Active clinical trials for "Asthma"

The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy of inhaled ciclesonide at three different dose levels compared with placebo with respect to pulmonary function, asthma symptoms, and use of rescue medication in children aged 6-11 years with asthma. Treatment medication will be administered as follows: ciclesonide or placebo will be inhaled once daily in the evening. The study consists of a baseline period (2 to 4 weeks) and a treatment period (12 weeks). The study provides further data on safety and tolerability of ciclesonide.

This study will be a randomized, placebo controlled, double blind study to measure the safety and efficacy of a new, injectable asthma medication, omalizumab, in a group of minority with moderate to severe asthma who are not adequately controlled with use of inhaled or oral steroids. Primary endpont will be change in asthma symptom utility index. Secondary endpoints will be changes in asthma Quality of life, asthma exacerbation rate, and lung function over the 12 week treatment period.

Asthma is a health problem that afflicts many Canadians. Better methods are needed to provide primary care physicians with ways of implementing current guidelines into regular practice for optimal disease management. This study will test the benefits of providing computer-based decision-support for asthma to primary care physicians, with links to home monitoring for their patients. To add value and to ensure regular use for the physician for all of his/her patients, these computerized decision-support tools will be linked to an electronic prescribing and drug management system. The investigators will evaluate the effectiveness of the computer-based decision-support system by determining whether asthma patients of physicians who receive computer-assisted management tools have better disease control after 33 months of implementation compared to asthma patients of physicians who have the electronic prescription and drug management system alone. To answer this question, the investigators will conduct a cluster randomized controlled trial in a population of approximately 100 physicians in 40 clinics in Quebec, and a total of approximately 4500 of their patients with asthma.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate improved results of treatment for patients entering an emergency department with asthma attacks when given an investigational IV administration of an approved drug (MK-0476, montelukast sodium) in addition to approved standard treatment.

The aim of the study is to compare the safety and efficacy of ciclesonide versus fluticasone propionate on the lung function, symptoms, use of rescue medication, and occurrence of side effects (such as candidiasis, hoarseness) in adults with persistent asthma. Ciclesonide will be inhaled twice daily at one dose level; fluticasone propionate will be inhaled twice daily at one dose level. The study duration consists of a baseline period (2 weeks) and a treatment period (24 weeks). The study will provide further data on safety and tolerability of ciclesonide.

The aim of this study is to evaluate the involvement of small airways in asthma, as determined by bronchial challenges, CT-scanning, and cellular markers of inflammation. Ciclesonide will be inhaled at one dose level once daily. The study duration consists of a baseline period (2 to 3 weeks) and a treatment period (5 to 6 weeks). The study will provide further data on safety and tolerability of ciclesonide.

The aim of the study is to investigate the efficacy of ciclesonide versus budesonide on lung function, symptoms and use of rescue medication in patients with asthma. Ciclesonide and budesonide will be inhaled once daily at one dose level each. The study duration consists of a baseline period (1 to 4 weeks) and a treatment period (12 weeks). The study will provide further data on safety and tolerability of ciclesonide.

The aim of the study is to compare the efficacy of ciclesonide versus fluticasone propionate on lung function, symptoms, and use of rescue medication in children with persistent asthma. Ciclesonide will be inhaled at one dose level once daily; fluticasone propionate will be inhaled at one dose level twice daily. The study duration consists of a baseline period (2 to 4 weeks) and a treatment period (12 weeks). The study will provide further data on safety and tolerability of ciclesonide.

The aim of the study is to compare the efficacy of ciclesonide versus fluticasone propionate on lung function, time to first asthma exacerbation, asthma symptoms, use of rescue medication, and quality of life in patients with mild to moderate asthma. Ciclesonide will be inhaled at one dose level once daily; fluticasone propionate will be inhaled at one dose level twice daily. The study duration consists of a baseline period (2 to 4 weeks) and a treatment period (24 weeks). The study will provide further data on safety and tolerability of ciclesonide.

Bronchial asthma is among the world's most prevalent diseases. Roflumilast is a novel, orally active, selective enzyme inhibitor (phosphodiesterase 4 inhibitor), which has shown effectiveness in the treatment of asthma. The aim of the study is to compare the effect of roflumilast on lung function, symptoms, and use of rescue medication in patients with stable asthma. Roflumilast will be administered orally either in the morning or in the evening at one dose level. The study duration consists of a baseline period (1 to 2 weeks) and a treatment period (6 weeks). The study will provide further data on safety, tolerability, and effectiveness of roflumilast.