MONO: Symbicort® Single Inhaler Therapy and Conventional Best Standard Treatment for the Treatment of Persistent Asthma in Adolescents and Adults - Full Text View

Sponsored by:	AstraZeneca
Information provided by:	AstraZeneca
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00242411

Purpose

The purpose of the study is to compare the efficacy of a flexible dose of Symbicort (budesonide/formoterol) with conventional stepwise best standard treatment in patients with persistent asthma.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Asthma	Drug: Budesonide/Formoterol Turbuhaler Drug: Conventional Best Asthma Therapy	Phase III

MedlinePlus related topics: Asthma

Drug Information available for: Formoterol Arformoterol Arformoterol Tartrate Formoterol fumarate Budesonide Symbicort

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study
Official Title:	A Comparison of the Efficacy of Symbicort® Single Inhaler Therapy (Symbicort Turbuhaler® 160/4.5 mg 1 Inhalation b.i.d. Plus as-Needed) and Conventional Best Standard Treatment for the Treatment of Persistent Asthma in Adolescents and Adults. A Randomized, Open, Parallel-Group, Multicentre 26-Weeks Study

Further study details as provided by AstraZeneca:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Time to first severe asthma exacerbation

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Number of asthma exacerbations
Mean use of as-needed medication
Prescribed asthma medication
Asthma Control Questionnaire
Safety: serious adverse events and discontinuations due to adverse events
All variables assessed over the 6 month treatment period

Estimated Enrollment:	1900
Study Start Date:	September 2004
Study Completion Date:	October 2006
Primary Completion Date:	October 2006 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	12 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Diagnosis of asthma >= 3 months
Prescribed daily use of glucocorticosteroids for at least 3 months prior to Visit 1

Exclusion Criteria:

Smoking history > 10 pack-years
Asthma exacerbation requiring change in asthma treatment during the last 14 days prior to inclusion
Any significant disease or disorder that may jeopardize the safety of the patient.

Additional inclusion and exclusion criteria will be evaluated by the investigator.

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00242411

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Sponsors and Collaborators

AstraZeneca

Investigators

Study Director:

AstraZeneca Symbicort Medical Science Director, MD

AstraZeneca

More Information

Related Info This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

Study ID Numbers:	D5890L00008
Study First Received:	October 18, 2005
Last Updated:	January 11, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00242411
Health Authority:	Denmark: Danish Medicines Agency

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Hypersensitivity
Lung Diseases, Obstructive
Symbicort
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Lung Diseases

Budesonide
Hypersensitivity, Immediate
Formoterol
Asthma
Respiratory Hypersensitivity

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Respiratory System Agents
Immune System Diseases
Bronchial Diseases

Therapeutic Uses
Anti-Asthmatic Agents
Pharmacologic Actions

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 16, 2009