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CTRI Number  CTRI/2010/091/000067 [Registered on: 10/02/2010]
Last Modified On: 12/03/2013
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  PMS 
Type of Study
Modification(s)  
Biological 
Study Design  Single Arm Study 
Public Title of Study
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A Post Marketing Survillance study ( EASE ) to study the efficacy & safety of Xolair ( Omalizumab) in IgE mediated Asthma. 
Scientific Title of Study
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Multi-center, open-label, non-comparative, clinical decision based Post-Marketing Surveillance (PMS) study for valuation of effic cy and afety of Xolair® (Omalizumab) in Ig mediated Asthma 
Trial Acronym  EASE 
Secondary IDs if Any
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Secondary ID  Identifier 
CIGE025AIN01  Protocol Number 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)
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Name  DrAshok Mahashur 
Designation   
Affiliation   
Address  P.D.Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Center, Pulmonary Medicine Department, Veer Sawarkar Marg, Mahim

Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA
400016
India 
Phone  02224449199  
Fax  022-24440425  
Email  dr_amahashur@hindujahospital.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query

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Name  Mangala Kotnis 
Designation  Medical advisor 
Affiliation  Novartis Healthcare Private Limited 
Address  Novartis Healthcare Private Limited, Sandoz House, 7th floor Shivsagar Estate Dr. Annie Besant Road Worli, Mumbai 400 018 INDIA

Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA
400018
India 
Phone  02224958569  
Fax  02224954112  
Email  mangala.kotnis@novartis.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query

Modification(s)  
Name  Mangala Kotnis 
Designation  Medical Advisor 
Affiliation  Novartis Healthcare Private Limited 
Address  Novartis Healthcare Private limited
Sandoz House, 7th floor Shivsagar Estate Dr. Annie Besant Road Worli, Mumbai 400 018 INDIA
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA
400018
India 
Phone  02224958569  
Fax  02224954112  
Email  mangala.kotnis@novartis.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support
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Novartis Healthcare Private Limited  
 
Primary Sponsor
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Name  Novartis Healthcare Private Limited 
Address  Sandoz House, Shivsagar Estate Dr. Annie Besant Road Worli, Mumbai 400 018 INDIA  
Type of Sponsor  Pharmaceutical industry-Global 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor
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Name  Address 
NIL   
 
Countries of Recruitment
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  India  
Sites of Study
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No of Sites = 3  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr.Pramod.V. Niphadkar  Asthma Allergy Center, Gurukripa, 1st Floor  66 Hindu Colony Lane no-1, Dadar (E),-400014
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA 
022-24105656

dr_niphadkar@vsnl.net 
Dr.Parthasarathi Bhattacharya  Institute of Pulmocare & Research  CB-16, Salt Lake,-700064

 
033-23580424

parthachest@yahoo.com 
DrDeepak Talwar  Metro Centre for Respiratory Diseases  Metro Centre for Respiratory Diseases,Metro Multispeciality Hospital,L-94, Sector-11, Noida- 201301
Gautam Buddha Nagar
UTTAR PRADESH 
01202522959

dtlung@hotmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee
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No of Ethics Committees= 3  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Clinicom Dr Pramod Niphadkar  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee, Institute of Pulmocare & Research, Dr Parthsarthy Bhattacharya  Approved 
Metro Hosp & Heart Institute  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied
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Health Type  Condition 
Patients  Asthma,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent
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Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  NA  NA 
Intervention  Omalizumab  Dosage-Dose calculation as per serum IgE and Body weight of patient for 12 months (one vial of xolair contains 150mg of omalizumab) Frequency-once or twice a month for 12 months as per investigators discretion Route-Subcutaneous 
 
Inclusion Criteria
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Age From  12.00 Year(s)
Age To  75.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1.Male or Female, greater than or equal to 12 and less than or equal to 75 years of age
2. Patients with inadequately controlled moderate-to-severe persistent allergic asthma (GINA Stage IV)
a. Serum Allergy Test to greater than or equal to 1periennial aeroallergen
b. IgE levels greater than or equal to 30 and less than or equal to 1500 IU per mL
c. Continuous treatment with high-dose ICS plus LABA greater than or equal to 2 severe exacerbations per year
d. Require more than 2 courses of oral corticosteroids in year
e. Regular disruptive nocturnal or daytime symptoms as per GINA Stage IV
f. FEV1 less than 70% 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  A patient will be excluded from the study if he or she meets any of the following criteria at baseline: 1. Women who are pregnant, intending to become pregnant *or breastfeeding 2. Patients that have been treated with Xolair® in the past 18 months, 3. Severe medical condition(s) that in the view of the physician prohibits participation in the study e.g. severe renal or hepatic impairment 4. Known hypersensitivity to Xolair® (Omalizumab) or any of the components in the formulation *Intending to become pregnant will be advised medically approved birth control methods like hormonal contraceptives, IUD, and double-barrier contraception. Acceptable methods of contraception may include total abstinence at the discretion of the investigator in cases where the age, career, lifestyle, or sexual orientation of the subject ensures compliance. Periodic abstinence (e.g. calendar, ovulation, symptothermal, post-ovulation methods) and withdrawal are not acceptable methods of contraception. Reliable contraception should be maintained throughout the study. 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence
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Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment
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Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking
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Open Label 
Primary Outcome
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Outcome  TimePoints 
Evaluation of Clinically significant asthma exacerbations in patients with severe persistent
allergic asthma  
at the end of 16, 28 & 52 week of treatment
 
 
Secondary Outcome
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Outcome  TimePoints 
1. Reduction in OCS use in patients
2.Number of days missed in work or collage
3.Use of other asthma maintenance medication / rescue medication 4.Worsening of asthma symptoms i.e. Hospitalization, emergency room visits and unscheduled
doctor visits
5. Lung function test will be assessed by FEV1, FVC & PEFR
6. Improvement in Asthma Control Score Questionnaires 7. Safety parameters along with serious adverse events 8. Global assessment by physicians & patients will be conducted  
1. at baseline and 16, 28 & 52 week.
2. at baseline and 16, 28 & 52 week.
3. at baseline and 16, 28 &
52 week.
4. at 16, 28 & 52 week.
5. at screening , 16, 28 and 52 week.
6. all visits
7. all visits
8. at 16 week , 28 week & 52 week. 
 
Target Sample Size
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Total Sample Size="50"
Sample Size from India="50" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial
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Post Marketing Surveillance 
Date of First Enrollment (India)
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17/01/2010 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial
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Years="1"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
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Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Open to Recruitment 
Publication Details
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The results of this study are planned to be published in a renowned journal in order to provide information that may refine clinical practice and help improve outcomes achieved with Xolair® (Omalizumab) therapy being studied. 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Brief Summary
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This is an Prospective Open-label, Multi-centre, Non-Interventional, Non-Comparative, Clinical

Decision Based Post-Marketing Surveillance (PMS) Study, to collect the efficacy and safety data, for

Xolair® (Omalizumab) therapy in Indian patients, who are symptomatic with high recommended dose

of OCS & LABA. This study will not interfere with any therapeutic or diagnostic measures taken by the

treating physicians and patients will be recruited regardless of past or present therapeutic regimens.

Xolair® is the first humanized antibody to be approved for the treatment of asthma in Europe, and

represents a highly innovative approach to controlling the disease. In India it is approved for the

intended use in patients with severe-persistent asthma in adults and adolescents older than 12 years

of age.

The purpose of this open Label, Non-Comparative, Study is to evaluate the efficacy & safety of Xolair®

(Omalizumab), in a real day-to-day clinical practice in Indian population with IgE mediated asthma.

 
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