Study of Inhaled Corticosteroid Plus Montelukast Compared With Inhaled Corticosteroid Therapy Alone in Patients With Chronic Asthma - Full Text View

Sponsor:	Merck
Information provided by:	Merck
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00666679

Purpose

This study assesses inhaled corticosteroid plus montelukast compared with inhaled corticosteroid therapy alone for treatment of patients with chronic asthma.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Asthma	Drug: Comparator: mometasone Drug: Comparator: montelukast Drug: Comparator: placebo (unspecified)	Phase II

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Double Blind (Subject, Investigator), Placebo Control, Crossover Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study
Official Title:	Randomized, Placebo-controlled Clinical Trial to Study the Efficacy and Safety of Inhaled Corticosteroid Plus Montelukast Compared With Inhaled Corticosteroid Therapy Alone in Patients With Chronic Asthma

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Asthma

Drug Information available for: Mometasone furoate Montelukast sodium Montelukast Corticosteroids

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Merck:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Change From Baseline in FEV1 (Forced Expiratory Volume; Volume of Air That is Exhaled During the First Second of a Forced Exhalation) [ Time Frame: Baseline and 2 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Change From Baseline in Daytime Asthma Symptom Score [ Time Frame: Baseline and 2 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Change From Baseline in Nighttime Asthma Symptom Score [ Time Frame: Baseline and 2 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Enrollment:	134
Study Start Date:	May 2008
Study Completion Date:	February 2009
Primary Completion Date:	February 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Arms	Assigned Interventions
1: Active Comparator mometasone	Drug: Comparator: mometasone mometasone (inhalation powder, 220 mcg once-daily, for approximately 6 weeks)
2: Placebo Comparator montelukast followed by placebo; or placebo followed by montelukast.	Drug: Comparator: montelukast montelukast (inhalation powder, 1 mg once-daily, for approximately 2 weeks) Drug: Comparator: placebo (unspecified) Placebo (Placebo once-daily, for approximately 2 weeks)

Detailed Description:

During this study, all patients will receive mometasone (powder, 220 mcg once-daily, for approximately 6 weeks). In a crossover manner, eligible patients will also receive montelukast (powder, 1 mg once-daily, for approximately 2 weeks) followed by placebo; or will receive placebo followed by montelukast. The order of when each of these 2 treatments are added to the mometasone will be randomized.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	15 Years to 85 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Patient has decreased breathing capacity (when not taking asthma medicine) that improves after taking a fast-acting asthma inhaler
Within one month of the first study visit, patient has been treated with a fast-acting asthma inhaler, and may be treated with a corticosteroid inhaler or an inhaler that combines a corticosteroid plus a bronchodilator

Exclusion Criteria:

Patient is hypersensitive to inhaled beta-agonists, corticosteroids, leukotriene antagonists, or any of their components
Has required an oral corticosteroid rescue for worsening asthma during the screening period

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00666679

Sponsors and Collaborators

Merck

Investigators

Study Director:

Medical Monitor

Merck

More Information

Additional Information:

MedWatch - FDA maintained medical product safety Information This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

PhRMA Clinical Study Results Database - web-based repository for clinical study results This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

Merck: Patient & Caregiver U.S. Product Web Site This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

No publications provided

Responsible Party:	Merck & Co., Inc. ( Executive Vice President, Clinical and Quantitative Sciences )
Study ID Numbers:	2007_654, MK0476-386
Study First Received:	April 23, 2008
Results First Received:	January 7, 2010
Last Updated:	January 7, 2010
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00666679 History of Changes
Health Authority:	United States: Food and Drug Administration

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

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

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

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