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Filter by:Ciclesonide is a novel inhaled corticosteroid for the treatment of asthma. In this study the effect of ciclesonide on airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR), exhaled nitric oxide (NO), and induced sputum inflammatory biomarkers will be evaluated.
The study's research questions concern the appropriateness of use of tiotropium for patients with asthma who are current smokers. It is suggested that patients with asthma who smoke, may in fact share similarities with patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Because of this, the study will determine whether this sub-group of patients would in fact benefit from therapy currently approved and marketed for COPD patients.
This study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of omalizumab against asthma attacks in mild to moderate allergic asthma
Effectiveness of adding montelukast to inhaled corticosteroids in adult subjects with both uncontrolled asthma and allergic rhinitis.
There is a high prevalence of asthma in southwest Virginia and there are multiple osteopathic manipulative techniques (OMT) which are thought to improve lung function. However, there are inadequate studies regarding the effectiveness of using osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) as an office treatment or a home treatment to address obstructive lung disease. In addition, there is little information on the level of acceptance, use, and cost effectiveness of using OMT in rural southwest Virginia. The purpose of this study is to determine the viability of OMT treatment with asthma, the level of acceptance in selected clinics in southwest Virginia, and the effectiveness of home OMT education in order to implement a program to improve asthma control. The study hypotheses are: 1. Osteopathic manipulation delivered to the asthmatic patient will significantly improve spirometry values, thoracic excursion, and subjective asthma symptoms. (.05 alpha) 2.Patients who are taught and use a home treatment regime for asthma will significantly improve spirometry values, thoracic excursion, and subjective asthma symptoms after two weeks, compare with those who do not have home treatment. 3.Physicians educated on the use of OMT for asthma will increase their perceived future use of OMT as an adjunct to treat this disorder.
In adult patients with mild persistent asthma, singulair® 10 mg will be at least as effective as low dose Inhaled Corticosteroids (ICS) in improving asthma symptom control or satisfaction over a 6 week comparison period.
This study will evaluate the dose response relationship among four doses of indacaterol as well as placebo delivered via the TWISTHALER® device.
Explorative comparison of montelukast with inhaled steroids (fluticasone) to estimate responder profiles, in terms of symptom scores, rescue medication, increase of FEV1, in correlation to presence of allergy, bronchial hyperreactivity (PD20), exhaled NO, excretion of leukotrienes, response to RABA and laboratory parameters in patients with pre-school asthma i.e. asthma phenotypes.
Obstructive lung disease is usually a differential diagnostic consideration when a patient presents with breathlessness or cough. Spirometry is the key diagnostic test used to confirm airflow obstruction particularly in the primary care setting. Airflow obstruction that completely resolves after administration of a bronchodilator, by definition, excludes a diagnosis of COPD. Evaluation of obstructive lung disease must include pulmonary function testing; bronchoreversibility testing is an adjunct in differentiating between asthma and COPD. Bronchoreversibility cannot serve as an absolute diagnostic criterion for separating asthma from COPD. Vibration response imaging (VRI) technology provides a simple, radiation-free method to image the lungs, by visualizing vibration energy (lung sounds) emitted during respiration cycle. In this study, regional quantitative and qualitative information on vibration response is compared with spirometry in assessing lungs function of COPD and Asthma patients.
The purpose of this study is to determine the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a written expert advice for GPs on additional diagnostic, treatment, and referral of patients based on half-yearly monitoring routines for patients with COPD or ashtma with a persistent obstruction in primary care based on a multicentre randomised nested clinical trial