A Clinical Study to Evaluate Symbicort Turbuhaler Used 'as Needed' in Adults and Adolescents With Asthma.

NCT02149199 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 3850

Last updated 2019-11-15

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to test if Symbicort® (budesonide/formoterol) Turbuhaler® is effective in treating asthma when used 'as needed' in patients with milder asthma. The efficacy of Symbicort® 'as needed' will be compared with: 1) terbutaline Turbuhaler® 'as needed' and with 2) Pulmicort (budesonide) Turbuhaler® twice daily plus terbutaline Turbuhaler® 'as needed'.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

budesonide/formoterol 'as needed' + budesonide placebo bid

Symbicort (budesonide/ formoterol) 160/4.5 μg powder for inhalation 'as needed' plus Pulmicort placebo 200 μg powder for inhalation, 1 inhalation twice daily (morning and evening), 52-week treatment

DRUG

terbutaline 'as needed' + placebo budesonide bid

Terbutaline 0.4 mg powder for inhalation 'as needed' plus placebo Pulmicort (budesonide) 200 μg powder for inhalation, 1 inhalation twice daily (morning and evening), 52-week treatment

DRUG

budesonide bid + terbutaline 'as needed'

Pulmicort (budesonide) 200 μg powder for inhalation, 1 inhalation twice daily (morning and evening) plus terbutaline 0.4 mg powder for inhalation 'as needed', 52-week treatment

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Paul M O'Byrne, MB, FRCP(C), FRSC · McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
12 Years
Max Age
130 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-07-07
Primary Completion
2017-08-02
Completion
2017-08-02

Countries

  • Australia
  • Brazil
  • Bulgaria
  • Canada
  • Chile
  • China
  • Hungary
  • Mexico
  • Peru
  • Philippines
  • Poland
  • Romania
  • Russia
  • South Africa
  • South Korea
  • Ukraine
  • United Kingdom
  • Vietnam

Study Locations

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