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Antipyrine-benzocaine otic solution for Asthma (CREWS01 Trial)

Phase 2
Waitlist Available
Led By Anthony C Hughes, MD
Research Sponsored by Global United Pharmaceutical Corporation
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up each participant is studied for four weeks
Awards & highlights
All Individual Drugs Already Approved

Summary

This trialtests if blocking a nerve in the ear can improve asthma symptoms & reduce reliance on rescue inhalers without harming lung function.

Eligible Conditions
  • Asthma

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~each participant is studied for four weeks
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and each participant is studied for four weeks for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Efficacy of CREWS01 (topical auricular anesthesia of the vagus nerve) to decrease usage of rescue inhalers in moderate to severe asthmatic adults Change in usage of rescue inhalers in moderate to severe asthmatic adults in four weeks
Secondary study objectives
Improvement of spirometry scores in moderate to severe asthmatic adults
Other study objectives
Evaluate the safety of using topical anesthetics in moderate to severe asthmatic adults

Awards & Highlights

All Individual Drugs Already Approved
Therapies where all constituent drugs have already been approved are likely to have better-understood side effect profiles.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Active Control
Placebo Group
Group I: Antipyrine-benzocaine otic solutionActive Control1 Intervention
Will be used on 50% of participants, we anticipate reduction in the usage of rescue inhalers, spirometer scores, asthma diaries, and expired fractionated nitrous oxide levels.
Group II: Glycerin with Oxyquinoline SulfatePlacebo Group1 Intervention
For those participants who receive glycerin with oxyquinoline sulfate placebo, we do not anticipate any change in the usage of rescue inhalers, spirometer scores, asthma diaries, and expired fractionated nitrous oxide levels.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Global United Pharmaceutical CorporationLead Sponsor
Anthony C Hughes, MDPrincipal InvestigatorAugusta University
John D Prosser, MDPrincipal InvestigatorAugusta University
~19 spots leftby Nov 2025