New drug aims to tame teen asthma that inhalers Can't control
NCT ID NCT01875003
First seen Jun 30, 2026 · Last updated Jul 01, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests an experimental drug called lebrikizumab in teenagers aged 12 to 17 whose asthma is not well controlled even with daily inhalers and a second medication. Participants receive either lebrikizumab or a placebo as a shot every 4 weeks for a year, while continuing their usual asthma treatments. The goal is to see if lebrikizumab can reduce asthma attacks and improve lung function.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- lebrikizumab
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new add-on treatment option for teenagers whose asthma remains uncontrolled despite standard inhaler therapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial, so the drug may not prove effective or could have side effects. Results may not 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 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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346 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2013
- Finished
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Dec 2016
- 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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12 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: * Asthma diagnosis for greater than or equal to (\>/=) 12 months prior to Visit 1 * Bronchodilator response during screening * Pre-bronchodilator FEV1 of 40 percent (%) - 90% predicted at both Visits 2 and 3 * On high dose ICS therapy for \>/= 6 months prior to Visit 1 * On an eligible second controller medication for 6 months prior to Visit 1 * Uncontrolled asthma as defined by the protocol both during screening and at the time of randomization * Demonstrated adherence with controller medication during the screening period Exclusion Criteria: * History of severe allergic reaction or anaphylactic reaction to a biologic agent or known hypersensitivity to any component of the lebrikizumab injection * Maintenance oral corticosteroid therapy within 3 months prior to Visit 1 * Treatment with systemic (oral, intravenous \[IV\], or intramuscular \[IM\]) corticosteroids within 4 weeks prior to Visit 1 or during the screening period * Treatment with intra-articular corticosteroids within 4 weeks prior to Visit 1 or during the screening period or anticipated need for intra-articular corticosteroids during the course of the study * Infection that meets the following criteria: Any infection requiring hospital admission or requiring treatment with IV or IM antibiotics within 4 weeks prior to Visit 1 or during screening; any active infection that required treatment with oral antibiotics within 2 weeks prior to Visit 1 or during screening; upper or lower respiratory tract infection within 4 weeks prior to Visit 1 or during screening; active parasitic infection or Listeria monocytogenes infection within 6 months prior to Visit 1 or during screening * History of active tuberculosis requiring treatment * Known immunodeficiency, including, but not limited to, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection * Evidence of acute or chronic hepatitis or known liver cirrhosis * History of cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis, and/or other clinically significant lung disease other than asthma * Diagnosis or history of malignancy or current evaluation for potential malignancy * Current smoker or former smoker with a history of greater than (\>) 10 pack-years * History of alcohol or drug abuse * Past and/or current use of any anti- interleukin (IL) -13 or anti-IL-4/IL-13 therapy, including lebrikizumab * Use of other monoclonal antibody therapy, including omalizumab, within 6 months or 5 drug half-lives (whichever is longer) prior to Visit 1 * Initiation of or change in allergen immunotherapy within 3 months prior to Visit 1 or during screening * History of bronchial thermoplasty
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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ALERGO-MED Specjalistyczna Przychodnia Lekarska Sp. z o. o
Tarnów, 33-100, Poland
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Abel and Buchheim
Miami, Florida, 33165, United States
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Alergologie Teplice, s.r.o.
Teplice, 415 01, Czechia
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Allergy & Asthma Res Ctr PA
San Antonio, Texas, 78251, United States
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Asthma & Allergy; Associates, P.C.
Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80907, United States
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Asthma, Allergy & Sinus Center
Baltimore, Maryland, 21236, United States
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Bensch Research Associates
Stockton, California, 95207, United States
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Birmingham Heartlands Hospital
Birmingham, B9 5SS, United Kingdom
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Bothe ke Bontle Health Services
Pretoria, 0101, South Africa
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Bridgerland Clinical Research
North Logan, Utah, 84341, United States
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CEMER Centro Médico de Enfermedades Respiratorias
Vicente López, B1602DQD, Argentina
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CMPC/Clinica de Alergia Martti Antila
Sorocaba, São Paulo, 18040-425, Brazil
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Centro Integral de Medicina Respiratoria (CIMER)
San Miguel de Tucumán, T4000CHE, Argentina
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Centro de Investigacion Medico Biologico y Terapia Avanzada, S.C.
Guadalajara, Jalisco, 44130, Mexico
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Centro de Investigación Ricardo Palma
Lima, LIMA 27, Peru
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Centro de Referencia em Enfermidades Respiratorias e Alergia - CEAR
Salvador, Estado de Bahia, 41940-455, Brazil
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Centrum Alergologii Teresa Hofman
Poznan, 60-214, Poland
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Chaim Sheba Medical Center
Ramat Gan, 5265601, Israel
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Clinica Internacional
Lima, Lima 1, Peru
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Colorado Children's Hospital; The Breathing Institute
Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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Consultorio Especialidad Alergologia Pediatrica
Villahermosa, 86035, Mexico
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Corporacio Sanitaria Parc Tauli; Servicio de Oncologia
Sabadell, Barcelona, 8208, Spain
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Evangelisches Krankenhaus Hamm
Hamm, 59063, Germany
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Faculdade de Medicina do ABC - FMABC
Santo André, São Paulo, 09060-650, Brazil
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Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo
Pavia, Lombardy, 27100, Italy
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Georgia Pain Clinic
Marietta, Georgia, United States
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Grupo Medico Camino
DF, Mexico CITY (federal District), Mexico
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Heim Pál Gyermekkórház
Budapest, 1089, Hungary
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Hofstetr Alois MUDr. s.r.o.
