A Study to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of Tezepelumab Compared With Placebo in Children 5 to < 12 Years Old With Severe Asthma

ConditionAsthma
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 3
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age5-11
SponsorAstraZeneca

About this trial

To assess the efficacy and safety of tezepelumab in pediatric participants with severe uncontrolled asthma on medium to high-dose inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) and at least one additional asthma controller medication with or without oral corticosteroids.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Written informed consent from (ICF) at least one parent/caregiver (as per local guidelines) and accompanying informed assent from the participant (where the participant is able to provide assent) prior to admission to the study.

Participants must be 5 to < 12 years of age, at the time of signing the assent form (as applicable per local guidelines) and their caregivers signing the ICF and at Visit 3.

Documented physician diagnosis of severe asthma confirmed and evaluated for at least 6 months prior to Visit 1.

Documented physician-prescribed treatment with a total daily dose of either medium or high dose, for at least 3 months with stable dose ≥ 1 month prior to Visit 1.

Disqualifiers

History of vocal cord dysfunction, cystic fibrosis, primary ciliary dyskinesia, or chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis.

History of any clinically significant disease or disorder other than asthma which, in the opinion of the investigator, may either put the participant at risk because of participation in the study, or influence the results or the participant's ability to participate in the study.

History of a clinically significant deterioration in asthma or asthma exacerbation including those requiring use of systemic corticosteroids or increase in the maintenance dose of oral corticosteroids within 30 days prior to Visit 1.

Change in ICS dose within 1 month prior to Visit 1.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Tezepelumab
  • Placebo

Treatment groups

231 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

AstraZeneca

Lead sponsor

Amgen

Collaborator