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Symbicort Single Inhaler Therapy for Asthma in a General Practice Setting

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
AstraZeneca
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00235911
First received: October 7, 2005
Last updated: January 21, 2011
Last verified: January 2011
History of Changes
  Purpose

The primary objective is to compare the effects of Symbicort SiT and treatment according to NHG-guidelines on bronchial hyperresponsiveness in asthmatic patients, as measured by PD20 histamine, and to validate the Bronchial Hyperresponsiveness Questionnaire (BHQ).


Condition Intervention Phase
Asthma
 Drug: budesonide/formoterol Turbuhaler
 Phase 3

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Effects of Symbicort Single Inhaler Therapy on Bronchial Hyper Responsiveness, Asthma Control and Safety in Mild to Moderate Asthmatics in General Practice, Compared to Usual Care Therapy

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Asthma
U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by AstraZeneca:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Change in PD20 histamine

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • number of asthma-control days, time to first mild asthma exacerbation, number of mild asthma exacerbation days, asthma symptom scores (day and night), FEV1, PEF (morning and evening), Number of inhalations with iGCS and mean dose of iGCS

Estimated Enrollment: 100
Study Start Date: September 2003
Study Completion Date: December 2006
Primary Completion Date: October 2006 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • diagnosis of mild to moderate asthma, FEV1 ³ 60% of predicted normal values pre-bronchodilator, daily use of inhaled GCS during the last 3 months

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Regular need of >4 inhalations of a short-acting b2-agonist/day, known or suspected hypersensitivity to any of the investigational drugs or inhaled lactose, use of any b-blocking agent, having smoked ³10 pack-years
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00235911

Locations
Netherlands
Research Site
Appingedam, Netherlands
Research Site
Groningen, Netherlands
Sponsors and Collaborators
AstraZeneca
Investigators
Study Director: AstraZeneca Netherlands Medical Director, MD AstraZeneca
  More Information

No publications provided by AstraZeneca

Additional publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00235911     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: BN-00S-0011
Study First Received: October 7, 2005
Last Updated: January 21, 2011
Health Authority: Netherlands: The Central Committee on Research Involving Human Subjects (CCMO)

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Asthma
Bronchial Hyperreactivity
Bronchial Diseases
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Lung Diseases, Obstructive
Lung Diseases
Respiratory Hypersensitivity
Hypersensitivity, Immediate
Hypersensitivity
Immune System Diseases
Budesonide
Formoterol
Symbicort
Bronchodilator Agents
Autonomic Agents
 Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Pharmacologic Actions
Anti-Asthmatic Agents
Respiratory System Agents
Therapeutic Uses
Glucocorticoids
Hormones
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Adrenergic beta-2 Receptor Agonists
Adrenergic beta-Agonists
Adrenergic Agonists
Adrenergic Agents
Neurotransmitter Agents

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