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Filter by:This study is a placebo-controlled study with 8-weeks of double-blind treatment of mometasone furoate dry powder inhaler (MF DPI) 200 mcg twice daily (BID) using two different inhalers, preceded by the Screening Period and by 2 weeks of open-label treatment with one inhalation of MF DPI 200 mcg twice daily in corticosteroid-dependent asthmatic subjects. The objective of this study is to evaluate the therapeutic equivalency of the 100 mcg and 200 mcg MF DPIs when providing the same total daily dose (400 mcg/day).
The investigators are conducting a study of asthma patients who use fluticasone with salmeterol (Advair) or any other combination of an inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) and a long acting beta agonist (LABA) to manage their asthma symptoms. Participants begin the study by continuing to use fluticasone with salmeterol or substituting fluticasone with salmeterol for their current ICS/LABA medication at their regular dose or the comparable dose(all study medications are provided) for a six-week period. Patients are then separated into 2 groups: one group is asked to use fluticasone (Flovent), the other to use fluticasone with salmeterol , twice daily over a 16-week period (patients will need to be seen monthly during this time). Neither study personnel nor patients will know which drug is being used. Patients are also asked to use a peak flow meter and record their daily results on a form, along with the number of puffs they use of their rescue inhaler each day. They also record any changes in asthma medications and information on any asthma episodes. The investigators hypothesize that there are certain patients with asthma who will do better when a long acting beta agonist is removed from their maintenance asthma medications.
The study is meant to observe the influence of nutrition on nasal and bronchial discomfort in patients with allergy on grass pollen after specific bronchial provocation. Therefore, the investigators will record the patients' nutrition habits and measure the blood level of long chained polyunsaturated fatty-acids.
The aim of the study is to assess the safety and efficacy of sublingual immunotherapy applied preseasonal and seasonal in ultra-rush scheme in children with bronchial asthma allergic to grass pollen. The investigators will assess clinical symptoms, reliever drugs usage, lung function, chosen markers of allergic inflammation, bronchial hyperreactivity with methacholine, and presence and type of allergy after two years of sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) in children with asthma.
This 8 arm study will evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of single ascending doses of R1671 or placebo in patients with mild, intermittent, asymptomatic asthma. Patients will be randomized to receive placebo or R1671, at a starting dose of 0.0015mg, by intravenous infusion; this dose will be escalated in subsequent groups of patients after a satisfactory assessment of the data from the previous dose. The anticipated time on study treatment is <3 months, and the target sample size is <100 individuals.
The aim of the present study is to investigate whether the effects of salmeterol in combination with fluticasone propionate on blood markers of airway inflammation are maintained after chronic dosing and whether the effect is influenced by the time of allergen challenge relative to the time of dosing.
We wanted to investigate if it was possible to improve adherence to prescriptions and advice in pre-school children with newly diagnosed asthma. The intervention was intense information and support in the form of four group discussions with the parents of four children in close connection to diagnosing the child. The control children received the usual care with individual polyclinic visits to the physi-cian/nurse. We evaluated the effect with the help of questionnaires, physical examinations, blood tests, lung function tests and control of treatment adherence after 18 months and 6 years.
Breathing retraining supervised by a physiotherapist will result in improvements in the quality of life and asthma control of patients treated for asthma in the community with symptoms suggestive of dysfunctional breathing. To investigate the effects of breathing retraining on clinical and physiological parameters of asthma control, to identify the characteristics of patients who benefit, to perform a health economic evaluation.
Screen for moderate to severe asthma patients with suboptimal asthma control (as defined by GINA-Guidelines). Document current asthma control status. Re-evaluate asthma therapy and document new therapy if applicable.
Asthma among low-income, minority children remains a prime example of health disparities that are resistant to change. Controlled demonstrations of reductions in disproportionate hospital or emergency care are limited. We performed a controlled clinical trial of an "Asthma Coach" to reduce hospitalizations among low-income, African American children.