Montelukast Back to School Asthma Study (0476-340)

NCT ID: NCT00461032

Last Updated: 2022-02-02

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

1162 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2006-06-30

Study Completion Date

2006-11-30

Brief Summary

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This study, in children with chronic asthma, evaluates the number of days of worsening asthma during 8 weeks of treatment with montelukast after treatment is started for the first day of school.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Asthma

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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1

montelukast

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

montelukast

Intervention Type DRUG

montelukast 5 mg tablet Once a day (QD) for 8 weeks

2

Placebo

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Comparator: Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo to montelukast QD for 8 weeks

Interventions

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montelukast

montelukast 5 mg tablet Once a day (QD) for 8 weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

Comparator: Placebo

Placebo to montelukast QD for 8 weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Male and female non-smoking Participants, ages 6 to 14 years, with chronic asthma, history of at least one asthma exacerbation associated with a cold within the past year and a documented history of asthma that required treatment with any asthma medication within 6 months prior to Visit 1

Exclusion Criteria

* Participant cannot have any other acute or chronic pulmonary disorder, or hospitalization for asthma more than three times within one year prior to signing informed consent
Minimum Eligible Age

6 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

14 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Organon and Co

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Medical Monitor

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

References

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Weiss KB, Gern JE, Johnston NW, Sears MR, Jones CA, Jia G, Watkins MW, Smugar SS, Edelman JM, Grant EN. The Back to School asthma study: the effect of montelukast on asthma burden when initiated prophylactically at the start of the school year. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2010 Aug;105(2):174-81. doi: 10.1016/j.anai.2010.04.018. Epub 2010 Jul 1.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 20674830 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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MK0476-340

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

2007_539

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

0476-340

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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