Efficacy of QVAR vs Flovent Diskus on Small Airways in Poorly Controlled Asthmatic Adolescents/Adult Patients
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of Beclomethasone dipropionate HFA on small airways compared to Fluticasone propionate powder for inhalation administered twice daily to poorly controlled asthmatics.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Phase 4 |
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Experimental: Qvar Qvar 160 mcg twice daily |
Drug: Qvar
Qvar (HFA-propelled beclomethasone dipropionate metered dose inhaler) 160 mcg twice daily for 12 weeks
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Active Comparator: Flovent Diskus Flovent Diskus 200 mcg twice daily |
Drug: Flovent Diskus
Flovent Diskus (fluticasone propionate multi-dose dry powder inhaler) 200 mcg twice daily for 12 weeks
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Change in post-inhalation percent-predicted FEF 25-75 (%) from baseline (week 0) to week 12 [Final Visit]
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Mean and mean change from pre-dose to 15-minute post-dose in percent predicted FEV1 (%) at week 12 [week 12]
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Poorly controlled asthma;
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Average use of over 2 puffs of albuterol per day in the previous 7 days OR Having symptoms of asthma on 5 of the last 7 days OR Awakening at night due to asthma at least once in the previous 7 days OR Having been treated with a course of oral or intravenous steroids at least once in the last 3 months.
Exclusion Criteria:
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Subjects receiving escalating doses of immunotherapy, oral immunotherapy or short course (rush) immunotherapy for rhinitis;
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Requires beta-blockers, MAO inhibitors, tricyclic antidepressants, oral or intranasal anticholinergics;
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History and/or presence of any non-asthmatic acute or chronic lung disease, including but not limited to bronchitis, emphysema, active tuberculosis, bronchiectasis or cystic fibrosis;
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History and/or presence of any clinically significant cardiovascular disease, clinically significant hepatic, renal, or endocrine dysfunction, stroke, uncontrolled diabetes, hyperthyroidism, convulsive disorders, neoplastic disease other than basal cell carcinoma, and significant psychiatric disease.
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | National Jewish Medical and Research Center | Denver | Colorado | United States | 80206 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products R&D, Inc.
Investigators
None specified.Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- IXR-402-4-196