New lung scans reveal how asthma drugs work inside the lungs
NCT ID NCT07426458
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study uses advanced lung imaging to see how two asthma medications—albuterol alone and albuterol combined with budesonide—change airflow and blood flow in the lungs. About 40 adults with asthma will undergo scans before and after taking the medications. The goal is to better understand how these drugs work at a detailed level, not to test a new treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Albuterol Sulfate and Albuterol-Budesonide
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help doctors better understand how asthma medications work in the lungs, potentially leading to more personalized treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase imaging study, not a treatment trial. The findings may not directly change patient care or apply to all asthma patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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18 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Physician diagnosis of asthma * Baseline Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second (FEV1) \< 80% of predicted, with reversibility (10%) on post-bronchodilator spirometry * Adults, 18-75 years of age * Long-term inhaled controller medication consisting of or including an Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) at a steady dose for at least 3 months before enrollment Exclusion Criteria: * Current cigarette smoking or a past history of \>10 pack-year smoking * Current nicotine vaping * Pregnant and breast-feeding women * Respiratory infection within 4 weeks of proposed study date * Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second (FEV1) \< 50% * Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS)/fast-acting beta agonist (FABA) intolerance * Use of beta-blockers * Use of systemic glucocorticosteroids or oral methyl-xanthines within 30 days of planned study visit.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Miami - Converge Miami
RECRUITINGMiami, Florida, 33136, United States
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