New asthma drug could help kids breathe easier
NCT ID NCT06023589
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 21, 2026 · Updated 6 times
Summary
This study tests whether tezepelumab, an injectable drug, can reduce severe asthma attacks in children aged 5 to 11 with hard-to-control asthma. About 231 kids will receive either tezepelumab or a placebo, alongside their usual asthma medicines. The main goal is to see if the drug lowers the number of serious flare-ups and improves 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
- tezepelumab
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could give children with severe asthma a new option to prevent serious attacks and improve breathing.
- What could go wrong
- This is a Phase 3 trial, but results may not apply to all children. Tezepelumab is not a cure; children will still need ongoing asthma management.
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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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About 231 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2023
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2030
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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5 to 11 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. Written informed consent from (ICF) at least one parent/caregiver (as per local guidelines) and accompanying informed assent from the participant (where the participant is able to provide assent) prior to admission to the study. 2. Participants must be 5 to \< 12 years of age, at the time of signing the assent form (as applicable per local guidelines) and their caregivers signing the ICF and at Visit 3. 3. Documented physician diagnosis of severe asthma confirmed and evaluated for at least 6 months prior to Visit 1. 4. Documented physician-prescribed treatment with a total daily dose of either medium or high dose, for at least 3 months with stable dose ≥ 1 month prior to Visit 1. 5. Documented treatment with at least one additional maintenance asthma controller medication is required according to local guidelines and standard of care; (long-acting beta agonist, leukotriene receptor antagonist, long-acting muscarinic antagonist) for at least 3 months with stable dose ≥ 1 month prior to Visit 1. 6. Supportive evidence of asthma as documented by one of the following: 1. Post-BD (albuterol/salbutamol) responsiveness of FEV1 ≥ 10% during Screening (15 to 30 min after administration of 4 puffs of albuterol/salbutamol with a maximum of 12 puffs of reliever medication only if tolerated by the participant) at either Visit 1 or Visit 2. If (a) is not achieved at Visit 1 or Visit 2, historical documentation by any of the below prior to Visit 1: 2. Post-BD responsiveness of FEV1 ≥ 10%. 3. Positive methacholine challenge defined as provocative concentration (PC20) of ≤ 16 mg/mL. 4. PEF average daily diurnal variability \> 13% over a 2-week period. 5. Variability of FEV1 ≥ 12% between any two clinical visits. 6. Positive exercise challenge test (defined as a fall in FEV1 of \> 12%). 7. FeNO ≥ 20 ppb despite confirmed ICS maintenance therapy. 7. History of at least 2 severe asthma exacerbation events OR 1 severe asthma exacerbation event resulting in hospitalisation within 12 months prior to Visit 1. 8. Pre-BD FEV1 \>50% and ≤ 95%PN OR FEV1/forced vital capacity (FVC) ratio ≤ 0.85 at either Visit 1 or Visit 2. 9. Evidence of uncontrolled asthma, with at least 1 of the below criteria: 1. ACQ-IA score ≥ 1.5 at least once during Screening/Run-in, including Visit 3 (prior to Randomisation) for participants ≥ 6 years old at Screening. 2. Use of reliever medication, other than as a preventive for exercise induced bronchospasm, on 3 or more days per week for at least 1 week during the Screening/Run-in period. 3. Sleep awakening due to asthma symptoms requiring use of reliever medication at least once during the Screening/Run-in period. 4. Asthma symptoms 3 or more days per week in at least 1 week during the Screening/Run-in period. 10. Body weight ≥ 16 kg at Visit 1 (Screening) and Visit 3 (Randomisation). Exclusion Criteria: 1. History of vocal cord dysfunction, cystic fibrosis, primary ciliary dyskinesia, or chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis. 2. History of any clinically significant disease or disorder other than asthma which, in the opinion of the investigator, may either put the participant at risk because of participation in the study, or influence the results or the participant's ability to participate in the study. 3. History of a clinically significant deterioration in asthma or asthma exacerbation including those requiring use of systemic corticosteroids or increase in the maintenance dose of oral corticosteroids within 30 days prior to Visit 1. 4. Change in ICS dose within 1 month prior to Visit 1. 5. History of a life-threatening asthma exacerbation resulting in a hypoxic seizure or requiring intubation.
