Pharmacotherapy for the Different Phenotypes of Airways Disease
Phase 4
Completed
- Conditions
- AsthmaChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)Airways diseaseRespiratory - AsthmaRespiratory - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12610000666022
- Lead Sponsor
- Medical Reseach Institute of New Zealand
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 16500
Inclusion Criteria
selected at random from the electoral register
wheeze and shortness of breath in the last 12 months
Exclusion Criteria
Unable or unwilling to withhold medication prior to study visits. Hypersensitivity to study drug.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method difference in forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) response to ipratropium between groups. This will be measured by spirometry.[At baseline and 30 minutes following administration of ipratropium.];difference in FEV1 response to salbutamol between groups. This will be measured by spirometry.[At baseline and 30 minutes following administration of salbutamol.]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in symptoms and control of airways disease in response to inhaled corticosteroid as measured by Asthma Control Questionnaire.[At baseline and 12 weeks following commencement of treatent.]