A 24-Week Study of the Efficacy and Safety of BLU-5937 in Adults With Refractory Chronic Cough (CALM-2)

Bellus Health

Status and phase: Enrolling; Phase 3

Conditions: Refractory Chronic Cough

Treatments: Drug: BLU-5937; Drug: Placebo

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Industry

Identifiers

NCT05600777

BUS-P3-02

221851

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-arm, Phase 3 study of BLU-5937 in participants with Refractory Chronic Cough (RCC).

Full description

The primary efficacy objective is to assess the effect of BLU-5937 on 24-hour cough frequency in adults with refractory chronic cough (including unexplained chronic cough) at 24 weeks.

Enrollment: 825 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Capable of giving signed informed consent
• Refractory chronic cough (including unexplained chronic cough) for at least one year
• Women of child-bearing potential must use a highly effective contraception method during the study and for at least 14 days after the last dose

Exclusion criteria

• Current smoker/vaper (all forms of smoking and inhaled substances, including , cannabis/tobacco smoke and nicotine vapors) or individuals who have given up smoking within the past 6 months, or those with >20 pack-year smoking history
• Diagnosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), bronchiectasis, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis or uncontrolled asthma
• Respiratory tract infection within 4 weeks before screening
• Laboratory confirmed Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection at screening
• History of malignancy in the last 5 years
• History of alcohol or drug abuse within the last 3 years
• Has a positive serologic test for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus surface antigen, or hepatitis C virus.
• Previous participation in a BLU-5937 trial

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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825 participants in 3 patient groups, including a placebo group

BLU-5937 25 mg

Experimental group

Description:

BLU-5937 oral dose 25 mg twice a day.

Treatment:

Drug: BLU-5937

BLU-5937 50 mg

Experimental group

Description:

BLU-5937 oral dose 50 mg twice a day.

Treatment:

Drug: BLU-5937

Placebo

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Matching Placebo for BLU-5937 oral dose twice a day.

Treatment:

Drug: Placebo