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CTRI Number  CTRI/2022/12/048252 [Registered on: 19/12/2022] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 01/08/2023
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug 
Study Design  Single Arm Study 
Public Title of Study   Effectiveness And Safety Of Triamcinolone Tablet In Management of Acute Exacerbations Of Asthma  
Scientific Title of Study   A Prospective, Single-center, Single-Arm, Open-Label, Study To Assess The Effectiveness And Safety Of Triamcinolone Oral Tablet In Management of Acute Exacerbations Of Asthma  
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr S Balamurugan 
Designation  Consultant Pulmonologist  
Affiliation  Chest and Diabetes Research Institute 
Address  Department of Respiratory medicine Chest and Diabetes Research Institute 2, First Cross Street, Janaki Nagar Extension, Valasaravakkam, Chennai 600087, Tamil Nadu. India.

Chennai
TAMIL NADU
600087
India 
Phone  9600002646  
Fax    
Email  dr.s.bala@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr S Balamurugan 
Designation  Consultant Pulmonologist  
Affiliation  Chest and Diabetes Research Institute 
Address  Department of Respiratory medicine Chest and Diabetes Research Institute 2, First Cross Street, Janaki Nagar Extension, Valasaravakkam, Chennai 600087, Tamil Nadu. India.

Chennai
TAMIL NADU
600087
India 
Phone  9600002646  
Fax    
Email  dr.s.bala@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr S Balamurugan 
Designation  Consultant Pulmonologist  
Affiliation  Chest and Diabetes Research Institute 
Address  Department of Respiratory medicine Chest and Diabetes Research Institute 2, First Cross Street, Janaki Nagar Extension, Valasaravakkam, Chennai 600087, Tamil Nadu. India.

Chennai
TAMIL NADU
600087
India 
Phone  9600002646  
Fax    
Email  dr.s.bala@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Abbott India Limited Floor 16, Godrej BKC, Plot No. C – 68, BKC, Near MCA Club, Bandra (E) Mumbai – 400 051, India. 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Dr. S. Balamurugan 
Address  Department of Respiratory medicine Chest and Diabetes Research Institute 2, First Cross Street, Janaki Nagar Extension, Valasaravakkam, Chennai 600087, Tamil Nadu. India. 
Type of Sponsor  Other [Investigator Initiated Survey] 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr S Balamurugan  Chest and Diabetes Research Institute  2, First Cross Street, Janaki Nagar Extension, Valasaravakkam, Chennai 600087, Tamil Nadu. India
Chennai
TAMIL NADU 
9600002646

dr.s.bala@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
RIPON Independent Ethics Committee  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: J459||Other and unspecified asthma,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  NA  NA 
Intervention  Triamcinolone 4mg tablets  Patients will be prescribed triamcinolone tablets at a dose of 4mg to 16mg per day, as per the discretion of the investigator, for a period of Seven (7)-days, to be taken with water preferably after meals. 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  65.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1. Patients of either sex in the age group of ≥18-≤65 years.
2. Previously diagnosed case of bronchial asthma for at least 6 months, before the screening date.
3. A primary diagnosis of mild to moderate acute exacerbation of asthma (with symptoms of shortness of breath, frequent or recurrent cough, wheezing, mucus production, and/ or tightness in the chest) on presentation.
4. Patients on a stable dose of asthma medications for at least 3 months, before the screening date.
5. No other acute pathology complicating the present condition i.e. cardiac, metabolic, or any other respiratory causes.
6. Patients willing to participate in the study and sign an informed consent form.
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  A patient will be excluded from the study if they meet any of the following criteria:
1. Patients with a smoking history of more than 10 packs a year.
2. Patients with a history of Alcohol consumption.
3. Patients treated with oral or parenteral steroids for >5 days in the past 30-days.
4. Patients treated with theophylline ≤5-days, before the screening date.
5. Patients having uncontrolled diabetes or uncontrolled hypertension.
6. Patients having active tuberculosis.
7. Patients on regular Rifampicin, Phenytoin, or Phenobarbitone.
8. Pregnant and nursing women.
9. Women with childbearing potential who are not practicing a reliable method of birth control.
10. Patients with a known history of hypersensitivity to triamcinolone.
11. Suspected inability or unwillingness to comply with study procedures.
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Open Label 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
1. To evaluate the effectiveness of triamcinolone oral tablets adjunct to standard of care (SOC) treatment in managing mild to moderate acute exacerbations of asthma symptoms, assessed by asthma control questionnaire-6 (ACQ-6) in routine outpatient clinical settings.  Day 0 and 7 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
1. To evaluate the effectiveness of triamcinolone oral tablets adjunct to SOC treatment in improving lung function in patients with mild to moderate acute exacerbations of asthma, in routine outpatient clinical settings  Day 0 and 7 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="100"
Sample Size from India="100" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "100"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="100" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 4 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   25/12/2022 
Date of Study Completion (India) 30/03/2023 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="0"
Months="3"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details   NA 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Response - NO
Brief Summary  

This is a prospective, single-center, single-arm, open-label, study designed to assess the effectiveness and safety of triamcinolone oral tablets adjunct to SOC treatment in the management of patients with mild to moderate acute exacerbations of asthmaThis study plans to enroll 100 patients with mild to moderate acute exacerbation of asthma. The patients will be followed up for 7-days after enrollment into the study.  The patients will be prescribed triamcinolone tablets at a dose of 4mg to 16mg per day, as per the discretion of the investigator, for a period of Seven (7)-days, to be taken with water preferably after meals, adjunct to SOC treatment, which will include inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) with or without long-acting beta2-agonist (LABA).

The selection of patients for the study will be totally at the discretion of the investigator. All patients diagnosed with mild to moderate acute exacerbation of asthma, meeting inclusion & exclusion criteria, and ready to give informed consent for study participation, are eligible for participation in this study.

At the baseline (Visit 1 [Day 0]), informed consent will be taken, before assessing the patient’s eligibility and entry into the study. Patients fulfilling all of the inclusion and violating none of the exclusion criteria will be enrolled in the study. Post entry of a patient into the study demographic details- age, gender, and socioeconomic status, will also be captured and clinical examination, which will include a record of vitals (including BP, HR, and RR), physical and systemic examination, will be done. Detailed medical history (including duration of disease, present treatment regime, co-existing condition, etc.) will be taken. 

At baseline (Visit 1 [Day 0]), patients with acute exacerbations of asthma will be evaluated for adequacy of asthma control by ACQ-6 and assessment of lung functions by FEV1 and PEFR. The patient will also be prescribed oral triamcinolone 4mg tablets at a dose of 4mg to 16 mg per day, as per the discretion of the investigator, for the period of Seven (7)-days at the baseline, along with SOC treatment (ICS with or without LABA).  Progress made by the patient will be reviewed on Day Seven (7) (end of study visit).

 
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