCD-05993AB1-03 and CCD-05993AB2-02 trials
- Adverse Events and Adverse Drug reactions [ Time Frame: Up to Week 52 ]
- Collection of Health Economics outcomes [ Time Frame: Week 0 to Week 52 ]Total use of healthcare resources and absence from work

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- History of asthma ≥ 1 year and diagnosed before 40 years old
- Uncontrolled asthma with double therapy only on high doses of Inhaled CorticoSteroid (ICS) in combination with Long-Acting Beta2 Agonist (LABA) with ACQ-7 (Asthma Control Questionnaire) ≥1.5
- Pre-bronchodilator FEV1 <80% of the predicted normal value
- Positive reversibility test
- At least 1 documented asthma exacerbation in the previous year
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnant or lactating women
- Diagnosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Patients with any asthma exacerbation or respiratory tract infection in the 4 weeks prior screening
- Current smoker or ex-smoker (>= 10 packs year)
- Any change in dose, schedule or formulation of ICS + LABA combination in the 4 weeks prior screening

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02676089

Principal Investigator: | Georgio Walter Canonica, MD | University of Medicine, Genoa, Italy |
Publications of Results:
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Responsible Party: | Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02676089 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
CCD-05993AB2-02 2015-000717-40 ( EudraCT Number ) |
First Posted: | February 8, 2016 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | April 8, 2021 |
Last Verified: | April 2021 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | Yes |
Plan Description: | Chiesi commits to sharing with qualified scientific and medical Researchers, conducting legitimate research, Patient-level Data, Study-level Data, the Clinical Protocol and the full CSR, providing access to clinical trial information consistently with the principle of safeguarding commercially confidential information and patient privacy. Any shared Patient-level Data is anonymized to protect personally identifiable information. Chiesi access criteria and complete process for clinical data sharing is available on the Chiesi Group website. |
Access Criteria: | Chiesi access criteria and complete process for clinical data sharing is available on the Chiesi Group website. |
URL: | https://www.chiesi.com/en/chiesi-clinical-trial-data-request-portal/ |
Asthma, Anticholinergics, Triple combination |
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