Clinical trial • Phase IV • Respiratory

LYOPHILIZED BACTERIAL LYSATES OF: HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE STREPTOCOCCUS (DIPLOCOCCUS) PNEUMONIAE KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE AND OZAENAE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES AND VIRIDANS MORAXELLA (BRANHAMELLA / NEISSERIA) CATARRHALIS for COPD exacerbation|Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation

Phase IV trial of LYOPHILIZED BACTERIAL LYSATES OF: HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE STREPTOCOCCUS (DIPLOCOCCUS) PNEUMONIAE KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE AND OZAENAE STAPHY…

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Respiratory
Trial Disease
COPD exacerbation|Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation
Trial Stage
Phase IV
Drug Modality
Other

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
30-01-2026
First CTIS Authorization Date
13-03-2026

Trial design

Randomised, arm a: broncho-vaxom (broncho-vaxom om kemény kapszula felnőtteknek; active substance: lyophilized bacterial lysates of multiple respiratory bacteria), oral, given for 10 days per month over a 6-month treatment phase (product data: max daily dose amount 40 mg). arm b: placebo (powder without active ingredient.), given 10 days per month over a 6-month treatment phase.-controlled Phase IV trial in Hungary.

Randomised
Yes
Comparator
Arm A: Broncho-Vaxom (Broncho-Vaxom OM kemény kapszula felnőtteknek; active substance: lyophilized bacterial lysates of multiple respiratory bacteria), oral, given for 10 days per month over a 6-month treatment phase (product data: max daily dose amount 40 mg). Arm B: Placebo (Powder without active ingredient.), given 10 days per month over a 6-month treatment phase.
Target Sample Size
260
Trial Duration For Participant
365

Eligibility

Recruits 260 No vulnerable populations selected. Consent/assent handling: "The participant provides documented informed consent/assent for the study." Subject information and informed consent form documents are provided..

Vulnerable Population
No vulnerable populations selected. Consent/assent handling: "The participant provides documented informed consent/assent for the study." Subject information and informed consent form documents are provided.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Has confirmed diagnosis of COPD.\n- The participant provides documented informed consent/assent for the study.\n- At least two moderate or one severe exacerbations requiring hospitalization (for 3 days steroid therapy or antibiotic therapy due to exacerbation), despite adherence to standard treatment as outlined in the GOLD guidelines\n- FEV1>20%pred and FEV1<70%pred\n- BMI: 18 kg/m2 – 40 kg/m2\n- Female and male patients between 40 years and 80 years.\n- Heavy smoking anamnesis: >20 years smoking history\n- Not reversible <12%pred FEV1 with reversibility test\n- Male participants agree to use contraception method through the study conduct\n- Contraceptive use by women and men should be consistent with local regulation regarding the methods of contraception for those participating in studies."}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients with inadequate compliance with standard therapies for COPD.\n- Patients who are unable to walk enough distance to come to the visit.\n- Patients who take immunosuppressants or oral corticosteroids within 1 month before entering the study.\n- Patients who take antibiotics within 4 weeks before entering the study.\n- Patients who take bacterial lysate in the previous 12 months at least 4 weeks before entering the study.\n- Has a hypersensitivity to Broncho-Vaxom.\n- Has a history or current evidence of any condition, therapy or laboratory abnormality or other circumstances that might confound the results of the study, interfere with the participant’s participation for the full duration of the study, such that is not in the best interest of the participant to participate, in the opinion of the investigator."}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Reduction of the number of moderate (to be treated at home) and severe (hospital) exacerbations at 12 months.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Count of moderate exacerbations (managed at home) and severe exacerbations (requiring hospitalization) measured at 12 months; primary objective evaluates reduction in rate of moderate and severe exacerbations over 12 months (6-month treatment + 6-month observation)."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- • Reduction of RTIs (patient-reported) • Adverse Event (AE) • Study discontinuation due to AEs","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Patient-reported respiratory tract infections (RTIs); recording of adverse events (AEs) and study discontinuations due to AEs as safety outcomes."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- • Assessment if COPD exacerbations were triggered by RTIs","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Assessment of whether recorded COPD exacerbations are associated with respiratory tract infections."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- • Improvement in 6MWD compared at baseline and end of study","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Six-minute walk distance (6MWD) measured at baseline and at end of study; comparison of change."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- • Improvement of dyspnoe compared at baseline and end of study mMRC scale results.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"mMRC dyspnoea scale scores recorded at baseline and end of study; comparison of change."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- • Reduction of COPD associated symptoms by Broncho-Vaxom • body plethysmography • diffusion capacity test (FEV 1, FVC, FEV 1/FVC, TLC, VC, FRC, RV, DL, CO) • Omron BF511 (mainly fat-free body mass) • CAT-COPD Assessment Test • CCQ-Chronic COPD Questionnaire","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Multiple physiological and patient-reported measures: body plethysmography and diffusion capacity tests (FEV1, FVC, FEV1/FVC, TLC, VC, FRC, RV, DL, CO); body composition measured (Omron BF511); quality of life measured by CAT; symptoms and activity by CCQ."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
260
Recruitment Window Months
34
Consent Approach
Participants must provide documented informed consent/assent: "The participant provides documented informed consent/assent for the study." Subject information and informed consent form documents are listed for the trial (site-specific informed consent documentation available).

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
2
Total Number Of Participants
260

Hungary

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
02-03-2026
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
13-03-2026
Processing Time Days
11
Number Of Sites
2
Number Of Participants
260

Sites

Site Name
Semmelweis University
Department Name
Pulmonolgy Department
Principal Investigator Name
Janos Tamas Varga
Principal Investigator Email
varga.janos.tamas@semmelweis.hu
Contact Person Name
Janos Tamas Varga
Site Name
University Of Pecs
Department Name
Pulmology Clinic
Principal Investigator Name
Szilvia Soos
Principal Investigator Email
dr.soos.szilvia@gmail.com
Contact Person Name
Szilvia Soos
Contact Person Email
dr.soos.szilvia@gmail.com

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Semmelweis University
Organisation Type
Educational Institution
Country Of Registered Address
Hungary

Co-sponsors

  • University Of Pecs

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
Broncho-Vaxom OM kemény kapszula felnőtteknek
Active Substance
LYOPHILIZED BACTERIAL LYSATES OF: HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE STREPTOCOCCUS (DIPLOCOCCUS) PNEUMONIAE KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE AND OZAENAE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES AND VIRIDANS MORAXELLA (BRANHAMELLA / NEISSERIA) CATARRHALIS
Modality
Other
Routes Of Administration
ORAL
Route
Oral
Authorisation Status
Authorised (marketing authorisation number OGYI-T-9751/01 in HU)
Frequency
10 days per month over a 6-month treatment phase
Maximum Dose
40 mg
Investigational Product Name
Powder without active ingredient.
Modality
Other
Frequency
10 days per month over a 6-month treatment phase

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