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Inhaler trial for Kids' lung decline after transplant ends early
NCT ID NCT04655508
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This phase 3 trial tested whether a combination inhaler (fluticasone and salmeterol) could improve lung function in children aged 6–17 who had a drop in breathing capacity after a stem cell transplant. The study aimed to prevent bronchiolitis obliterans, a serious lung complication. However, the trial was terminated early and enrolled only 35 participants, so firm conclusions cannot be drawn.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- fluticasone propionate and salmeterol (Seretide inhaler)
- What this could lead to
- If it worked, this could help prevent a serious lung condition called bronchiolitis obliterans in children after stem cell transplant.
- What could go wrong
- The trial was terminated early and enrolled only 35 children, so results are limited. The treatment may not improve lung function or prevent disease progression.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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35 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2021
- Finished
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Sep 2023
- 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.
- Ages
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6 to 17 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: * Children and adolescent aged 6 to 17 years * Getting an Allo Hematopoietic cell stem transplantation * Provide written informed consent from legal guardian * Covered by medical insurance (social security ou CMU). Randomisation criteria: \- Decline of FEV1 ≥ 10% from pre transplantation between M3 and M12 after the transplantation, confirmed over two functional test performed one week apart, without Bronchiolitis Obliterative Syndrome international criteria, neither initiation of inhaled treatment from transplantation to randomization visit. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with no affiliation to a social security scheme (beneficiary or legal) * Pregnancy * Asthma defined by reversibility with salbutamol (FEV1 \> 12% or FEV1\> 200ml) under inhaled corticosteroids or long acting beta agonists during the last three months * Patients with hypersensitivity to the active substances: salmeterol, fluticasone propionate, or to the excipients: norflurane. Non-Randomisation criteria : * Viral respiratory infection (fever ≥ 38°C, tachypnea according to age, positive viral PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) pharyngeal aspiration) during the last month; * Lower respiratory tract infection (fever ≥ 38°C, tachypnea, radiologically or echography confirmed pneumonia, sputum) during the last month; * Invasive fungal disease (as defined by European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer/Mycoses Study Group consensus group) during the last month. * Potent cytochrome P450 3A4 inhibitors, such as ritonavir, ketoconazole, itraconazole, troleandomycin, clarithromycin, nelfinavir and nefazodone. * Corticosteroids or bronchodilatators inhaled treatment after transplantation * Bronchiolitis Obliterative Syndrome
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Houdouin véronique
Paris, 75019, France
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