SINGULAIR (R) as Complementary Therapy to Fixed Association Regimen - Full Text View

SINGULAIR (R) as Complementary Therapy to Fixed Association Regimen (STAR)

This study has been completed.

First Received: March 6, 2007 No Changes Posted

Sponsor:	Merck
Information provided by:	Merck
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00445107

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to assess the treatment effect of montelukast 10mg on the primary endpoint of Asthma Control Questionnaire(ACQ), over a 8-week period, in persistent asthma patients with or without allergic rhinitis.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Asthma	Drug: MK0476, montelukast sodium / Duration of Treatment: 8 Weeks	Phase III

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Non-Randomized, Open Label, Uncontrolled, Single Group Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study
Official Title:	An Open Label, Observational Study to Assess The Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of Added Singulair in Persistent Asthma Patients With or Without Allergic Rhinitis and Long Acting B-Agonist

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Asthma

Drug Information available for: Montelukast sodium Montelukast

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Merck:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Change of the asthma control questionnaire scores taken over 8 weeks

Estimated Enrollment:	198
Study Start Date:	November 2005

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	15 Years to 80 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Patient is currently a nonsmoker and has been a nonsmoker for at least 1 year
Patient with clinical evidence of mild/moderate asthma with or without allergic rhinitis

Exclusion Criteria:

Patient has been treated in an emergency room for asthma within 4 weeks or has been hospitalized for asthma within 3 months prior to visit 1
Patient with severe asthma, upper respiratory infection, sinusitis, infectious rhinitis, non-allergic rhinitis
Patient has any active, acute, or chronic pulmonary disorder that is documented by history, physical examination

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00445107

Sponsors and Collaborators

Merck

Investigators

Study Director:

Medical Monitor

Merck

More Information

No publications provided

Study ID Numbers:	2007_002
Study First Received:	March 6, 2007
Last Updated:	March 6, 2007
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00445107 History of Changes
Health Authority:	Korea: Food and Drug Administration

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

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

Leukotriene Antagonists
Montelukast
Lung Diseases, Obstructive
Hypersensitivity
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Therapeutic Uses
Lung Diseases
Hypersensitivity, Immediate
Respiratory Hypersensitivity

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