New asthma drug TR4 enters first human tests
NCT ID NCT07272135
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This early-stage study tested a new drug called TR4 in 12 adults with mild-to-moderate asthma. TR4 is a beta-2 blocker, which works differently than typical asthma treatments. The main goal was to see if it is safe and tolerable, and to measure its effects on lung function and airway inflammation. Participants received either TR4 or a placebo, and researchers monitored their breathing and other health markers.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- TR4 (a beta-2 blocker drug)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a new way to control asthma by blocking certain receptors in the airways.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early Phase 1 trial with only 12 people, so results may not apply to everyone. The drug may not improve asthma or could cause side effects.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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12 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2018
- Finished
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Aug 2022
- 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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21 years and older
- 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: * Men or women * Minimum 21 years old * History of mild-to-moderate asthma for at least 6 months and controlled by an inhaled SABA, as required * Otherwise healthy * Ideally have participated in previous asthma studies * No corticosteroid for whatever reason within 8 weeks of the start of dosing * No other prescription medicine within 28 days (apart from a short acting beta-agonist (SABA) or contraceptives in women) * No over-the-counter medicine within 7 days (apart from acetaminophen) before the start of dosing * Negative screen for drugs of abuse; forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) more than or equal to 70% predicted * Fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) more than or equal to 35 ppb * 15% fall in FEV1 after inhaled mannitol (PD15) * Non-smoker or past smoker (\<5 pack years) * Substitution of subject's SABA inhaler with an anti-cholinergic inhaler, ipratropium bromide, for use as a reliever or rescue medication during a run-in period and during dosing with TR4 or placebo. Exclusion Criteria: * Positive test for hepatitis B \& C or HIV * Drug or alcohol abuse * Airway infection or asthma exacerbation in the last 4 weeks * Current seasonal asthma * History of emergency treatment of asthma * Loss of more than 400 mL blood, or participation in other clinical trials of unlicensed medicines within the previous 3 months * Consumption of grapefruit or herbal remedies within the past 7 days * Objection by the subject's general practitioner (GP) * Subjects who are sexually active and not using reliable contraception * Women who are lactating, pregnant or plan to become pregnant during the study period * Positive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for SARS-CoV-2 virus * Subjects who have not received both doses of a COVID-19 vaccine.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hammersmith Medicines Research
London, London, NW10 7EW, United Kingdom
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