At a glance
- What the study gets you
- Access to the study treatment being tested
- Type of study
- Interventional (receives a drug or procedure)
- Time in hospital
- In-person visits at study sites — visit count not specified by the sponsor
- Drug or intervention
- Nebulized Ensifentrine Suspension; 3 mg (drug), Nebulized Placebo Solution (drug)
- How long the study runs
- Study runs about 36 months (dates as stated)
- About the drug or intervention
- Nebulized Ensifentrine Suspension; 3 mg — drug: Administered by a standard jet nebulizer, twice daily up to a maximum of 52 weeks · Nebulized Placebo Solution — drug: Administered by a standard jet nebulizer, twice daily up to a maximum of 52 weeks
- Patient visit burden
- Not specified by the sponsor
In plain English
This study is looking at a medicine called ensifentrine for people with bronchiectasis that is not caused by cystic fibrosis. Bronchiectasis is a long-term lung condition where the airways become widened and mucus builds up, causing coughing, phlegm and chest infections. The study is funded by Verona Pharma, Inc., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc.
Who can take part
- Adults with a history of bronchiectasis symptoms (cough, long-term phlegm, and/or repeated chest infections), confirmed by a chest CT scan showing bronchiectasis in one or more lung lobes. A CT scan from the last 5 years may be used, or a new one can be done during screening
- Currently produce phlegm (sputum) most days and able to give a sputum sample at the clinic during screening
- Have had at least one flare-up of lung symptoms in the past 12 months that a doctor treated with antibiotics or antiviral medicine
- Able to use the study's nebuliser (a device that turns medicine into a mist you breathe in) correctly
- Able to do breathing tests (spirometry) properly, as judged by the study doctor
- Men must agree to use contraception during the study and for at least 30 days after the last dose of study medicine
- Women must not be pregnant or breastfeeding. Women who could become pregnant must agree to use contraception during the study and for at least 30 days after the last dose of study medicine
Who may not be able to
- A diagnosis of COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) or asthma as the main diagnosis
- Bronchiectasis caused by cystic fibrosis, certain immune system problems, or needing treatment with immunoglobulin given through a drip
- Current smokers. Former smokers are excluded if they smoked heavily (10 or more 'pack years') AND have test results showing blocked airways (FEV1/FVC ratio below 0.70) within the past year
- Currently being treated for certain lung infections: non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection, allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, or tuberculosis
- A flare-up or sudden infection needing treatment within 28 days before joining
- Recent use of certain medicines, including long-term immunosuppressants (such as methotrexate or systemic steroids) within 90 days, CFTR modulators (such as ivacaftor) within 1 week, theophylline or certain tablet treatments within 48 hours, or the medicine Ohtuvayre at any time
- Starting or changing long-term antibiotic treatment (including macrolides) within 90 days before joining. People on regular on-off antibiotic cycles must have been taking the antibiotic for at least 7 days up to joining
- Starting or changing inhaled corticosteroids within 4 weeks before joining
- Unable to pause certain reliever inhalers for at least 4 hours before breathing tests
- Coughing up large amounts of blood (300 mL or more, or needing a blood transfusion) within 6 weeks before joining
- Taking part in an intensive pulmonary rehabilitation programme (a steady maintenance programme is allowed if it stays the same throughout the study)
- Serious or unstable liver disease, or certain abnormal liver or kidney blood test results
- Cancer (of any type) now or in the past 5 years, except some skin cancers
- Taking part in another study of a drug or device within the last 30 days or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer
- Allergy or bad reaction to ensifentrine or any of its ingredients
- Drug or alcohol misuse now or in the past 5 years
- A significantly abnormal heart tracing (ECG)
What taking part involves
- • Taking ensifentrine or a dummy medicine (placebo) using a nebuliser — a device that turns the medicine into a fine mist that you breathe in
- • The study medicine is 'blinded', meaning neither you nor the study team knows whether you are getting the real medicine or the dummy version
- • Providing sputum (phlegm) samples at the clinic
- • Breathing tests (spirometry) following standard guidelines
- • Using contraception during the study and for at least 30 days after the last dose of blinded study medicine
Time commitment: Not stated — ask the trial team about how many visits there are, how long the study lasts, and what taking part involves.
