Active clinical trials for "Asthma"

This is a Phase II, multicenter, randomized, double blind, placebo controlled, multiple-dose study designed to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of subcutaneously administered HAE1 in subjects 12-75 years old with moderate to severe asthma whose symptoms are inadequately controlled with moderate to high-dose ICS and LABA.

This study is designed to determine if the investigational drug is effective and safe in individuals with asthma.

The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy and tolerability of the fixed combination beclomethasone/formoterol pMDI with that of budesonide/formoterol dry powder via Turbuhaler.

The aim of this study is to evaluate the expression of IgE high affinity receptors (the part of the cell associated with allergic response) in patients suffering from uncontrolled severe asthma despite long term treatment with high dose of inhaled corticosteroid and long acting Beta-2 agonist.

There has been considerable debate over the last 30 years about the interaction between asthma and parasitic infection. It has been suggested that at least part of the reason for the increasing prevalence of asthma in the developed world is a decrease in parasite infections resulting from improved living conditions with economic development. Our previous studies in Ethiopia suggest that hookworm infection may be particularly important in this process. To establish definitively whether parasites can protect against allergic disease, and specifically asthma, ultimately requires a randomised clinical trial of parasite infection in patients with asthma. We, the researchers at the University of Nottingham, have completed a study in normal volunteers to establish the dose of hookworms necessary to generate infection at the level shown to be protective in population surveys, and shown that infection is well tolerated. In addition, we have recently completed a randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial of hookworm infection in allergic patients with rhinitis which showed that there was no negative effect on bronchial responsiveness during the phase in the lifecycle where the hookworm larvae migrate through the lungs. Consequently, are now proceeding with the definitive randomized placebo-controlled trial of hookworm infection in people with asthma. This study will also provide us with the opportunity to investigate the cellular mechanisms of the effect of hookworm infection on the immune system.

The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness and safety of SYMBICORT® pMDI (a medication approved by the Food and Drug Administration, FDA) in the African American population.

To compare the efficacy and safety of the fixed combination asthma drug Flutiform HFA MDI with its two components administered alone, fluticasone propionate and formoterol fumarate, in adult and adolescent patients with mild to moderate asthma.

This study is designed to demonstrate that formoterol 12µg and 24µg delivered by a new inhalation device (Concept1) are equivalent to the corresponding dose of formoterol delivered by the Aerolizer device in terms of efficacy, in patients with persistent asthma.

This study will be an open-label, parallel-group comparison of Mometasone Furoate Dry Powder Inhaler (MF-DPI) 200 mcg once daily in the evening with two puffs vs. Budesonide Dry Powder Inhaler (BUD-DPI) 200 mcg twice daily with two puffs each time in patients previously treated with inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) or without ICS with diagnosed mild persistent or moderate persistent asthma (classified as Global Initiative For Asthma, 2005) in the previous 4 weeks. The primary efficacy endpoint is percent change from baseline in FEV1.

This is a single centre, randomised, double blind, two-way crossover study, to investigate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of inhaled dry powder GW685698X (800?g) containing magnesium stearate. Magnesium stearate is an excipient added to improve the physical stability of inhaled dry powder formulations. Male and female patients with mild/moderate asthma will be randomised to determine which order they receive a single inhaled administration of GW685698X (800?g) with and without magnesium stearate. There will be a wash-out period of at least 5 days between doses.