Efficacy of Ciclesonide vs Placebo Administered as Once Daily or Twice Daily in Patients Not Treated With Inhaled Corticosteroid.
Phase 3
Completed
- Conditions
- Asthma
- Registration Number
- NCT00174720
- Lead Sponsor
- Sanofi
- Brief Summary
To investigate the efficacy of ciclesonide MDI either as once daily or twice daily in patients with mild to moderate asthma, who have not previously been treated with an inhaled corticosteroid.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 708
Inclusion Criteria
- Males or females 12 years or older
- History of persistent bronchial asthma for at least 6 months
- Documented use of bronchodilators (short acting only) only or methylxanthines for at least 1 month before screening
- At screening, FEV1 60 to 90% of predicted. Reversibility of FEV1 by at least 12% post-bronchodilator
- Be able to use oral inhalers
- Non-smokers
Exclusion Criteria
- History of life-threatening asthma
- Other pulmonary diseases
- URI within 4 weeks before screening
- Use of systemic steroids within 6 months before screening. Use of inhaled steroids within 30 days before screening. More than 2 in-patient hospitalizations or ER visits due to asthma exacerbations in the prior year before screening
- Pregnant or breast-feeding females
- Females of child-bearing potential not using adequate means of birth control
- Clinically relevant cardiovascular, hepatic, neurologic, endocrine, or other major systemic disease
- Abnormal clinical laboratory parameters that would limit participation in the study or interfere with interpretation of study results
- History of drug or alcohol abuse
- Treatment with any investigational product within 30 days prior to study entry
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change from baseline to Week 16 in FEV1
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Symptom scores, rescue albuterol use and morning peak flow measurements
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What molecular mechanisms underlie ciclesonide's anti-inflammatory effects in mild to moderate asthma via glucocorticoid receptor activation?
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Which biomarkers (e.g., FEV1, fractional exhaled nitric oxide) predict response to ciclesonide in steroid-naïve asthma patients?
What are the long-term safety profiles and management strategies for systemic corticosteroid effects in NCT00174720 participants?
How does ciclesonide's efficacy in non-steroid-treated asthma compare to other inhaled corticosteroids like budesonide or mometasone?
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
🇷🇺Moscow, Russian Federation
Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office🇷🇺Moscow, Russian Federation