Albuterol HFA MDI in Pediatric Participants With Asthma

The FEV1 test is conducted by having a person empty their lungs of air into a mouthpiece attached to a sensor that measures the amount of air blown measured in liters. A standardized spirometer was used with the subject in the sitting or standing position (orientation had to be consistent for each subject during study visits) and wearing a nose clip. Whenever possible, evaluations were performed by the same respiratory therapist on the same calibrated spirometer at approximately the same time (±2 hrs). The maximum percent change from baseline in FEV1 observed up to 2 hours following completion of dosing using Day 22 baseline. The baseline FEV1 was defined as the average of the two test-day pre-dose baseline FEV1 values. The reason for the two primary endpoints was that FEV1 is difficult to obtain in children below 7 years of age.

The PEF test is conducted by having a person blow as hard as they can into a mouthpiece attached to a sensor that measures the rate of air blown. A standardized spirometer was used with the subject in the sitting or standing position (orientation had to be consistent for each subject during study visits) and wearing a nose clip. Whenever possible, evaluations were performed by the same respiratory therapist on the same calibrated spirometer at approximately the same time (±2 hrs). The maximum percent change from baseline in the PEF observed up to 2 hours following completion of dosing using Day 22 baseline. The baseline PEF was defined as the average of the test-day pre-dose baseline PEF values. The reason for the two primary endpoints was that FEV1 is difficult to obtain in children below 7 years of age.

The FEV1 test is conducted by having a person empty their lungs of air into a mouthpiece attached to a sensor that measures the amount of air blown measured in liters. A standardized spirometer was used with the subject in the sitting or standing position (orientation had to be consistent for each subject during study visits) and wearing a nose clip. Whenever possible, evaluations were performed by the same respiratory therapist on the same calibrated spirometer at approximately the same time (±2 hrs). The maximum percent change from baseline in FEV1 observed up to 2 hours following completion of dosing using test day baseline. The baseline FEV1 was defined as the average of the two test-day pre-dose baseline FEV1 values.

The PEF test is conducted by having a person blow as hard as they can into a mouthpiece attached to a sensor that measures the rate of air blown. A standardized spirometer was used with the subject in the sitting or standing position (orientation had to be consistent for each subject during study visits) and wearing a nose clip. Whenever possible, evaluations were performed by the same respiratory therapist on the same calibrated spirometer at approximately the same time (±2 hrs). The maximum percent change from baseline in the PEF observed up to 2 hours following completion of dosing on study days 1 and 22. The baseline PEF was defined as the average of the test-day pre-dose baseline PEF values. The reason for the two primary endpoints was that FEV1 is difficult to obtain in children below 7 years of age.

The FEV1 test is conducted by having a person empty their lungs of air into a mouthpiece attached to a sensor that measures the amount of air blown measured in liters. Values are then expressed as the percentage of FE1 values predicted for a 'normal' population. Predicted FEV1 values were computed and adjusted for age, height and gender according to Eigen et al. for subjects 4-5 years of age and to Quanjer et al. for subjects aged 6-11 years using American Thoracic Society (ATS) criteria. The area under-the-effect curves for percent-predicted FEV1 were calculated according to the trapezoidal rule and were based on actual (not scheduled) measurement times.

The PEF test is conducted by having a person blow as hard as they can into a mouthpiece attached to a sensor that measures the rate of air blown. The area under-the-effect curves for PEF were calculated according to the trapezoidal rule and were based on actual (not scheduled) measurement times.

The FEV1 test is conducted by having a person empty their lungs of air into a mouthpiece attached to a sensor that measures the amount of air blown measured in liters. Values are then expressed as the percentage of FE1 values predicted for a 'normal' population. Predicted FEV1 values were computed and adjusted for age, height and gender according to Eigen et al. for subjects 4-5 years of age and to Quanjer et al. for subjects aged 6-11 years using American Thoracic Society (ATS) criteria.

The FEV1 test is conducted by having a person empty their lungs of air into a mouthpiece attached to a sensor that measures the amount of air blown measured in liters. Time to maximum FEV1 is defined as the number of minutes required for the baseline FEV1 to increase to the highest FEV1 post dose during the 6 hour observation period. Median time and confidence intervals obtained via separate Kaplan-Meier estimates for each study day.

The PEF test is conducted by having a person blow as hard as they can into a mouthpiece attached to a sensor that measures the rate of air blown. Time to maximum PEF is defined as the number of minutes required for the baseline PEF to increase to the highest PEF post-dose for the 6 hour observation period. Median time and confidence intervals obtained via separate Kaplan-Meier estimates for each study day.

The FEV1 test is conducted by having a person empty their lungs of air into a mouthpiece attached to a sensor that measures the amount of air blown measured in liters. This outcome counts participants who responded to therapy by obtaining a >+15% increase in FEV1 within 30 minutes of dose. The baseline FEV1 was defined as the average of the two test-day pre-dose baseline FEV1 values.

The FEV1 test is conducted by having a person empty their lungs of air into a mouthpiece attached to a sensor that measures the amount of air blown measured in liters. This outcome counts participants who responded to therapy by obtaining a >+12% increase in FEV1 within 30 minutes of dose. The baseline FEV1 was defined as the average of the two test-day pre-dose baseline FEV1 values.

The PEF test is conducted by having a person blow as hard as they can into a mouthpiece attached to a sensor that measures the rate of air blown. This outcome counts participants who responded to therapy by obtaining a >+15% increase in PEF within 30 minutes of dose. The baseline PEF was defined as the average of the two test-day pre-dose baseline PEF values.

The PEF test is conducted by having a person blow as hard as they can into a mouthpiece attached to a sensor that measures the rate of air blown. This outcome counts participants who responded to therapy by obtaining a >+12% increase in PEF within 30 minutes of dose. The baseline PEF was defined as the average of the two test-day pre-dose baseline PEF values.

Highest daily asthma symptom scores by study week. For this assessment, patients self-evaluate and record on the diary card the following asthma symptoms experienced during the day (i.e. last 12-14 hours): wheeze, shortness of breath, cough, tightness of chest. The worst of these symptoms were scored daily on a four-point scale: 0 = No symptoms occurred 1 = Symptom occurred but did not interfere with daily activity 2 = Symptom occurred but was sometimes annoying or interfered with daily activity 3 = Symptom present even at rest and was annoying or interfered with daily activity

Participants recorded every morning on awakening the number of asthma-related nocturnal awakenings requiring use of rescue medication that occurred during the previous night.

Participants measured their PEF as trained by taking as deep a breath as possible, placing their mouth firmly around the mouthpiece of the flow meter to form a tight seal, and exhaling as hard and as fast as possible. Subjects repeated the process twice at intervals of approximately 30 seconds, and then recorded the highest of the three PEF values on the diary card.

Participants recorded every morning on awakening the number of asthma-related nocturnal awakenings requiring use of rescue medication that occurred during the previous night and the number of puffs of rescue albuterol used during the night after going to bed. At the end of each day, the number of puffs of albuterol rescue medication used during the day were recorded.