Inhaled Steroid Treatment as Regular Therapy in Early Asthma

NCT ID: NCT00641914

Last Updated: 2009-03-25

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

6800 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

1996-10-31

Study Completion Date

2003-02-28

Brief Summary

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A study of the effect of the early treatment with Pulmicort of newly diagnosed asthma. Patients will receive either Pulmicort or a non-active treatment for three years. Neither patients or investigators will be aware of the treatment received. After three years of treatment all patients will receive Pulmicort for 2 further years.

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

Study Groups

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1

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

budesonide

Intervention Type DRUG

2

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Interventions

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budesonide

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Pulmicort

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Male or female patients aged between 6 and 60 years
* diagnosed with asthma within 2 years of starting the study
* Ability to use a Turbuhaler

Exclusion Criteria

* Symptoms indicating asthma (e.g. wheezing) for more than two years prior to starting the study
* A history of the use of treatments like Pulmicort for more than 30 days per year in the two years before starting the study
* Regular daily treatment for asthma for more than two years before starting the study
Minimum Eligible Age

6 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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AstraZeneca

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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AstraZeneca

Principal Investigators

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Romain Pauwels

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Steering Committee Chairman

William Busse

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Steering Committee Chairman

References

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O'Byrne PM, Pedersen S, Lamm CJ, Tan WC, Busse WW; START Investigators Group. Severe exacerbations and decline in lung function in asthma. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2009 Jan 1;179(1):19-24. doi: 10.1164/rccm.200807-1126OC. Epub 2008 Oct 31.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 18990678 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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D5254C00111

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

SD-004-0111

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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