drugset / Trial / NCT01369017

Effect of Interleukin-1 Receptor Antagonist on Inhalation of 20,000 EU Clinical Ctr Reference Endotoxin in Normal Volunteers

NCT01369017

RandomizedCrossoverDouble-blindBasic science

Summary

The investigators want to see if healthy people who are given 2 doses of a medication called anakinra, which is used to treat moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis, (RA) and then exposed to a form of air pollution, called Endotoxin, have less inflammation with the medication. Endotoxin is believed to be one of the causes of asthma attacks.

Timeline

Start
2011-10
Primary completion
2013-07
Completion
2013-07

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Comparator Anakinra Protein / enzyme biologic 1 mg/kg Subcutaneous

Indications

No indication recorded.