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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
125 sites in 21 countries. 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 and phone numbers. 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
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RECRUITINGMontgomery, Alabama, 36106, United States
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RECRUITINGPhoenix, Arizona, 85016, United States
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WITHDRAWNLittle Rock, Arkansas, 72202, United States
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RECRUITINGLa Jolla, California, 92037, United States
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RECRUITINGLong Beach, California, 90806, United States
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WITHDRAWNOrange, California, 92868, United States
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RECRUITINGSan Diego, California, 92123, United States
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RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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TERMINATEDSavannah, Georgia, 31406, United States
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RECRUITINGBaltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States
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RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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TERMINATEDAnn Arbor, Michigan, 48105, United States
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RECRUITINGDetroit, Michigan, 48201, United States
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RECRUITINGNorthfield, New Jersey, 08225, United States
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RECRUITINGHawthorne, New York, 10532, United States
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WITHDRAWNSchenectady, New York, 12304, United States
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RECRUITINGStaten Island, New York, 10305, United States
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RECRUITINGChapel Hill, North Carolina, 27514, United States
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RECRUITINGCincinnati, Ohio, 45229-3039, United States
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RECRUITINGCleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States
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RECRUITINGToledo, Ohio, 43617, United States
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RECRUITINGOklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73120, United States
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WITHDRAWNColumbia, South Carolina, 29203, United States
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TERMINATEDCoppell, Texas, 75019, United States
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RECRUITINGDallas, Texas, 75246, United States
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WITHDRAWNFrisco, Texas, 75034, United States
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RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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RECRUITINGSan Antonio, Texas, 78249, United States
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WITHDRAWNTemple, Texas, 76508, United States
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RECRUITINGBuenos Aires, 1426, Argentina
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RECRUITINGBuenos Aires, C1121ABE, Argentina
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TERMINATEDCABA, C1028AAP, Argentina
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RECRUITINGFlorida, B1602DQD, Argentina
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RECRUITINGLanus, B1824KAJ, Argentina
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RECRUITINGLobos, 7240, Argentina
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RECRUITINGMendoza, M5500CCG, Argentina
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TERMINATEDQuilmes, B1878FNR, Argentina
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RECRUITINGBlumenau, 89030-101, Brazil
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RECRUITINGCuritiba, 80060-240, Brazil
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RECRUITINGSão Paulo, 01227-200, Brazil
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RECRUITINGSão Paulo, 05430-010, Brazil
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RECRUITINGSorocaba, 18040-425, Brazil
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RECRUITINGEdmonton, Alberta, T6G 1C9, Canada
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RECRUITINGBurlington, Ontario, L7L 6W6, Canada
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RECRUITINGHamilton, Ontario, L8S 1G5, Canada
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RECRUITINGWindsor, Ontario, N8X 2G1, Canada
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RECRUITINGMontreal, Quebec, H4A 3J1, Canada
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RECRUITINGBeijing, 100191, China
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RECRUITINGChangchun, 130021, China
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGHohhot, 010050, China
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RECRUITINGLanzhou, 730000, China
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RECRUITINGNanjing, 210008, China
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RECRUITINGShanghai, 200062, China
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WITHDRAWNShanghai, 200127, China
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RECRUITINGShenyang, 110004, China
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RECRUITINGShenzhen, 518026, China
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTianjin, 300201, China
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RECRUITINGWuxi, 214023, China
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGZhanjiang, 524001, China
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGZhongshan, 528400, China
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WITHDRAWNBogotá, 110231, Colombia
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WITHDRAWNMedellín, 050034, Colombia
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RECRUITINGBrest, 29609, France
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SUSPENDEDBron, 69500, France
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RECRUITINGVandœuvre-lès-Nancy, 54511, France
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RECRUITINGSzigetvár, 7900, Hungary
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RECRUITINGGenova, 16147, Italy
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RECRUITINGPavia, 27100, Italy
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RECRUITINGFukuoka, 811-1394, Japan
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RECRUITINGFukuoka, 813-0017, Japan
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RECRUITINGFukuyama, 720-8520, Japan
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RECRUITINGSaga, 840-8571, Japan
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RECRUITINGShimotsuga-gun, 321-0293, Japan
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RECRUITINGLodz, 90-329, Poland
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RECRUITINGBellville, 7531, South Africa
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RECRUITINGCape Town, 7925, South Africa
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGDurban, 3630, South Africa
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RECRUITINGMiddelburg, 1055, South Africa
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RECRUITINGWelkom, 9460, South Africa
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RECRUITINGSeongnam-si, 13620, South Korea
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RECRUITINGSeoul, 03181, South Korea
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RECRUITINGSeoul, 03722, South Korea
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RECRUITINGBadalona, 08916, Spain
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RECRUITINGBarcelona, 08035, Spain
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RECRUITINGEsplugues de Llobregat (Barc), 08950, Spain
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RECRUITINGMadrid, 28009, Spain
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RECRUITINGSabadell, 08208, Spain
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RECRUITINGValencia, 46010, Spain
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RECRUITINGVillarreal, 12540, Spain
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RECRUITINGBangkok, 10330, Thailand
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RECRUITINGBangkoknoi, 10700, Thailand
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RECRUITINGChiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
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RECRUITINGMuang, 40002, Thailand
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RECRUITINGBursa, 16059, Turkey (Türkiye)
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RECRUITINGIstanbul, 34899, Turkey (Türkiye)
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RECRUITINGIzmir, 35210, Turkey (Türkiye)
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RECRUITINGYenimahalle, 06500, Turkey (Türkiye)
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RECRUITINGChernivtsi, 58002, Ukraine
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RECRUITINGIvano-Frankivsk, 76000, Ukraine
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RECRUITINGKyiv, 03038, Ukraine
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RECRUITINGKyiv, 04050, Ukraine
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RECRUITINGBirmingham, B4 6NH, United Kingdom
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RECRUITINGBradford, BD9 6RJ, United Kingdom
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RECRUITINGBristol, BS2 8BJ, United Kingdom
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WITHDRAWNGlasgow, G3 8SJ, United Kingdom
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RECRUITINGLeicester, LE1 5WW, United Kingdom
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RECRUITINGLondon, SE5 9RS, United Kingdom
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RECRUITINGNottingham, NG7 2UH, United Kingdom
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RECRUITINGStoke-on-Trent, ST4 6QG, United Kingdom
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