Asthma Control in Elderly Patients With Montelukast

NCT ID: NCT01147510

Last Updated: 2013-11-13

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

140 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-07-31

Study Completion Date

2012-09-30

Brief Summary

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To compare the efficacy of combination therapy of montelukast plus low dose inhaled budesonide and single therapy of medium dose inhaled budesonide on asthma control such as inflammatory markers and clinical indicators and to compare treatment response according to leukotriene related genotypes in elderly patients with asthma

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Persistent Asthma Elderly

Keywords

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asthma control in elderly patients age 60-75

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Monotherapy of medium dose ICS

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Monotherapy of medium dose ICS

Intervention Type DRUG

Two puffs of Pulmicort ® turbuhaler 200µg/puff between 7 a.m. and 10 a.m. and between 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. two times per day

Combination of low ICS and montelukast

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Combination of low ICS and montelukast

Intervention Type DRUG

Two puffs of Pulmicort ® turbuhaler 200µg/puff between 7 a.m. and 10 a.m and take orally a tablet of Singulair® 10mg one time per day.

Interventions

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Combination of low ICS and montelukast

Two puffs of Pulmicort ® turbuhaler 200µg/puff between 7 a.m. and 10 a.m and take orally a tablet of Singulair® 10mg one time per day.

Intervention Type DRUG

Monotherapy of medium dose ICS

Two puffs of Pulmicort ® turbuhaler 200µg/puff between 7 a.m. and 10 a.m. and between 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. two times per day

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients aged 60 - 75 years
* Patients diagnosed with asthma (NIH, 2007) over six months ago
* Patients maintaining monotherapy of low dose inhaled budesonide (pulmicort 400µg/day or ciclesonide 160 µg/day or fluticasone 250 µg/day) or combination of low dose inhaled budesonide and LABA (Seretide® 250 µg/day or Symbicort® 320 µg/day ) for over a month before the participation in this trial
* Patients not reaching 'well controlled asthma status' with four-week monotherapy of low dose inhaled budesonide (Pulmicort 400 µg/day)
* Patients who sufficiently listen to the purpose and content of this trial and the properties of investigational products and voluntarily agree with the participation to sign a written consent approved by IRB of Ajou University Medical Center before the participation in this trial

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients who show a symptom of an acute disease within 28 days before the beginning of this trial (administration of trial medication)
* Volunteers who are found to be unsuitable through screening tests
* Patients with history of hypersensitivity to montelukast or budesonide
* Patients participating in other clinical trial within three months before the beginning of this trial (administration of trial medication)
* current smokers having more than 10PYs of smoking history
* Patients needing administration of a medication which can affect asthma control such as systemic and immunoregulatory drugs (cyclosporin, omalizumab, etc.) due to a disease except asthma
Minimum Eligible Age

60 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Hallym University Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Wonju Severance Christian Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Korea University Guro Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

MCM Vaccines B.V.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Ajou University School of Medicine

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Hae-Sim Park

Professor, Department of allergy part, Ajou University School of Medicine

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Hae-Sim Park, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Ajou University School of Medicine

Locations

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Ajou University Medical Center

Suwon, , South Korea

Site Status

Countries

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South Korea

Other Identifiers

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A070001

Identifier Type: OTHER_GRANT

Identifier Source: secondary_id

AJIRB-GEN-CT4-10-095

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id