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Filter by:The aim of the study is to compare the efficacy of ciclesonide versus fixed combination of fluticasone propionate/salmeterol versus placebo, on long-term asthma control in patients with mild persistent asthma. The study duration consists of a baseline period (2 weeks) and a treatment period (12 months). The study will provide further data on safety and tolerability of ciclesonide.
The aim of this study is to evaluate the involvement of small airways in asthma, as determined by bronchial challenges, CT-scanning, and cellular markers of inflammation. Ciclesonide will be inhaled at one dose level once daily. The study duration consists of a baseline period (2 to 3 weeks) and a treatment period (5 to 6 weeks). The study will provide further data on safety and tolerability of ciclesonide.
The aim of the study is to investigate the effect of ciclesonide versus fluticasone propionate versus placebo on airway hyperresponsiveness and on the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA axis). Treatment medication will be administered as follows: ciclesonide or fluticasone propionate will be inhaled twice daily, using one of the two dose levels. The study duration consists of a baseline period (4 to 6 weeks), five treatment periods (9 days each), and a washout period between treatments (4 to 12 weeks). The study will provide further data on safety and tolerability of ciclesonide.
The aim of the study is to compare the safety and efficacy of ciclesonide versus fluticasone propionate on the lung function, symptoms, use of rescue medication, and occurrence of side effects (such as candidiasis, hoarseness) in adults with persistent asthma. Ciclesonide will be inhaled twice daily at one dose level; fluticasone propionate will be inhaled twice daily at one dose level. The study duration consists of a baseline period (2 weeks) and a treatment period (24 weeks). The study will provide further data on safety and tolerability of ciclesonide.
The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy of ciclesonide with respect to reduction of the number of asthma exacerbations in children with mild persistent asthma. Treatment medication will be administered as follows: ciclesonide will be inhaled once daily, using one of the two dose levels versus placebo together with other corticosteroids used as intermittent treatment. The study duration consists of a baseline period (3 to 4 weeks) and a treatment period (12 months). The study will provide further data on safety and tolerability of ciclesonide.
This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial assessed the efficacy of montelukast in the treatment of adults ≥50 years of age with persistent asthma and/or COPD. Primary outcomes included forced expiratory volume in one-second (FEV1) and daytime asthma symptoms scores. Nocturnal symptoms, asthma control, health-related quality of life, peak flow measurements, and health care utilization were also assessed as secondary outcomes. Participants were recruited from the Kaiser Permanente Northwest member population. One hundred forty-nine subjects were randomized to treatment with montelukast (10 mg per day) or placebo, and were followed for a six-week period. No differences in lung function measures, health-related quality of life, health care utilization, and asthma symptom scores were observed; however, the montelukast group had slightly improved asthma control scores compared to the placebo group.
A probiotic (Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG) supplement to pregnant women the last four weeks of pregnancy and three months after birth is expected to give a 40% reduction in risk of atopic sensitisation and allergic disease at two years of age, compared to placebo.
The primary aim of this study is to investigate the effects of oral and inhaled administration of L-arginine and of inhaled aminoguanidine on bronchial and alveolar exhaled NO and NO metabolites in exhaled breath condensate, saliva and nasal lavage fluid in normal and asthmatic subjects.
In this randomised, cross-over, controlled study, a total of 84 subjects will be included: 12 healthy non-smoking volunteers; 12 current smokers; 30 patients with mild steroid-naïve asthma; and 30 patients with mild-moderate COPD. Each subject will have 1 screening visit (if necessary) and 2 study visits. At visits 2 and 3 the effects of adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP) or adenosine 5'-monophosphate (AMP) challenge, given in a random order, will be tested.
To investigate a possible interaction between formoterol and budesonide on GR-translocation and to compare the effect of different doses of Symbicort (80/4.5 and 2x80/4.5 mcg) with the effect of budesonide (200 mcg and 800 mcg) on GR translocation, and to investigate the effect of the study drugs on exhaled NO (bronchial and alveolar fraction.