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Keep this study
Lead
Boehringer Ingelheim
Purpose:
Age
18–70
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
You may be eligible if
Body mass index (BMI) \>=18 and \<= 40 Non-smokers or ex-smokers with a cigarette smoking history of \<= 10 pack years and smoking cessation for at least one year prior to enrolment Able to perform all trial related procedures including acceptable spirometry and production of induced sputum samples
A minimum of one year history of asthma (physician diagnosed). Forced Expiratory Volume in one second (FEV1) reversibility of at least 12% above baseline at screening, unless documented in prior 12 months Methacholine response: concentration of \<=8mg/ml to decrease FEV1 by 20% (PC20) at screening, unless documented in prior 12 months Stable asthma treatment for a period of 3 months (mild to moderate asthma) or 4 weeks (severe asthma).
You may not be if
Significant conditions or medical conditions that could influence the results of the study or the patient's ability to participate in the study Malignancy requiring resection, radiation or chemotherapy within 5 years prior to screening Planned surgery during the trial Blood donation of more than 400ml within 4 weeks of starting trial or during the trial Subjects unable or unwilling to comply with the medication, lifestyle or dietary requirements of the trial Pregnant or nursing women History of cystic fibrosis Clinically significant bronchiectasis Acute or chronic infections including hepatitis, HIV and tuberculosis Thoracotomy with pulmonary resection Current significant alcohol or drug abuse Inability to produce sputum samples of sufficient quality Subjects with a sputum neutrophil count greater than 10 million cells per ml Subjects who have taken an investigational drug within 3 months or 6 half-lives of the therapeutic intervention prior to Visit 1
Respiratory tract infection or asthma exacerbation in the 6 week period prior to Visit 1 (patients with mild to moderate asthma should be exacerbation free for a period of 12 months prior to Visit 1.
Patients with documented non-compliance to prescribed asthma controller therapy Treatment with biological agents (other than Xolair for severe asthma) within four months prior to Visit 1 Patients who have completed a pulmonary rehabilitation program in the six weeks prior to Visit 1 or who are currently in a pulmonary rehabilitation program