Jihlava, 586 01, Czechia
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Hopital Charles Nicolle; cic
Rouen, 76031, France
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Hospital CUF Porto; Servico de Imunoalergologia
Senhora Da Hora - Porto, 4460-188, Portugal
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Hospital Infante D. Pedro; Servico de Imunoalergologia
Aveiro, 3814-501, Portugal
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Hospital Particular do Algarve - Unidade de Faro
Faro, 8005-226, Portugal
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Hospital Santa Clara
Bogotá, Colombia
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Hospital Sao Lucas - PUCRS
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90610-000, Brazil
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Hospital Universitario Germans Trias i Pujol; Servicio de Farmacia
Badalona, Barcelona, 08916, Spain
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Hospital de Manises
Manises, Valencia, 46940, Spain
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IMMUNOe Research Centers
Centennial, Colorado, 80112, United States
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INAER
Buenos Aires, C1425BEN, Argentina
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Imunoalergologia Dzurilla s.r.o.
Nitra, 949 01, Slovakia
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Instituto Del Buen Aire
Santa Fe, S3000ASF, Argentina
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Instituto Jalisciense de Investigacion Clinica S.A. de C.V.
Santa Cecilia, Jalisco, 44700, Mexico
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Instituto Respirar
Mendoza, M5500GFA, Argentina
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Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica e Medicina Avançada Ltda
São Paulo, São Paulo, 05437-010, Brazil
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Investigaciones en Patologias Respiratorias
San Miguel de Tucumán, T4000IAR, Argentina
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Kenezy Korhaz Rendelointezet
Debrecen, 4031, Hungary
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Klinika Chorób Wewnetrznych i Alergologii MSW
Warsaw, 02-507, Poland
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Malopolskie Centrum Alergologii
Krakow, 30-727, Poland
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Municipal Institution "Kryvyi Rih City Clinical Hospital #8" of Dnipropetrovsk Regional Council
Kryvyi Rih, 50082, Ukraine
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Municipal Institution Zaporizhzhya Regional Clinical Child Hospital
Zaporizhzhya, 69063, Ukraine
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Municipal Medical Institution; Chernivtsi Regional Children's Hospital
Chernivtsi, 58023, Ukraine
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National Cheng Kung Univ Hosp
Tainan, 00704, Taiwan
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O & O Alpan, LLC
Fairfax, Virginia, 22030, United States
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Papp és Társa Bt.
Szigetvár, 7900, Hungary
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Pesquisare Saúde Sociedade Simples
Santo André, São Paulo, 09080-000, Brazil
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Private Practice - Dr. Brian D. Lyttle
London, Ontario, N6A 5B8, Canada
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Public Institution City Clinical Hospital # 6 of Dnipropetrovsk Regional Board
Dnipro, 49000, Ukraine
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Rambam Health Care Campus
Haifa, 3109600, Israel
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Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States
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SI National Institute of Phthisiology and Pulmonology n.a. F.G.Yanovskyi under NAMS of Ukraine
Kyiv, 03680, Ukraine
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SI Research Centre of Radiation Medicine of AMSU
Kyiv, 3115, Ukraine
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SPZOZ Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny nr 1 im. Norberta Barlickiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Lodzi
Lodz, 90-153, Poland
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Santa Casa de Misericordia de Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90020-090, Brazil
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Sarasota Clinical Research
Sarasota, Florida, 34239, United States
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Schneider Children's Medical Center
Petah Tikva, 49100, Israel
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Sebastian Peter
Durban, 4001, South Africa
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Semmelweis Egyetem; Belgyogyaszati es Hematologiai Klinika
Budapest, 1088, Hungary
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Shaare Zedek Medical Center
Jerusalem, 9103102, Israel
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South Texas Allergy and Asthma Medical Professionals
San Antonio, Texas, 78251, United States
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Southern California Research Center
Mission Viejo, California, 92691, United States
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Soweto Clinical Trial Centre
Soweto, 1818, South Africa
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State Institution of Pediatrics Obstetrics and Gynecology of NAMSU
Kiev, 04050, Ukraine
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Szegedi Tudomanyegyetem Szent-Gyorgyi Albert Klinikai Kozpont
Szeged, 6720, Hungary
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TTS Research
Boerne, Texas, 78006, United States
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Uni of Cape Town Lung Inst.
Cape Town, 7925, South Africa
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Unidad de Investigacion Clinica En Medicina (Udicem) S.C.
Monterrey, Nuevo León, 64718, Mexico
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Universitaetsklinikum Frankfurt
Frankfurt, 60528, Germany
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University of Leicester
Leicester, LE1 7RH, United Kingdom
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Urban Health Plan, Inc.
The Bronx, New York, 10459, United States
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WWCT Lakeview Hospital
Johannesburg, 1501, South Africa
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Wojewódzkie Wielospecjalistyczne Centrum Onkologii i Traumatologii im. M. Kopernika w Lodzi
Lodz, 93-513, Poland
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