New Version Pulmicort Turbuhaler USA Children - Full Text View

Sponsor:	AstraZeneca
Information provided by:	AstraZeneca
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00642161

Purpose

A comparison of the safety, efficacy and budesonide pharmacokinetics of the currently approved Pulmicort Turbuhaler with a new version of the inhaler, in children and adolescents who have asthma. In addition the study evaluated the functionality of the new inhaler at the end of its intended life.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Asthma	Drug: budesonide	Phase III

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study
Official Title:	A Placebo-Controlled Comparison of the Efficacy, Safety and Pharmacokinetics of the Current US Version of Pulmicort (Budesonide) Turbuhaler and the New Version of Pulmicort Turbuhaler in Asthmatic Children and Adolescents.

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Asthma

Drug Information available for: Budesonide

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by AstraZeneca:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Change from Baseline in % predicted Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second [ Time Frame: Week 2, 4 and 8, then at week 12 ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Change from baseline in Forced Vital Capacity, Morning Peak Expiratory Flow, Daytime and nighttime asthma symptom scores, beta-agonist use and discontinuation rate [ Time Frame: Week 2, 4 and 8, then at week 12 ]
Incidence of Adverse Events [ Time Frame: Week 2, 4 and 8, then at week 12 ]
Pharmacokinetics of budesonide (AUC, maximum concentration and time to maximum concentration [ Time Frame: 6 or 12 hours post dose ]

Estimated Enrollment:	430
Study Start Date:	November 2002
Study Completion Date:	September 2004
Primary Completion Date:	September 2004 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	6 Years to 17 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Male or females aged 6 to 17 with a diagnosis of asthma for at least 3 months. Have used inhaled corticosteroids for no more than one month before entering the study or none at all.
A forced expiratory volume (FEV1) in 1 second of 75% to 90% of predicted normal for those aged 6 to 11 and 60% to 90% for those aged 12 to 17 years.
Airway reversibility of at least 12% , use of orally inhaled corticosteroids for no more than one month immediately before entering the study or none at all.

Exclusion Criteria:

Life threatening asthma, Two or more overnight hospitalisations for asthma within 1 year or any emergency room visit for asthma within 6 months of starting study.
Use of steroid tablets or injections during the month prior to Visit 1 and use of other asthma medicines (except rescue medication) within 2 weeks prior to the study.
Any acute exacerbation of asthma or a respiratory tract infection within 30 days prior to Visit 1. Must not smoke or have smoked.

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00642161

Sponsors and Collaborators

AstraZeneca

Investigators

Study Director:	Bertil Andersson	AstraZeneca employee
Study Director:	Lars-Göran Carlsson	AstraZeneca employee

More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party:	( Lars-Göran Carlsson )
Study ID Numbers:	SD-004-0726, D5254C00726
Study First Received:	March 18, 2008
Last Updated:	March 24, 2009
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00642161 History of Changes
Health Authority:	Indonesia: National Food and Drug Agency; Philippines: Bureau of Food and Drugs; Singapore: Health Sciences Authority; Thailand: Food and Drug Administration; United States: Food and Drug Administration

Keywords provided by AstraZeneca:

Asthma
Pulmicort
Children

Paediatrics
budesonide
Flexhaler

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Respiratory System Agents
Bronchial Diseases
Immune System Diseases
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
Budesonide
Anti-Asthmatic Agents
Asthma
Hormones
Glucocorticoids

Pharmacologic Actions
Lung Diseases, Obstructive
Hypersensitivity
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Autonomic Agents
Therapeutic Uses
Lung Diseases
Hypersensitivity, Immediate
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Bronchodilator Agents
Respiratory Hypersensitivity

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on November 09, 2009