Active clinical trials for "Asthma"

AZD8848 is a new drug that is being tested for the treatment of asthma and allergic rhinitis (hayfever). This study will be in two parts and will include 59 asthmatic patients in total. The first part will investigate the tolerability and safety of AZD8848 while the second part will investigate both the therapeutic effect of AZD8848 and how well patients tolerate the drug.

Study CQMF149A2210 evaluated the safety of QMF149 Twisthaler® 500/400 μg, a fixed dose combination of indacaterol 500 μg, a once daily β2 agonist, and mometasone furoate 400 μg, an inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) that is approved for use in the treatment of asthma. The objective of this safety trial was to assess the effect of treatment on the incidence of serious asthma exacerbations, defined as asthma related hospitalization and/or intubation and/or death. This was an event driven trial.

This study primary objective is to compare the impact of two products containing budesonide and formoterol as individual capsules with inhalation powder for the pulmonary function of subjects with persistent asthma.

This study is a randomized, active- and placebo-controlled, single-dose, seven-arm, crossover and dose-ranging design. This study aims to evaluate the efficacy and initial safety profiles, and to identify the optimum dose of A006, from a select dose-range for future clinical PK/PD and Phase III studies. This study is to be conducted in generally healthy, adult subjects who have mild-to-moderate persistent asthma for at least 6 months prior to Screening.

The aim of this trial is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of 2.5 and 5 mcg tiotropium over a 24-week treatment period as compared to placebo and salmeterol (50 mcg twice daily). Tiotropium inhalation solution delivered by the Respimat® inhaler will be examined on top of maintenance treatment with inhaled corticosteroid controller medication in patients with moderate persistent asthma. Efficacy and safety will be assessed by measuring effects on lung function, effects on asthma exacerbations, effects on quality of life, effects on asthma control, effects on health care resource utilisation, and number of adverse events.

Due to the complexity of orally inhaled products (combination of a formulation and a device)and the topical nature of drug delivery to the lung for efficacy in vitro-in vivo correlation(IVIVC) for inhaled dosage forms is not generally known. The rationale of this pilot study is to gain in vivo data of the Budesonide/formoterol EH product variants under development and compare pulmonary deposition (administration with charcoal) of different product variants of Budesonide/formoterol EH with Symbicort TH.

This is a multi-national, randomized, double-blind, 3-period crossover, incomplete block design to evaluate 5 once-daily and 2 twice-daily doses of GSK573719 in combination with placebo. The study will explore the dose range of GSK573719 in asthmatic subjects who are currently using non-ICS controller medications. Subjects will participate in the study for up to a maximum of 14 weeks. At randomization subjects will be stratified by age to ensure adequate exposure to GSK573719 throughout the expected age range. The primary endpoint will be trough FEV1 obtained 24 hours after the last morning dose on Day 14 of each treatment sequence. A sub-group of subjects at selected sites (approximately 30% of the total population) will have additional serial assessments for spirometry, ECG and Holter, and pharmacokinetic sampling at the start and end of each treatment period. Safety assessments will include monitoring for adverse events, laboratory tests, asthma symptom assessments and twice daily PEF evaluation. Consenting subjects will have a blood sample taken for pharmacogenetic analysis.

Objective The aim of the trial is to evaluate the beneficial effects of the oral administration of the probiotic L. Reuteri (Reuterin®) on the airways allergic inflammation in children with mild to moderate persistent asthma. Study design This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo controller trial. 50 children will be enrolled (age range 6-14 years), affected by mild to moderate persistent asthma based on the GINA Guidelines and allergic to acarus (Dermatophagoides farinae and D. pteronyssinus ++/+++). At the enrollment period all children have to show asthmatic symptoms and to be under antileukotrienes treatment (Montelukast 5mg/die) based on the GINA Guidelines. Any inhaling corticosteroids therapies have to be stopped 8 weeks before the trial beginning. Patients will be randomly divided into 2 treatment groups: Group A: 25 patients will take antileukotrienes + L. reuteri drops (108 CFU = 5 drops daily). Group B: 25 patients will take antileukotrienes + placebo. At the enrollment period (T0), after the 1st and the 2nd month of supplementation (T1 and T2), and also 1 month after the supplementation end (T3), all patients will be clinically evaluated through spirometry, FeNO determination and exhale condensate analysis. During the entire trial period the number of asthmatic exacerbations and the use of beta-2 antagonists will be monitored by a diary properly examined at T1, T2 and T3. All children will be enrolled at the Asthma and Infant Respiratory Physiopathology unit "Michele Miraglia del Giudice" of the "F. Fede" Pediatric Department. The analysis of the inflammatory markers on the exhaled condensate will be performer at T1, T2 and T3 in the Pharmacology unit of the Experimental Medicine Department. During the trial it will be possible to administer only salbutamole MDI if it needed. If patients will be administered with any systemic corticosteroids they will exit from the trial. At the enrolment period all patients will receive the completed information on the trial and the informed consent will be properly signed.

The purpose of this study is to determine if AMG 827 is effective compared to placebo as measured by change in Asthma Control Questionnaire (ACQ) composite scores.

This study will assess the efficacy, safety and tolerability of omalizumab, compared to placebo in 18 to 75 year old Chinese patients with moderate to severe persistent allergic asthma who have inadequate asthma control despite treatment according to GINA (2009) Step 4 therapy.