Active clinical trials for "Asthma"

The purpose of this Phase II study is to evaluate efficacy and safety of inhaled formoterol fumarate in the Pressair DPI compared to the Foradil Aerolizer in patients with mild to moderate asthma. This study will include a screening visit followed by a 4 month treatment period.

The overall purpose of the trial is to evaluate efficacy and safety of tiotropium inhalation solution (2.5 mcg and 5 mcg) delivered via Respimat® inhaler once daily in the evening over 12 weeks, compared to placebo, as add-on controller therapy on top of usual care in children (6 to 11 years old) with severe persistent asthma.

Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) are appreciated for their long term anti-inflammatory effects in chronic asthma. However, they also have largely unappreciated early effects when initiated as a controller therapy in a steroid-naïve population. Impulse oscillometry might reveal such an early effect better than spirometry. The investigators sought to examine the onset of action and sustained effects over 4 weeks treatment of mometasone furoate as measured by Impulse Oscillometry System (IOS) versus spirometry.

In real life, the investigators will be using different strategies including SMART therapy or other ICS/LABA (medium and high dose) therapy and measure the efficacy for asthma control.

The objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of the combination of formoterol and beclometasone dipropionate in a dry powder inhaler (NEXThaler®) on central and peripheral airway dimensions in asthmatic patients. Therefore Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) will be used. Further more, the effect of this combination therapy on lung function (spirometry, resistance and diffusion), the Asthma Control Test (ACT™) and the Asthma Control Questionnaire (ACQ) will be assessed and the safety will be evaluated.

In this trial the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and exploratory pharmacodynamics of multiple dose administration of BI 144807 will be investigated in otherwise healthy, controlled asthmatic patients

Project Aim: To determine if intramuscular epinephrine is an effective adjunct to inhaled bronchodilators (β2 agonists) for children with severe asthma exacerbation. Hypothesis: IM epinephrine is an efficacious adjunct to inhaled bronchodilators (β2 agonists) for children with severe asthma exacerbation. Intervention: Subjects will be randomly assigned (50% chance) to receive a weight based dose of IM epinephrine 1:1000 or no adjunctive medication. The dose will be 0.2 mg for subjects 20-30 kg and 0.3 mg for subjects greater than 30 kg. This will be injected intramuscularly by an ED nurse into the anterior thigh muscles of the subject using a 1 ml syringe and a 23 gauge one inch needle. In addition to the study intervention, the standardized treatment pathway based on the current asthma guidelines in use at the investigator's center will be utilized. This pathway includes nebulized albuterol, ipratropium bromide, and systemic corticosteroids. The duration and dosages of these other interventions will be administered at the discretion of the treating provider.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety of Albuterol Spiromax® over 52 weeks during two dosing periods: (1) a 12-week, double-blind, placebo-controlled QID dosing period followed by (2) a 40-week, open-label PRN dosing period, and to evaluate Albuterol Spiromax® device performance through the life of the device during the study.

This randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of ADC3680 administered once daily as an add-on therapy to inhaled corticosteroids and when co-administered with montelukast in patients with inadequately-controlled asthma. Patients will be randomised to 3 Arms to receive ADC3680, placebo or montelukast.

The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the safety and tolerance of a rush build up administration of Depigoid forte pollen and the first maintenance dose administered 4 weeks later.