Plain-English summary (AI-generated) from registry data. Not eligibility advice — only the trial team can confirm whether you can take part. Use the eligibility checker to see how your health profile matches this trial.
- Type of study
- Testing a treatment
- Ages
- 18 Years to 80 Years
- Who
- All
- Number of participants
- 284
- Started
- 2024-09-11
- Last checked
- 2026-08
Plain English Summary
What is this study?
- • Testing a new treatment for non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis
- • Phase2 - 284 participants
- • This study is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study designed to assess the efficacy and safety of ensifentrine inhalation suspension (3 mg) delivered twice daily via standard jet nebulizer up to 52 weeks, compared to placebo, in participants with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis (NCFBE)
Who can take part?
- • Ages 18 Years to 80 Years
- • Diagnosed with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis
Where?
- • Dundee - Ninewells Hospital - PPDS
- • Glasgow - Queen Elizabeth University Hospital - PPDS
- • Birmingham - Birmingham Heartlands Hospital
- • Belfast - Queens Hospital Belfast
- • +5 more UK sites
This is a simplified summary. Always discuss with your doctor before making any decisions.
About This Trial
This study is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study designed to assess the efficacy and safety of ensifentrine inhalation suspension (3 mg) delivered twice daily via standard jet nebulizer up to 52 weeks, compared to placebo, in participants with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis (NCFBE).
More detail
The primary objective of this study is to assess the effect of ensifentrine vs placebo in addition to standard of care on pulmonary exacerbations, symptoms and quality of life in participants with NCFBE. Participants will be treated for up to 52 weeks (some subjects may end earlier as the sponsor may end the study after the last subject in the study completes the Week 24 visit). Participants will be randomized to receive either ensifentrine suspension or placebo via standard jet nebulizer during the treatment period and neither participants nor study staff will know which a participant is receiving.
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What we know so far
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Eligibility at a Glance
Key info
- Age: 18 Years - 80 Years
- Who can join: All genders
Biomarkers mentioned
What the study is looking for
- ✓Females are eligible to participate if they are not pregnant, not breastfeeding, and 1 of the following conditions...
- ✓Not a woman of childbearing potential (WOCBP) OR
- ✓A WOCBP who agrees to follow the contraceptive guidance from Screening throughout the study and for at least 30 days...
- ✓Current sputum producer with a history of chronic expectoration and able to provide sputum sample spontaneously at...
- ✓Capable of using the study nebulizer correctly
Who cannot take part
- ✗A diagnosis of COPD or a primary diagnosis of asthma, as judged by the investigator
- ✗Bronchiectasis due to cystic fibrosis, primary hypogammaglobulinemia common variable immunodeficiency, severe...
- ✗Current smoker defined as by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- ✗Meets both of the following
- ✗Evidence within 1 year prior to randomization of obstructed lung function as shown by forced expiratory volume in 1...
See the full criteria
Where Is This Study? (9 UK sites)
Ninewells Hospital - PPDS
Dundee DD1 9SY, United Kingdom
Queen Elizabeth University Hospital - PPDS
Glasgow G12 0YN, United Kingdom
Birmingham Heartlands Hospital
Birmingham B9 5SS, United Kingdom
Queens Hospital Belfast
Belfast BT9 7AB, United Kingdom
Royal Papworth Hospital
Cambridge CB2 0AY, United Kingdom
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh - PPDS
Edinburgh EH16 4SA, United Kingdom
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital - PPDS
Liverpool L14 3PE, United Kingdom
Royal Brompton Hospital
London SW3 6HP, United Kingdom
Freeman Hospital
Newcastle-under-Lyme NE7 7DN, United Kingdom
How to Get in Touch
Verona Pharma, Inc., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. (Rahway Toll Free Number
Sponsor contactCONTACT
