FACTO Study (Foster® As Complete Treatment Option)

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

431 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2009-05-31

Study Completion Date

2010-12-31

Brief Summary

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Double blind, multinational, multicentre, randomised, 2 arm parallel group study

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Detailed Description

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Aim of the present investigation is to demonstrate the clinical equivalence between fluticasone plus salmeterol 500/100 µg daily and an equipotent dose of CHF1535 in maintaining the same asthma control in patients adequately controlled with fluticasone plus salmeterol at the above mentioned daily dose.

Conditions

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Asthmatic Patients

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

CHF1535 (beclometasone dipropionate plus formoterol, 400/24 µg daily)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

FOSTER

Intervention Type DRUG

CHF1535 (beclometasone dipropionate 100 µg plus formoterol 6 µg) pMDI aerosol via HFA-134a propellant 2 inhalations b.i.d. (daily dose 400 µg + 24µg)

2

Seretide® Diskus® (fluticasone plus salmeterol, 500/100 µg /daily)

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Seretide

Intervention Type DRUG

Fluticasone 250 µg + salmeterol 50 µg DPI (Seretide® Diskus®) 1 inhalation b.i.d. (daily dose 500+100 µg)

Interventions

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FOSTER

CHF1535 (beclometasone dipropionate 100 µg plus formoterol 6 µg) pMDI aerosol via HFA-134a propellant 2 inhalations b.i.d. (daily dose 400 µg + 24µg)

Intervention Type DRUG

Seretide

Fluticasone 250 µg + salmeterol 50 µg DPI (Seretide® Diskus®) 1 inhalation b.i.d. (daily dose 500+100 µg)

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Asthmatic patients will be enrolled at Visit 1 into the run-in period if they meet all of the following criteria:

1. Written informed consent obtained
2. Adult male and female (≥18 and ≤65 years)
3. Clinical diagnosis of controlled asthma according to Global Strategy for Asthma Management and Prevention (GINA) revised version 2007 in the previous week before study entry:

* no daytime symptoms (twice or less/week)
* no limitations of activities
* no nocturnal symptoms/awakenings
* no need for reliever/rescue medications (twice or less/week)
* lung function (FEV1) \> 80% predicted or personal best (if known)
4. Patients treated with fluticasone 500 µg + salmeterol 100 µg daily for ≥ 4 weeks
5. A co-operative attitude and ability to correctly use the device and to complete the diary cards.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients will not be enrolled at visit 1 into the run-in period if they meet any of the following criteria:

1. Inability to carry out pulmonary function testing;
2. Diagnosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) as defined by the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute/World Health Organisation (NHLBI/WHO) Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) guidelines;
3. History of near fatal asthma;
4. Evidence of severe asthma exacerbation or symptomatic infection of the lower airways in the previous six months;
5. Three or more courses of oral corticosteroids or hospitalisation due to asthma during the previous 6 months;
6. Patients treated with long-acting β2-agonists (LABAs) other than salmeterol, anticholinergics, and leukotriene antagonists during the previous 4 weeks;
7. Current smokers or recent (less than one year) ex-smokers defined as smoking at least 15 packs/year;
8. Clinically significant or unstable concurrent disease : e.g. uncontrolled hyperthyroidism, uncontrolled diabetes mellitus or other endocrine disease; significant hepatic impairment; significant renal impairment; significant other pulmonary disease; cardiovascular disease; gastrointestinal disease; neurological disease; haematological disease, autoimmune disorders, that may interfere with patient's safety, compliance, or study evaluations, according to the investigator's opinion;
9. Patients with a serum potassium value ≤ 3.5 mEq/L
10. Patients with QTc interval (Bazett's formula) higher than 450 msec at screening visit 1;
11. Cancer or any chronic diseases with prognosis \< 2 years;
12. Female subjects: pregnant or with active desire to be pregnant, lactating mother or lack of efficient contraception in a subject with child-bearing potential (i.e. contraceptive methods other than oral contraceptives, IUD, tubal ligature). A pregnancy test in urine is to be carried out in women of a fertile age at screening
13. Significant alcohol consumption or drug abuse;
14. Patients treated with beta-blockers as regular use;
15. Patients treated with monoamine oxidase inhibitor, tricyclic antidepressants and Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitors (SSRIs), unless already taken at stable doses at the screening visit
16. Allergy, sensitivity or intolerance to study drugs and/or study drug formulation ingredients;
17. Patients unlikely to comply with the protocol or unable to understand the nature, scope and possible consequences of the study;
18. Patients who received any investigational new drug within the last 12 weeks;
19. Patients with asthma exacerbations during the run-in period will also be excluded from the study.

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No