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Asthma Clinical Research Network (ACRN) Trial - Best Adjustment Strategy for Asthma in Long Term (BASALT)

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Vernon M. Chinchilli, PhD, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00495157
First received: June 28, 2007
Last updated: April 5, 2013
Last verified: April 2013
History of Changes
Results First Received: April 30, 2012  
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized;   Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study;   Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment;   Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor);   Primary Purpose: Treatment
Condition: Asthma
Interventions: Behavioral: Symptom-based adjustment
Behavioral: Biomarker-based adjustment
Behavioral: Guideline-based adjustment

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Reporting Groups
  Description
Symptom-based Adjustment Symptom-based adjustment of beclomethasone dipropionate administered via a hydrofluoroalkane (HFA) inhaler (QVAR® 40 mcg or QVAR® 80 mcg)
Biomarker-based Adjustment Biomarker-based adjustment of beclomethasone dipropionate administered via a hydrofluoroalkane (HFA) inhaler (QVAR® 40 mcg or QVAR® 80 mcg)
Guideline-based Adjustment Guideline-based adjustment of beclomethasone dipropionate administered via a hydrofluoroalkane (HFA) inhaler (QVAR® 40 mcg or QVAR® 80 mcg)
Total Total of all reporting groups

Baseline Measures
    Symptom-based Adjustment     Biomarker-based Adjustment     Guideline-based Adjustment     Total  
Number of Participants  
[units: participants]
 		  113     115     114     342  
Age  
[units: participants]
 		       
<=18 years     0     0     0     0  
Between 18 and 65 years     111     114     112     337  
>=65 years     2     1     2     5  
Age  
[units: years]
Mean ± Standard Deviation 		  36.0  ± 12.2     34.8  ± 11.3     34.2  ± 11.9     35.0  ± 11.8  
Gender  
[units: participants]
 		       
Female     83     82     72     237  
Male     30     33     42     105  
Region of Enrollment  
[units: participants]
 		       
United States     113     115     114     342  



  Outcome Measures

1.  Primary:   Time to Treatment Failure (Measured in Days)   [ Time Frame: Measured during the 36-week treatment period ]
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2.  Secondary:   Number of Episodes of Treatment Failure   [ Time Frame: Measured during the 36-week treatment period ]
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3.  Secondary:   Time to First Asthma Exacerbation   [ Time Frame: Measured during the 36-week treatment period ]
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4.  Secondary:   Number of Asthma Exacerbations   [ Time Frame: Measured during the 36-week treatment period ]
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5.  Secondary:   Tests of Airway Caliber and Responsiveness (Forced Expiratory Volume in One Second (FEV1) Pre- and Post-bronchodilator Inhalation), Methacholine Provocative Concentration at 20% (PC20)   [ Time Frame: Measured during the 36-week treatment period ]
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6.  Secondary:   Tests of Airway Inflammation (Exhaled Breath Condensate (EBC), Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide (FeNO), Sputum Eosinophils)   [ Time Frame: Measured during the 36-week treatment period ]
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7.  Secondary:   Quality-of-life (AQLQ), Asthma Control Questionnaire (ACQ), and Number of Visit Days That ACQ is Less Than 1.25   [ Time Frame: Measured during the 36-week treatment period ]
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8.  Secondary:   Total Amount of Oral Prednisone Required and Total Amount of Inhaled Steroids   [ Time Frame: Measured during the 36-week treatment period ]
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9.  Secondary:   Adverse Events   [ Time Frame: Measured during the 36-week treatment period ]
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Certain Agreements:  
Principal Investigators are NOT employed by the organization sponsoring the study.
There is NOT an agreement between Principal Investigators and the Sponsor (or its agents) that restricts the PI's rights to discuss or publish trial results after the trial is completed.


Limitations and Caveats
Limitations of the study, such as early termination leading to small numbers of participants analyzed and technical problems with measurement leading to unreliable or uninterpretable data
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Results Point of Contact:  
Name/Title: Vernon M. Chinchilli, PhD
Organization: Penn State Hershey College of Medicine
phone: 717-531-4262
e-mail: vchinchi@psu.edu


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Responsible Party: Vernon M. Chinchilli, PhD, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00495157     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 494, 5U10HL074231, U10 HL074206, U10 HL074208, U10 HL074073, U10 HL074227, U10 HL074225, U10 HL074204, U10 HL074218, U10 HL074212, U10 HL074231
Study First Received: June 28, 2007
Results First Received: April 30, 2012
Last Updated: April 5, 2013
Health Authority: United States: Federal Government