Effect of Nebulized Budesonide and Oral Corticosteroids on Wheezing Episode Relapse in Children

NCT00189436 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 61

Last updated 2021-02-01

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Summary

Subjects aged 1-8 years who have been discharged from the emergency department/outpatient care facility with a diagnosis of asthma/bronchospasm/wheezing after usual standard care will be enrolled into this open-label, randomized, parallel-group study to compare the efficacy of nebulized budesonide and oral corticosteroids in preventing asthma exacerbation relapse rates during the 21-day follow-up period.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Nebulized Budesonide

Subject is treated with nebulized budesonide 0.5 BID for 3 weeks

DRUG

Usual care (albuterol with or without oral steroid)

Subject is treated with usual care as prescribed by the doctor (normally albuterol with or without oral steroid)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • AstraZeneca

    collaborator INDUSTRY
  • Deborah Gentile

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • David Skoner, MD · West Penn Allegheny Health System

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
1 Year
Max Age
8 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2003-03-31
Primary Completion
2009-01-31
Completion
2009-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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