Effect of Anti-Inflammatory Agents on Biological Responses to Endotoxin Inhalation in Healthy Subjects

Sponsor
Brugmann University Hospital
Study ID
NCT02252809
Phase
EARLY_PHASE1
Status
Completed

Conditions

  • Innate Immunity

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - 49 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

Study Details

The main objective of this study is to characterize the biological responses elicited by endotoxin inhalation applied to healthy subjects, and to assess the effect of standard anti-inflammatory agents (i.e. adalimumab and methylprednisolone) on these biological responses.

Key Dates

Start date
Nov 30, 2008
Status verified
Sep 2014
Primary completion
Apr 30, 2009
Completion
Jul 31, 2009

Study Design

Enrollment
51 participants (actual)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE

Arms

  • Active Comparator: adalimumab
    adalimumab 40 mg by subcutaneous way 7 days before endotoxin inhalation
  • Active Comparator: methylprednisolone
    methylprednisolone 20 mg daily , 7 days before endotoxin inhalation
  • No Intervention: control
    no intervention, 7 days before endotoxin inhalation

Primary Outcome Measure

sputum cells count [ Time Frame: 7 days ]