Chronic-Dose Safety and Efficacy Study of a Bronchodilator Inhaler in Pediatric Asthmatics - Full Text View

Sponsored by:	IVAX Research LLC
Information provided by:	IVAX Research LLC
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00308685

Purpose

This study is designed to evaluate the repeat-dose safety and effectiveness of a bronchodilator inhaler relative to placebo (inactive drug inhaler) in children aged 4-11 years with asthma. The dosing period lasts three weeks and starts following a three-week run-in period.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Asthma	Drug: Albuterol	Phase III

MedlinePlus related topics: Asthma

Drug Information available for: Albuterol sulfate Albuterol Levalbuterol hydrochloride Levalbuterol tartrate

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Control, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study

Further study details as provided by IVAX Research LLC:

Study Start Date:

April 2006

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	4 Years to 11 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Persistent asthma of a minimum of six months duration that has been stable for at least four weeks prior to screening
Male and female children aged 4-11 years, inclusive, with predicted forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) 60-90%
Ability to perform spirometry
Demonstrate 12% airways reversibility

Exclusion Criteria:

Require continuous treatment with beta-blockers, monoamine oxidase inhibitors, tricyclic antidepressants, anticholinergics, and/or systemic corticosteroids
Presence of any non-asthmatic clinically-significant acute or uncontrolled chronic diseases

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00308685

Locations

United States, Arkansas
Little Rock Allergy and Asthma
Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72205-4565
United States, California
Allergy & Asthma Associates of Santa Clara Valley Research Center
San Jose, California, United States, 95117
Allergy & Asthma Specialist Medical Group
Huntington Beach, California, United States, 92647
United States, Colorado
William Storms Medical Research
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States, 80907
Colorado Allergy and Asthma Centers, PC
Lakewood, Colorado, United States, 80401
Colorado Allergy and Asthma Centers, PC
Denver, Colorado, United States, 80230
Colorado Allergy and Asthma Centers, PC
Englewood, Colorado, United States, 80112
United States, Georgia
Southern Allergy & Asthma, PC
Savannah, Georgia, United States, 31405
United States, Illinois
Sneeze, Wheeze & Itch Associates, Inc.
Normal, Illinois, United States, 61761
United States, Minnesota
Clinical Research Institute
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55402
United States, Nebraska
The Asthma & Allergy Center, PC
Papillion, Nebraska, United States, 68046
United States, Ohio
Allergy and Respiratory Center
Canton, Ohio, United States, 44718
United States, Oklahoma
Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Research Center
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 73120
United States, Texas
Pediatric Pulmonary Associates of North Texas
Dallas, Texas, United States, 75230

Sponsors and Collaborators

IVAX Research LLC

More Information

Study ID Numbers:	IXR-303-25-167
Study First Received:	March 28, 2006
Last Updated:	December 15, 2006
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00308685
Health Authority:	United States: Food and Drug Administration

Keywords provided by IVAX Research LLC:

Asthma
Pediatric asthma

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Hypersensitivity
Lung Diseases, Obstructive
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Lung Diseases

Albuterol
Hypersensitivity, Immediate
Asthma
Respiratory Hypersensitivity

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Immune System Diseases
Bronchial Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 14, 2009