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Filter by:The study will measure the early and late asthamtic response using an allergen challenge. This study will evaluate the safety and patients tolerance to repeat inhaled doses of GW870086X using a number of clinical and biological markers.
The aim of this study is to test the pharmacodynamic equivalence with respect to IgE-blocking factor and to compare the tolerability of two different updosing schedules with ALK-Flex SQ
The aim of this study is to prevent asthma symptoms (recurrent wheeze) in childhood by supplementation with high dose vitamin D to the mother during pregnancy. Participants are mothers and children of the ABC (Asthma Begins in Childhood) cohort. Mothers are recruited during pregnancy and receive daily supplement with 2400 IU of Vitamin D3 or placebo from week 24 og gestation to 1 week after delivery. In addition all mothers are advised to take the recommended dose of 400 IU vitamin D daily. The mothers in ABC also participate in an interventional trial with fish oil supplementation, and the vitamin D randomization is stratified by fish oil treatment group. The child is followed with acute and planned vits at the research unit, and wheeze is diagnosed according to predefined algorithms.
PF-03893787, a novel anti-inflammatory agent should attenuate the effect of a bronchial allergen challenge on lung function and hence provide proof of mechanism for this agent.
The primary objective of the study is to show similarity of efficacy on Pulmicort Respules 1.0 mg/day or 2.0 mg/day for 6 weeks in the treatment period and the corresponding doses of Pulmicort Turbuhaler 400 μg/day or 800 μg/day for 4 weeks in the observation period in Japanese adult asthmatic patients with age of 16 years or older.
Asthma is a clinical syndrome that is well recognized by health care practitioners, yet asthma pathogenesis still remains poorly understood. Asthma affects approximately 20 million Americans, who suffer around 5,000 deaths annually. More than 70% of people with asthma also suffer from allergies. Although many advances in understanding the pathophysiology of asthma have been made in the past few decades, more studies are necessary to achieve a more thorough understanding of asthma at the cellular and molecular level. The majority of murine models suggest asthma and "allergic" responses involve activation of Th2 cytokine pathways, including IL-4 and -13. Similarly in humans, several lines of evidence support a large role for Th2 adaptive immunity. These include the large majority of asthmatic patients with atopy; the measurement of increased amounts of Th2 cytokines, including IL-4 and IL-13 in the airways and sputum of mild asthma; and most recently, the observed efficacy of anti-IgE therapy in "allergic" asthma. However, other data, including the large numbers of subjects with atopy and no asthma, suggest Th2 adaptive responses are insufficient to explain many aspects of asthma. Whether and how innate and adaptive immune pathways interact in human asthma is not clear, with few studies beginning to address these interactions in vitro and in vivo. For this reason, the investigators of this study would like to prospectively enroll patients with known asthma and follow them through an asthma exacerbation, while treating them with a standardized protocol. Over six week's duration, the investigators would like to study patients by collecting physiologic data such as spirometry, and biologic material in the form of sputum, nasal scraping, venous blood, exhaled breath and sputum. It is our aim to fully characterize the impact of the prostaglandin/cycloygenase/eicosanoid pathway as it relates to asthma exacerbation and recovery. Completion of this study in human asthma may provide new mechanistic insights into how relationships between innate and adaptive immune responses influence the course of an asthma exacerbation. The information obtained from this research and the corresponding studies may lead to innovative medical therapies and insight into the role of the epithelium and its interactions with both innate and adaptive immunity.
Asthma is a common disease in Westernised societies, affecting up to 10% of the population. Corticosteroids are the most effective treatment for asthma but the therapeutic response varies considerably between individuals. A major cause of corticosteroid insensitivity in asthma is cigarette smoking. Active cigarette smoking occurs in over 25% of adults with asthma and a further 25% are ex-smokers. In a series of proof of concept clinical studies the investigators demonstrated for the first time that the efficacy of inhaled and oral corticosteroids is markedly impaired in smokers with asthma and to a lesser extent in ex-smokers with asthma. Active cigarette smoking has other detrimental effects on asthma morbidity including more severe symptoms, increased rates of hospitalisation, and accelerated decline in lung function. Smoking cessation advice is often ineffective because many adult smokers with asthma do not believe that they are personally at risk from their smoking, take many years until stopping smoking and frequently restart smoking after quitting. Alternative or additional drugs to corticosteroids are needed for smokers with asthma who are unable to obtain the clinical benefits associated with stopping smoking. In a proof of concept clinical trial the investigators will test the hypothesis that macrolides improve asthma control and reduce sputum neutrophil counts of smokers with chronic asthma.
We are proposing to test the safety of the probiotic, VSL#3, in a placebo controlled double blind safety study in 30 asthmatic adults. This adult safety trial was requested by the FDA IND review of a pediatric asthma protocol. Adults with a doctor diagnosis of persistent asthma will take VSL#3 or placebo twice daily for 3 months. Data will be collected, including age, race, height, and weight, present medications, past medical history with emphasis on signs/symptoms of asthma. On visits to the clinic we will evaluate - Changes in lung function - Intestinal permeability - Intestinal bacteria - Levels of inflammation in the blood - Women will have repeat urine pregnancy testing at each clinic visit
Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are diseases that affect a person's ability to breathe normally. People who do not receive enough vitamin D may have a higher risk of developing asthma or COPD. This study will examine previously collected blood samples of participants in three studies to determine whether people with low vitamin D levels have an increased risk of severe asthma or COPD.
A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel group study to evaluate the effect of treatment with GSK2190915, a FLAP inhibitor, as add-on to current inhaled corticosteroid therapy in patients with moderate to severe asthma with elevated sputum neutrophils.