New asthma pill shows promise in early trial
NCT ID NCT07301255
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jul 30, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests an experimental oral drug called ENV-294 in 50 adults with moderate-to-severe asthma who already use standard inhalers. Participants take either the drug or a placebo once daily for 12 weeks. The goal is to see if the drug improves asthma control and lung function safely.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ENV-294 (an oral drug taken as a tablet once daily)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a new daily pill that helps control asthma symptoms and reduce flare-ups in people with moderate-to-severe asthma.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 2 trial with only 50 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The drug may not work better than placebo, and side effects are possible.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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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: * Able to read, understand, and sign an informed consent form before any study procedures * Male or female adults aged 18 to 75 years with a physician diagnosis of moderate to severe asthma for at least 12 months * Receiving stable treatment with an inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) plus a long-acting beta₂-agonist (LABA) for at least 2 months before screening * Pre-bronchodilator FEV₁ between 50% and 80% of predicted normal at screening and baseline * Demonstrated bronchodilator reversibility * ACQ-5 score ≥1.25 to ≤3.0 at screening and baseline * History of at least one asthma exacerbation in the past 12 months requiring systemic corticosteroids or hospitalization/emergency care Exclusion Criteria: * Recent moderate or severe asthma exacerbation (within 4 weeks before screening) * History of life-threatening asthma * Other significant pulmonary disease * Recent bronchial thermoplasty (within 2 years) * Uncontrolled current or recurrent concomitant illness * Recent use of biologic therapies for asthma (within 6 months or 5 half-lives) * Require immunosuppressive medications or frequent systemic corticosteroids * Current smokers or former smokers with significant smoking history * Uncontrolled hypertension * Significant hepatic impairment
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
18 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Enveda Investigative Site
RECRUITINGBirmingham, Alabama, 35209, United States
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Enveda Investigative Site
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90025, United States
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Enveda Investigative Site
RECRUITINGSan Jose, California, 95117, United States
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Enveda Investigative Site
RECRUITINGWest Hills, California, 91307, United States
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Enveda Investigative Site
RECRUITINGColorado Springs, Colorado, 80907, United States
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Enveda Investigative Site
RECRUITINGHialeah, Florida, 33012, United States
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Enveda Investigative Site
RECRUITINGMiami, Florida, 33135, United States
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Enveda Investigative Site
RECRUITINGAlbany, Georgia, 31707, United States
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Enveda Investigative Site
RECRUITINGMaryville, Illinois, 62062, United States
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Enveda Investigative Site
RECRUITINGKansas City, Kansas, 66160, United States
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Enveda Investigative Site
RECRUITINGOwensboro, Kentucky, 42301, United States
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Enveda Investigative Site
RECRUITINGSouthfield, Michigan, 48075, United States
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Enveda Investigative Site
RECRUITINGSt Louis, Missouri, 63141, United States
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Enveda Investigative Site
RECRUITINGClackamas, Oregon, 97015, United States
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Enveda Investigative Site
RECRUITINGMedford, Oregon, 97504, United States
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Enveda Investigative Site
RECRUITINGNorth Charleston, South Carolina, 29406, United States
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Enveda Investigative Site
RECRUITINGMcKinney, Texas, 75069, United States
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Enveda Investigative Site
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMadison, Wisconsin, 53792, United States
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