Pharmacogenetics Use For Further Treatment Improvement in childreN

Status: Completed
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Intervention Type: Other, Genetic
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

There is large heterogeneity in treatment response to asthma medication and a one-size fits all approach based on current guidelines might not fit all children with asthma. It is expected that children with one or more variant alleles (Arg16Arg and Arg16Gly) within the beta2 adrenergic receptor (ADRB2) gene coding for the beta2-receptor have a higher risk to poorly respond to long-acting beta2-agonists (LABA) comparing to the Gly16Gly wildtype. Aims To study whether ADRB2 genotype-guided treatment will lead to improvement in asthma control in children with uncontrolled asthma on inhaled corticosteroids compared with usual care. Design A multicentre, double-blind, precision medicine, randomized trial will be carried out within 20 Dutch hospitals. 310 asthmatic children (6-17 years of age) not well controlled on a low dose of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) will be included and randomized over a genotype-guided and a non-genotype-guided(control) arm. In the genotype-guided arm children with Arg16Arg and Arg16Gly will be treated with double dosages of ICS and with the Gly16Gly wildtype with add on LABA. In the control arm children will be randomized over both treatment options. Lung function measurements, questionnaires focussing on asthma control (ACT/c-ACT) and quality of life, will be obtained in three visits within 6 months. The primary outcome will be improvement in asthma control based on repeated measurement analysis of c-ACT or ACT scores in the first three months of the trial. Additional cost effectiveness studies will be performed. Conclusion Currently, pharmacogenetics is not used in paediatric asthmas. This trial may pave the way to implement promising results for genotype-guided treatment in paediatric asthma in clinical practice.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 6
Maximum Age: 17
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Doctor's diagnosis of asthma (ever) based on patient history, FEV1 reversibility ≥ 12% and/or bronchial hyperresponsiveness

• Current asthma symptoms (based on ACT (≥12 years) or C-ACT (\<12 years) score ≤ 19

• ICS use ≥ 3 months before inclusion (start dosage ICS, treatment step 2 according to childhood asthma guideline NVK, Table 3)

• Adequate inhalation technique (based on validated checklist score \[21\])

• Self-assessed good adherence to maintenance asthma treatment

• Understanding of Dutch language

• Internet access a home, willing to fill in internet questionnaires

Locations
Other Locations
Belgium
Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen
Edegem
Netherlands
VUmc locatie Boelelaan
Amsterdam
Academic Medical Center, Department of Respiratory Disease
Amsterdam-zuidoost
Rijnstate
Arnhem
Amphia ziekenhuis
Breda
Reinier de Graaf Gasthuis
Delft
Nij Smellinghe
Drachten
Catharina ziekenhuis
Eindhoven
Medisch Spectrum Twente
Enschede
Martini ziekenhuis
Groningen
University Medical Center Groningen
Groningen
Tergooi ziekenhuis
Hilversum
Spaarne Gasthuis
Hoofddorp
Medisch Centrum Leeuwarden
Leeuwarden
Canisius Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis
Nijmegen
RadboudUMC
Nijmegen
Erasmus Medical Center
Rotterdam
Maasstadziekenhuis
Rotterdam
Sint Franciscus Gasthuis
Rotterdam
Haga ziekenhuis
The Hague
Switzerland
Kinderspital
Zurich
Time Frame
Start Date: 2018-06-12
Completion Date: 2023-10-18
Participants
Target number of participants: 102
Treatments
Active_comparator: ADRB2-genotype guided treatment arm
In the genotype-stratified arm, children will be treated based on their ADRB2 genotype. Children homozygous for the risk variant Arg16 and heterozygotes (Arg16Gly) will be treated with doubling dosages of their ICS. Children homozygous for the wild type allele (Gly16Gly) will receive LABA.
Active_comparator: Control arm
In the control arm, genotyping will be performed for retrospective analysis, but the genotype information will not be used to guide treatment. Children in this study arm will proceed randomisation between doubling ICS dosage (n=75) or LABA treatment (n=75), the two most commonly preferred add-on options among paediatric pulmonologists in the Netherlands. The investigators choose to randomize between both treatments options, since international guidelines do not agree on the preferred treatment option.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
Collaborators: Dutch Lung Foundation

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