A comparative study of Symbicort® Maintenance and Reliever Therapy (Symbicort Turbuhaler® 160/4.5 mg, one inhalation bid plus as-needed) and Symbicort Turbuhaler 160/4.5 mg, one inhalation bid plus Terbutaline Turbuhaler 0.4 mg/inhalation as-needed, for treatment of asthma.
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- AsthmaHealth Condition 2: J459- Other and unspecified asthma
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2009/091/000240
- Lead Sponsor
- AstraZeneca R D
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 249
1.Provision of signed and dated informed consent prior to any study specific procedures. For patients under-age, signed informed consent from both the patient and the patient?s parent/legal guardian is required.
2.Outpatients of either gender aged >=16 years
3.Diagnosis of asthma according to GINA 2007 with a documented history of at least 6 months duration prior to start of study
4.FEV1 ³ 50% of predicted normal value pre-bronchodilator
5.Reversible airway obstruction defined as an increase in FEV1 >=12% relative to baseline for all patients 15-30 minutes after inhalation of in total 2 x 0.4 mg terbutaline (delivered dose) Turbuhaler
6.Prescribed use of inhaled GCS (any brand) for at least 12 weeks prior to Visit 2
Patients must not enter the study if any of the following exclusion criteria are fulfilled.
1.Respiratory infection affecting the asthma, as judged by the investigator, within 4 weeks prior to Visit 2
2.Intake of oral, rectal or parenteral GCS within 4 weeks and/or depot parenteral GCS within 12 weeks prior to Visit 2
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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