New asthma drug shows promise in taming tough coughs
NCT ID NCT05922891
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 21, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested the drug tezepelumab in 92 adults with severe asthma to see if it improves asthma control and reduces chronic cough. Participants took the drug as prescribed by their doctor, and researchers tracked their symptoms and quality of life for a year. The goal was to see how well the drug works in everyday medical practice.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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92 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2023
- Finished
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Sep 2025
- 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.
Who is studied
The study population will be a total of 90 patients with severe uncontrolled asthma who initiate new prescription of tezepelumab.
- Ages
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18 to 130 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: 1. Patients aged ≥18 years who provide informed consent and who receive new prescription of Tezepelumab as per the physician's decision at baseline according to the package insert saying "Tezepelumab is given to patient with asthma (limited to severe or refractory patient whose asthma symptoms cannot be controlled even with existing treatment)" 2. ACQ-6 ≥1.5 at baseline 3. Patients with persistent cough ≥8 weeks up until the baseline visit according to The Japanese Respiratory Society Guidelines for the Management of Cough and Sputum 2019 Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients who had asthma exacerbation within one month before study enrollment 2. Patients who had the biologics treatment in following period prior to the enrollment * omalizumab in 2 or 4 weeks depending on the body weight and total IgE amount * mepolizumab in 4 weeks * Benralizumab in 8 weeks * Dupilumab in 2 weeks 3. Patients with cough related diseases other than asthma as determined by treating physicians 4. Patients participating in studies that affect this study (study with other interventional treatment to evaluate efficacy/safety of treatment in patients with cough, asthma, or allergic/eosinophilic diseases) 5. Any disorder, including heart failure, malignancy, morbid obesity(BMI≧35) , respiratory infectious disease that is not stable (e.g. patients who need medical treatment) in the opinion of the investigator and could: * Affect the safety of the patient throughout the study * Impede the patient's ability to complete the entire duration of study 6. Patients with pregnancy or lactation period
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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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Research Site
Aomori, Japan
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Bunkyō City, Japan
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Fujisawa, Japan
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Fukuoka, Japan
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Fukushima, Japan
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Hamamatsu, Japan
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Hiroshima, Japan
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Iizuka, Japan
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Izumo, Japan
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Kawasaki, Japan
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Kitakyushu, Japan
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Kiyose, Japan
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Kurashiki, Japan
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Matsusaka, Japan
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Minami, Japan
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Minato, Japan
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Nagoya, Japan
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Naka, Japan
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Niigata, Japan
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Nishinomiya, Japan
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Osaka, Japan
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Sapporo, Japan
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Shinagawa City, Japan
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Shinjuku, Japan
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Shizuoka, Japan
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tabashi City, Japan
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Tennōjichō-kita, Japan
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Ube, Japan
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Yonago, Japan
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